Last year, I received an FDSF grant to attend the National Art Education Association's national convention. I attended sessions to explore curriculum models in an effort to rethink and revamp the BFA degree in Secondary Art Education at SUU. The endeavor was fruitful. I came away with innovative ideas, and, in the fall of 2018, I submitted a curriculum proposal to reduce credit hours, provide a better sequence of courses, increase experiential learning opportunities, and engender better career readiness for majors. My presentation will address the latter by examining the changing market for degree holders in art education, namely increasing opportunities in museum education and art therapy. My presentation will highlight economic, professional, and higher education trends and explain how they factored in to a new vision for art education and teacher training at SUU.
