Arts Education

UAB's Visual Arts Education program is housed within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (School of Education and Human Sciences) and is implemented in collaboration with the Department of Art and Art History (College of Arts and Sciences). The Visual Arts Education program leads to Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) in Arts Education and initial teacher certification from the Alabama State Department of Education for teaching visual arts in grades P-12. Since the program leads to initial certification at the graduate level, it is known as an alternative master's teacher certification program.

The purpose of this Visual Arts Education MAEd is to provide a quality program to preservice teachers across the state of Alabama by making online instruction available for all education courses required for the degree, as well as a selection of several art courses. Its second purpose is to prepare art teachers in meeting the evolving needs of learners in grades P-12 within today's rapidly changing society. Its third purpose is to deliver cutting-edge instruction through a standards-based, inquiry-focused approach that prepares educators to use state-of-the-art instructional strategies in their own classrooms.

Prospective students should contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Paulette Evans, at pgevans@uab.edu, or the Chair of the Department of Arts and Art History, Dr. Minkyu Lee, at minkyulee@uab.edu.