Visual Arts – Concurrent Education BA
Share your passion for visual arts with budding Picassos and Emily Carrs in this Visual Arts – Concurrent Education program at University of Windsor where you’ll earn two degrees at once.
Duration
3 years
Starting Date
January, May, September
Tuition Fee
CAD 15,100 per semester
Location
Windsor, Canada
About the program
At this Visual Arts – Concurrent Education program you’ll work toward your BA (general) in our stunning School of Creative Arts building at University of Windsor while studying education and getting teaching experience in schools. At the end, you’ll be eligible to teach intermediate/senior students (Grades 7-12).
What will I learn?
- Expressing oneself confidently, assertively and purposefully through visual imagery
- Creating works of visual art using a variety of techniques, practices, and media
- Organizing visual information effectively using appropriate technological methods and software packages
- Developing visual literacy: the ability to understand the powerful role of images in contemporary media contexts and to convey one’s own ideas and arguments thoughtfully through the creation of new images, works of art, film or architecture
- Designing, staging, managing, and overseeing effective visual campaigns and productions
- Analyzing and assessing works of visual art for formal/technical quality of expression; grouping and curating disparate works logically and meaningfully
- Understanding and evaluating the rhetorical function of visual advertising materials
Career Tracks: Secondary teacher, principal, special education teacher, learning specialist, academic administrator, educational assistant, creative director, graphic designer
Courses Included
- Teaching and Learning
- Educational Psychology
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Studio Practice and Ideas
- Modern Art
- Contemporary Visual Culture