What is studio art/art education?

If you’re interested in teaching art, our degree with the option in studio art/art education will prepare you for a career as an art educator in public schools. In the first four years, you’ll immerse yourself in the studio art program, earning a bachelor’s degree while gaining broad experience working with diverse media. You’ll have the opportunity to study art forms such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and woodcraft. A fifth-year internship satisfies the initial certification requirements for teachers of art in public schools in New Hampshire and most other states.

Why study studio art/art education at UNH?

In addition to the Gallery of Art and Paul Creative Arts Center on campus and the rich artistic community of Portsmouth just minutes away, the fine art museums of Boston are within an hour’s drive. You’ll meet and learn from artists and historians from around the world through our Visiting Artists & Art Historians program. Your education coursework will be handled expertly by our Education Department, which has been teaching teachers for more than 100 years.

Potential careers

Art teacher
Commercial artist
Designer
Museum educator
Program director

Curriculum & Requirements

Program Description

The program in art education is organized into a five-year, teacher-education sequence. This curriculum is designed to prepare teachers of art in the public schools. The satisfactory completion of the B.A. studio art curriculum for art education students and required education courses, in conjunction with the fifth-year internship, will satisfy the initial certification requirements for teachers of art in the public schools of New Hampshire and in most other states. These requirements may change by the time students apply for certification and the students are required to fulfill the then-current requirements. Art education students may take accredited crafts courses at other institutions as art electives.

A portfolio is required for acceptance to the studio art/art education option.

Requirements for the Program

Degree Requirements

Minimum Credit Requirement: 128 credits

Minimum Residency Requirement: 32 credits must be taken at UNH

Minimum GPA: 2.0 required for conferral*

Core Curriculum Required: Discovery & Writing Program Requirements

Foreign Language Requirement: Yes

All Major, Option and Elective Requirements as indicated.
*Major GPA requirements as indicated.

Major Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 14 courses (56 credits) for the major requirements.
Major courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C in each course. The required minimum overall GPA in major coursework is 2.0.
Studio art/art education majors may use two major-required courses to satisfy two Discovery category requirements.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
Core Foundation
ARTS 501	Introductory Ceramics	4
ARTS 510	Principles of Design	4
ARTS 532	Introductory Drawing	4
ARTS 567	Introductory Sculpture	4
Core Supplemental
Select one 500/600-level 2D course from the following:		4
ARTS 536	Introduction Printmaking: Intaglio
ARTS 546	Painting Design I: Perceptual Painting and Color Theory
ARTS 640	Drawing Workshop
Select one 500-level Photography course from the following:		4
ARTS 551	Introduction to Darkroom Photography
ARTS 552	Introductory Digital Photography (recommended)
Concentration Courses
Select four (4) Studio courses in a concentration at 500-600-700 level (see concentration courses below)		16
Advanced Studio Seminar
ARTS 780	Advanced Studio Seminar	4
Art History Courses
Select one course from the following:		4
ARTH 474	Introduction to Architectural History
ARTH 480	Introduction to Art History
ARTH 485	Introduction to Global Art History
Select one 600-level elective from the following:		4
ARTH 674	Greek Art and Architecture
ARTH 678	Romanesque and Gothic Art
ARTH 681	Early Renaissance Art
ARTH 682	The High Renaissance
ARTH 686	Sex and Sensuality in 18th-Century Art
ARTH 688	Histories of Late 19th & 20th Century European Modernism
ARTH 694	Vision and Modernity: From Panorama to Early Film
ARTH 695	Topics in Art History
ARTH 795	Understanding Art History: An In-Depth Overview
Select one 600-level elective with depth of content in 20th-21st Century art from the following:		4
ARTH 688	Histories of Late 19th & 20th Century European Modernism
ARTH 694	Vision and Modernity: From Panorama to Early Film
In addition to the above, other courses are required for teaching certification.
Total Credits		56

Concentration Courses

Students select four concentration courses total (16 credits).
Minimum of three 600-700 level studio courses.
No more than one of the following: a 500-level studio course (select from ARTS 501 , ARTS 525, ARTS 536, ARTS 546, ARTS 551, ARTS 552, ARTS 596), ARTS 598, a 600-700 level art history (see selection of courses in art history requirement above), or ARTS 600 Internship in Studio Art (with approval).
January Term and Summer online courses cannot be used.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ARTS 601	Ceramics Workshop (may be repeated)
ARTS 610	Principles of Typography
ARTS 611	Animation and Motion Design
ARTS 612	Interaction & Game Design
ARTS 613	Design and Place
ARTS 614	Design and People
ARTS 625	Wood/Furniture Design Workshop (may be repeated)
ARTS 636	Printmaking Workshop (may be repeated)
ARTS 640	Drawing Workshop
ARTS 660	Painting Workshop
ARTS 651	Photography Workshop (may be repeated)
ARTS 667	Sculpture Workshop (may be repeated)
ARTS 780	Advanced Studio Seminar
ARTS 796	Independent Study: Studio Art (K: Wood Design, may be repeated)

Capstone
The Discovery Program capstone requirement will be fulfilled by completing a capstone project that reflects the training received, and personal artistic growth made, throughout the student’s years of study at UNH. The capstone project includes participation in the BA/BFA Senior Exhibition in the UNH Museum of Art in April-May. Students will submit a minimum of 5 (or the equivalent what would be the equivalent of 5) recent works for faculty to review and select for the exhibition. At the review a written artist statement and verbal explanation of the work must also be presented.

Candidates for a degree must satisfy all of the University Discovery Program requirements in addition to satisfying the requirements of each individual major program. Bachelor of arts candidates must also satisfy the foreign language proficiency requirement.

Student Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Introductory (500) Level:

Basic skillset in a particular arts discipline
Working knowledge of the tools and materials used in a particular arts discipline
Basic understanding of analytical thinking when making and talking about art
Demonstrate development of artistry

Intermediate (500/600) Level:

Demonstrate development of artistry and skill set in a range of artistic disciplines
Demonstrate knowledge of tools and materials beyond the basics
Deeper ability to discuss and analyze works of art
Ability to verbalize intent in a particular work of art
Ability to research particular artists
Ability to declare an area of concentration for advanced in a particular arts discipline

Advanced (600/700) Level:

Demonstrate a high level of artistry
Ability to work independently
Develop and Demonstrate an individual sensibility
Ability to understand and verbalize intent in a work of art
Ability to construct a professional capstone portfolio or thesis
Demonstrate in-depth familiarity with a range of artistic movements both historical and contemporary