Art Education and Art History
The Department of Art Education and Art History in the College of Visual Arts and Design is committed to enhancing students’ understanding of contemporary and past visual art forms. Within and between its comprehensive degree-granting programs, the department provides students and faculty with the opportunity to examine global artistic production, relevant technologies, critical methods, learning theories and innovative approaches to pedagogy and knowledge acquisition.
The Department of Art Education and Art History offers the following degrees in Art Education:
- Art Education: Visual Art Studies (B.F.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
- Art History (B.A. and M.A.)
- Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies [Open Track or Arts Management Track] (B.A.)
The department also offers a graduate academic certificate in Art Museum Education.
See the Avista Medieval Graduate Symposium website.
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Contact Us
Department of Art Education and Art History
College of Visual Arts and Design
1155 Union Circle #305100
Denton, TX 76203
aeah@unt.edu
940-565-4777
Department head: Kelly Donahue-Wallace
Student accomplishments
Kevin Jenkins - Golden Eagle Award
Kevin Jenkins, Ph.D. student in Art Education in the College of Visual Arts + Design, received an inaugural Golden Eagle Award on April 18, 2016. The Golden Eagle Award is the most prestigious university-wide award that UNT bestows on a student leader. Recipients of the award are recognized for their exceptional leadership, high academic achievement, meaningful impact on the UNT community through significant commitment to co-curricular involvement, and positive and considerable engagement in service to UNT and greater communities.
Alumni accomplishments
Linda East - Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Linda East is the new Lectures and Concerts Assistant at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. She will be helping to plan and implement lectures that accompany exhibits, films, and other special events through the Learning and Interpretation Department.
