Program Overview

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Art and Visual Culture Education: Community Museums Emphasis

Overview

Integrate your love of art, passion for social justice and belief in the power of education to help change the world. Students in the Community and Museums emphasis of the Art and Visual Culture Education major gain theoretical knowledge along with practical experience. The course of study for the Bachelor of Fine Arts introduces students to community-based arts education, design pedagogy, civic engagement and social practice - and how those work together. Students interact with practitioners in the field through hands-on experiences, guest lectures, internships and real-life projects. Students learn to design curriculum, facilitate arts programming, fundraise and lead program management. Upon graduation, students embark on careers in arts and education organizations as program coordinators, directors, outreach managers, teaching artists, and advocates in education and social work.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• ART 119: Contemporary Art & Theory
• ARH 202: Survey of Art History II
• ARE 420: Community, Culture and Art Education

Career Fields

• Art
• Art teaching
• Art administration
• Community engagement
• Gallery management
• Heritage preservation
• Museum education

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options: 1. Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona. 2. Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level. 3. An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department. 4. In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

• No

This Major's College

• College of Fine Arts

Degree

• Bachelor of Fine Arts

Sample Plans

2025, Art and Visual Culture Education: Community Museums Emphasis

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

• 1st Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART 100E Surface
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 201 Survey of Western Art in Society
  • ARE 230 Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education
  • ENGL 101 First Year Composition
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
• 2nd Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 202 Survey of Western Art in Society
  • ART 119 Contemporary Art and Theory
  • ENGL 102 First Year Composition
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Second Year

• 3rd Semester
  • ARE 420 Community, Culture and Art Education
  • 2-D Core Studies
  • Art History Core Studies
  • Second Language
  • MATH
• 4th Semester
  • ARE 425 Theory & Practice in Art Museum Education
  • 2-D Core Studies
  • 400 level Art History Course
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Third Year

• 5th Semester
  • 400 level ARVC Elective
  • 3-D Core Studies
  • 3-D Core Studies
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 6th Semester
  • ARE 438 Wildcat Art
  • 400 level ARVC Elective
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • ARE 393 Internship
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)

Fourth Year

• 7th Semester
  • ARE 493 Internship
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • General Elective
• 8th Semester
  • ARE 493 Internship
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • General Elective

Map Transfer Coursework

• Enter your coursework from Arizona universities or community colleges to see how they can map to this major.
• Connect with The University of Arizona Academic Advisors to validate how your coursework will transfer.

About the Transfer Mapping Categories

Maps to One Requirement

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to one requirement for this major.

Can Map in Multiple Ways

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to more than one requirement for this major. This means that the transfer course could meet any of the matching requirements but does not mean it fulfills all matching requirements.

Ask an Advisor

A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that has not yet been mapped to a requirement for this major, or it means that the transfer course was input incorrectly.

Pathways

• See the pathway agreement in place between Arizona in-state community colleges and The University of Arizona.
• To see a pathway, select an Arizona college: Select an Arizona community college Pima Community College

Mapped Coursework

0 Maps to One Requirement

0 Can Map Multiple Ways

0 Ask An Advisor

*One course typically meets only one requirement

Mapped to Sample Plan Requirements

• 1st Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART 100E Surface
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 201 Survey of Western Art in Society
  • ARE 230 Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education
  • ENGL 101 First Year Composition
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
• 2nd Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 202 Survey of Western Art in Society
  • ART 119 Contemporary Art and Theory
  • ENGL 102 First Year Composition
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 3rd Semester
  • ARE 420 Community, Culture and Art Education
  • 2-D Core Studies
  • Art History Core Studies
  • Second Language
  • MATH
• 4th Semester
  • ARE 425 Theory & Practice in Art Museum Education
  • 2-D Core Studies
  • 400 level Art History Course
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 5th Semester
  • 400 level ARVC Elective
  • 3-D Core Studies
  • 3-D Core Studies
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 6th Semester
  • ARE 438 Wildcat Art
  • 400 level ARVC Elective
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • ARE 393 Internship
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)
• 7th Semester
  • ARE 493 Internship
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • General Elective
• 8th Semester
  • ARE 493 Internship
  • Studio Emphasis Area Course
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • General Elective