Undergraduate : Graduate

Core Curriculum : Foundations : Academic : Design : Studio

Art Education
The Program in Art Education serves 60+ undergraduate pre-service art teachers with coursework in theories and philosophies of art education, elementary and secondary school art methods, curriculum and assessment, and research methods. Our Saturday Young Artists Workshop taught by majors, is now in its sixth year and serves regional youngsters and adolescents. Department emphases include art for students with disabilities, urban teaching, and aesthetic learning. Please make use of and enjoy our website link.

For specific degree requirements, please see the Degrees Offered page for the School of Art and Design.

Please visit the Academic Faculty list for more information about art education faculty at the School of Art and Design.

Art History
The Art History program provides broad liberal arts training in the historical analysis of art and visual culture, preparing students to approach a range of visual material with intellectual rigor, historical perspective, and theoretical insight. Courses offered range from the 100 to the 500 level and explore issues in the production, reception, and theory of art and visual culture from Antiquity to Postmodernity.

Undergraduates can major or minor in Art History, and the Graduate Certificate Program in Art History offers graduate students (from both the SoAD and other SIUC programs) the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the history of art and design. The Certificate Program also helps prepare graduate students to teach introductory college-level art history and art appreciation courses.

For specific degree requirements, please see the Degrees Offered page for the School of Art and Design.

Please visit the Academic Faculty list for more information about art history faculty at the School of Art and Design.

Please visit the Visual Resources website for more information about SOAD's slide collection, instruction support, resources and equipment check-out policies.