Bachelor of Arts in Art Education

California Baptist University

CBU's art education program offers a structured curriculum leading to a state approved Visual Arts Single Subject Matter Credential, all while allowing artistic medium flexibility which allows for the student to receive a solid foundation, and built on it with their choice of emphasis.CBU's art education program is authored and taught by professional Christian artists and K-12 educators actively working at the highest level in their fields. Educational best practices, deep technical knowledge, developed artistic craft, and teaching acumen are embedded into the instruction and mentorship – all with the intention of sending graduates into the workforce as credentialed K-12 art educators.Faith Integration: Students majoring in Art Education will apply a Christian worldview to the moral and ethical questions inherent in the Visual Arts Education. Visual Literacy: Students majoring in Art Education will demonstrate a critical and working familiarity with the themes and concerns of Visual Arts. Creative Thinking: Students majoring in Art Education will demonstrate the ability to engage in associative/spatial thinking dynamically channeled through various media through directed formal and conceptual problems as well as self-determined projects.