Bachelor of Arts - BA in Art Education Moravian University

Through arts education, learners expand their thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. The study of art education allows the future educator to help students understand new ways of thinking about the world around them through the study of Studio Habits and Visual Culture. Future Art Educators at Moravian learn to harness the power of art education to create a student-centered, creative, and collaborative atmosphere in their classrooms. They learn by example in the Art and Education classrooms at Moravian and through four years of field experience. We strive to support our future art educators as they discover themselves as teachers and begin to understand our changing educational systems and their prospective students. At Moravian, we hope to develop enthusiastic teachers who know the possibilities and opportunities within their communities. In the art education program, our students will learn to do the same for their future students.

A central component of the Moravian Art Education program is the ability to conceptualize and practice learner-centered lessons rooted in solid and authentic pedagogical approaches based on the PDE Visual Arts and Humanities Standards and National Core Art Standards. Courses in the program ensure that teacher candidates understand students’ diverse learning needs and build a firm belief and confidence that the arts can strengthen our educational system. In addition to four years of field experience, Moravian Art Education students also sustain a studio art practice to inform and enhance their future careers in Art Education.

Moravian College, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was established in 1742, making it one of the oldest higher education institutions in the United States. Associated with the Moravian Church, the college was a private liberal arts institution offering Offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various disciplines in arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, business, education, and nursing. Moravian University is required by the federal government, under the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, to provide all students and prospective students with specific information about our university. Moravian University will continue to focus on the growth of its graduate and continuing education student populations. Moravian University also commits to continued leadership in the healthcare and rehabilitation sciences arenas by expanding our health care programming. Moravian University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and approved for professional preparation by the American Chemical Society, the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Association of Schools of Music. The Moravian University undergraduate majors in accounting, management, and economics, and the Moravian MBA and Master’s in Human Resource Management degrees are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs. The Department of Nursing pre-licensure undergraduate programs (i.e., traditional BSN and accelerated post baccalaureate BSN) and the graduate nurse practitioner programs (i.e., adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner and adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner) are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing (PA SBON). All nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Moravian Theological Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

The University is a member of the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, and the Annapolis Group.