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Generally speaking, the discipline of art education concerns itself with the theory and practice of teaching art to others. At the undergraduate level, a degree in art education—called the BFA in Visual Arts Studies—prepares one for a career as an elementary, middle and/or high school art teacher and for careers in community art programs and other educational facilities.
Our Visual Arts Studies degree program leads to a BFA with all-level teacher certification in art, accredited by the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. The program focuses on a comprehensive approach that includes the study of the theory and practice of art criticism, art history, aesthetics, and art making at the K-12 levels.
The program consists of 123 semester credit hours. Students wishing to pursue the visual arts studies major must enroll in AEAH 3753. Admission to this course is based on the successful completion of ART 1440, 1450, 1500, and 1510 and at least two of the of the required studio courses beyond the CVAD Core.
Acceptance into the visual arts studies program is competitive and occurs via an entry portfolio submitted during the Foundations of Visual Arts Studies course (AEAH 3753). Admission to teacher certification, or Professional Development Sequence, requires junior status, a 2.75 grade point average (both UNT and cumulative), and successful completion of the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment).
The UNT NAEA Student Chapter is an active group dedicated to promoting art education. The purposes of this organization are: 1. To provide a smooth transition from art education preparation to professional practice; 2. To raise and maintain a high standard of quality of art education on campus and in the community; 3. To gain greater insight and perspective about the teaching of art and contemporary concepts in art education; 4. To sponsor field trips and speakers that will expand the professional understanding of art education in Texas and throughout the nation; and 5. To promote an exchange of ideas between other art education institutions of higher education. The NAEA Student Chapter is active in the greater DFW community, offering workshops and completing valuable community service projects. The group's efforts were recently recognized when they won the 2007 UNT Student Organization of the Year. Be sure to visit the official website of the UNT NAEA Student Chapter.
Phone: 940-369-5377 | Email: bain@unt.edu
Christina Bain is an Associate Professor of Art Education. She is the Coordinator of Student Teaching and Field Experience for the Art Education Department (2002- present), securing more than 200 placements annually. She also served as the Art Education Department Coordinator (2007-2008). She has been a faculty co-sponsor for the National Art Education Association Student Chapter at UNT since 2001. At the UNT Honors Day Convocation (2008 and 2007) students named her as Faculty Who Was a Source of Support and Inspiration. Currently, she is the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Higher Education Division Representative (2005- present) and received the TAEA Higher Educator of the Year Award in 2005. She is on the Editorial Review Board for Texas Trends Journal (2007- present) and served on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Art Education (2005-2008). As a consultant for the Educational Testing Service, she is part of an assessment development team for questions used on the TExES art exam. Her research focuses on preservice training, student teaching, best teaching practice, teacher development, and technology. She has published articles in the Journal of Art Education, School Arts, Texas Trends, NAEA Advisory, GAEA Journal, and has contributed to Work, Pedagogy and Change by Lynn Beudert and Remembering Others: Making Invisible Histories of Art Education Visible by Doug Blandy, Paul Bolin, and Kristin Congdon (Eds.). In the past ten years she has conducted more that 50 presentations at the National Art Education Association, Texas Art Education Association, Georgia Art Education Association, Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Hawaii International Conference on Education, and the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. In 2007 she was named as a UNT Emerald Eagle Professor and works closely with the Emerald Eagle Scholar Program. Full Curriculum Vitae
Phone: 940-369-8368 | Email: terry.barrett@unt.edu
Phone: 940-369-7244 | Email: jeffrey.broome@unt.edu
Jeff Broome is an assistant professor of Art Education at the University of North Texas. His teaching and research interests include explorations into multi-age models of art education, classroom management, cross-cultural studies in art and aesthetics, and the social foundations of art and education. Professor Broome earned his Ph.D. in art education from Florida State University in the fall of 2006 and began his career in higher education as a visiting professor of art education at the University of Georgia from 2006 to 2008. He presents regularly at both National and State Conferences, and has presented on the topic of thematically integrated art projects at school district workshops. Professor Broome writes frequently on the topic of teaching art in multi-age school environments, and also on the subject of arranging art classrooms for effective management. His manuscripts have been accepted for publication in such academic journals as the Journal of Multiage Education, Studies in Art Education, and the Journal for the Multiage Association of Queensland. He is currently working on manuscripts and instructional resources related to an integrated approach to art education, and continues to explore the subject of multi-age art education as well. Additionally, Professor Broome has co-authored curriculum planners for the David C. Anchin Center as well. Professor Broome's instructional experiences include the teaching of courses on the foundations of art education, art appreciation, the supervision of art education student teachers, children and art, and cultural diversity in North American art. Previously, Professor Broome has supervised student teachers at Florida State University and has instructed courses on professional teaching portfolios, and also on classroom management, ethics, and school law. His efforts in this capacity earned him an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in 2005. Professor Broome earned his M.A. in art education from the University of South Florida and his B.S. in art education from Florida State University. He worked for eight years as a public school art teacher in Florida and earned recognition from his colleagues in the Hillsborough County School District with a Teacher of the Year Award. Full Curriculum Vitae
Phone: 940-565-3954 | Email: davis@unt.edu
D. Jack Davis is Professor of Art and Director of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA). During his thirty-seven year tenure at UNT, he has served as Director of Graduate Studies in Art (1971-1976), Chair of the Department of Art (1976-1983), Vice Provost of the University (1983 - 1993) and Dean of the School of Visual Arts (1993 - 2004). From 1990 until 2004, her served as Co-Director of NTIEVA and since 2004 has served as its Director. He has authored more than 40 publications and presented more than 70 papers at professional meetings. His research and development and creative activities have been funded with more than $10 million in external funds. He is a lifetime member of the National art Education Association (NAEA) and was named a Distinguished Fellow of that Group in 1989. He was recognized by that group as the National Art Educator of the Year in 2005 and as the Outstanding Higher Educator Art Educator of the Year in 1988. He was the Texas Art Educator of the Year in 1990. Among other local, state and national awards, he received NAEA's Lowenfeld Award in 1990, a Recognition Award for Leadership in Building the Foundation for Quality Discipline-Based Arts Education for the Nation's Children from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts in 1997, and an administrative Fulbright Award to Germany in 1990. Davis currently serves on numerous local, state, and regional boards and currently is Chair of the Trustees of the National Art Education Foundation. Full Curriculum Vitae
Phone: 940-565-4656 | Email: kalin@unt.edu
Nadine Kalin began her career at the University of North Texas as an Assistant Professor of Art Education in the fall of 2007. She teaches courses in the areas of art museum education, pre-service teacher preparation, along with the theories and methods of art education. Dr. Kalin is also involved in mentoring students in the master's and doctoral degree programs, the art museum education certificate, and the Priddy Fellowship in Arts Leadership. Her accomplishments include presentations at numerous national and international conferences, published papers in conferences proceedings, chapters in books, and articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests include mentorship, arts-based educational research, teacher and museum education in art, as well as the practices of teaching and learning drawing. Dr. Kalin graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2007. Her award-winning dissertation, titled Drawn toward Transformation: Conversations on Teaching and Learning Drawing, has recently been contracted for publication by Sense Publishers. She currently serves on the Editorial Review Board for Art Education: The Journal of the National Art Education Association. Full Curriculum Vitae.
Phone: 940-369-7206 | Email: kundu@unt.edu
Rina Kundu is a visiting assistant professor in the Division of Art Education and Art History. She came here to UNT from her previous position as Assistant Director of Education at the Wexner Center for the Arts, where she was in charge of the university programs, teacher and school programs, and the family and youth programs. During her tenure at the Wexner, she helped to implement a museum education focus of study with the Department of Art Education, at the Ohio State University. She was also an education consultant with Department of Art History, at OSU, where she assessed and evaluated how technology can be used to improve students' understandings of art history. This research was funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education. Currently, Dr. Kundu is the Instructional Resource Coordinator for Art Education, a journal of the National Art Education Association. Her publications can be found in journals, books, and catagolues. Her teaching and research interests include museum education, the teaching of art history, aesthetics and criticism, learning as cultural politics, and the pedagogy of research. Full Curriculum Vitae
Phone: 940-565-4777 | Email: kwallace@unt.edu
Phone: 940-565-4777 | Email: aeah@unt.edu