Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design Education

Pratt Institute

A great teacher can be transformative. Becoming one here at Pratt means being transformed yourself-as an artist or designer, and as a teacher. All first-year students take the Foundation program’s core curriculum, along with required art history and liberal arts courses, and begin the art and design education curriculum in the fall of the sophomore year. Within the BFA in Art and Design Education, students can opt to pursue two different paths: one in art and design education with New York State certification and one in community art and design education. Students pursuing both degree paths-certification and community art and design education-take courses that immerse them in fieldwork and student teaching in K-12 public schools and other settings. In their junior year, students decide which path they want to pursue. Students who choose the certification path fulfill their additional student teaching requirements in public schools, and students in the community art and design education track fulfill their student teaching requirements in community-based settings. Students complete a capstone course that supports their learning as they integrate their studio core with their teach­ing experi­ences through reflection and research in the field of art and design education. The capstone course in students’ senior year provides a space for students to reflect and build on their learning by investigating a topic in art and design education and developing a senior exhibition.

School of Art