The Certificate in Arts and Teaching is a great opportunity for undergraduate art-makers from all disciplines to incorporate teaching into their professional practice. The teaching artist is a valued professional in a range of learning settings from museums to theatre companies to providing support for school-based arts programs. We are excited to offer undergraduates from across campus the opportunity to learn about theories of teaching and learning, to work alongside future classroom teachers and other arts practitioners, and to get the opportunity to try out teaching artist work in a community-based learning setting.
The program includes two required courses, CURRIC 328 Arts Integration for Teaching and Learning and CURRIC 329 Teaching Artist Practicum, and three electives offering a range of experiences in introductory education and arts practice courses. This program is for all student-artists, those who are majoring in the arts and those who practice their art form in their lives outside of the classroom. While you will not earn a teaching license to teach art in schools, the completion of this certificate will likely make you more competitive for jobs that require teaching experience in the arts, including afterschool programs, museum education, non-profit organizations, and private arts studios.
All current UW-Madison undergraduates are eligible to complete the Certificate in Arts and Teaching. Students should meet with the certificate advisor to discuss their intention to pursue the certificate. Appointments may be arranged via email. To declare the certificate, students must also complete the declaration form located on the School of Education's Certificate Programs page.
Course requirements
The Certificate in Arts and Teaching requires the following course distribution for a minimum of 15 credits. At least 8 credits must be completed in residence. Students must complete two required courses, CURRIC 328 and CURRIC 329, one course in Foundations of Teaching and Learning, and two courses in the Arts. Students are encouraged to take Arts courses that will broaden their artistic practice.
Completion of the certificate requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 in certificate coursework.
Required courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CURRIC 328 | Arts Integration for Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| CURRIC 329 | Teaching Artist Practicum | 3 |
Foundations of teaching and learning
Select 3 credits from the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CURRIC 209 | Digital Media and Literacy | 3 |
| CURRIC 305 | Integrating the Teaching of Reading with Other Language Arts | 3 |
| CURRIC 331 | Taking Education Outside of School | 3 |
| CURRIC 364 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ED PSYCH 301 | How People Learn | 3 |
| ED PSYCH 320 | Human Development in Infancy and Childhood | 2-3 |
| ED POL 200 | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education | 3 |
| ED POL 300 | School and Society | 3 |
| ED POL 450 | Rethinking "After-School" Education | 3 |
Courses in the arts
Select 6 credits from the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 100 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| ART 102 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 104 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 107 | Introduction to Digital Forms | 3 |
| ART 108 | Foundations of Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 112 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 176 | Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors | 4 |
| ART 208 | Current Directions in Art | 3 |
| ART 212 | Drawing Methods & Concepts | 3 |
| ART 214 | Sculpture I | 4 |
| ART 222 | Introduction to Painting | 3-4 |
| ART 224 | Ceramics I | 4 |
| ART/DS 226 | Textile Design: Off-Loom Construction | 3 |
| ART/DS 229 | Textile Design: Weaving I | 3 |
| ART 232 | Life Drawing I | 4 |
| ART 236 | Bascom Course | 3 |
| ART 242 | Watercolor I | 3-4 |
| ART 244 | Art Metal I | 3-4 |
| ART 302 | Color | 4 |
| ART 306 | Relief Printmaking | 3-4 |
| ART 307 | Making Comics 1 | 4 |
| ART 309 | Digital Art and Code | 4 |
| ART 312 | Intermediate Drawing I | 3-4 |
| ART 314 | Sculpture II | 4 |
| ART 316 | Lithography | 4 |
| ART 318 | Introduction to Video, Performance & Installation Art | 4 |
| ART 322 | Intermediate Painting I | 4 |
| ART 324 | Ceramics II | 4 |
| ART 326 | Etching | 4 |
| ART 332 | Life Drawing II | 4 |
| ART 334 | Wood Working | 3-4 |
| ART 336 | Serigraphy | 3-4 |
| ART 338 | Service Learning in Art | 2 |
| ART/DANCE 341 | Sound Design for the Performing and Visual Arts | 3 |
| ART 342 | Watercolor II | 4 |
| ART 343 | Metal Fabrication and Welding in Sculpture | 3-4 |
| ART 346 | Basic Graphic Design | 4 |
| ART 348 | Introduction to Digital Printmaking | 4 |
| ART 354 | Glassworking | 4 |
| ART 356 | Coding for Graphic Design | 4 |
| ART/THEATRE 366 | Stage Lighting I | 3 |
| ART/THEATRE 372 | Set Design I | 3 |
| ART 376 | Photography | 4 |
| ART 393 | Internships in Art | 1 |
| ART ED 321 | Introduction to Teaching Art | 2 |
| ART ED 323 | Foundations in Art Education | 3 |
| ART ED 324 | Methods in Art Education | 3 |
| DANCE 156 | Movement as Material Through Improvisation | 2 |
| DANCE 131 | Somatic Theory and Practices | 2 |
| DANCE 157 | Introduction to Movement Analysis | 2 |
| DANCE 231 | Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy | 2 |
| DS 341 | Design Thinking for Transformation | 3 |
| M H R/INTEGART 632 | Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| M H R/INTEGART 636 | Entrepreneurship in Arts & Cultural Organizations | 3 |
| MUSIC 151 | Basic Concepts of Music Theory | 3 |
| MUSIC 240 | Interplay between Music, Art, and Society | 3 |
| MUSIC 497 | Special Topics in Music | 1-3 |
| CURRIC/SLAVIC/THEATRE 362 | Drama for Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| THEATRE 150 | Acting I: Introduction to Acting | 3 |
| THEATRE 200 | Acting Skills for Life | 2 |
| THEATRE 219 | Undergraduate Topics inTheatre and Drama | 1-3 |
| THEATRE 260 | Producing Theatre | 3 |
| THEATRE 357 | Introduction to Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness | 3 |
Certificate Completion Requirement
This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.
- Gain understanding of the theories of teaching and learning that guide informal learning environments
- Experience a breadth of artistic practice, including those outside a student’s primary artistic discipline
- Develop a framework for arts teaching in informal learning environments
- Create an arts program for an informal learning environment that integrates theories of teaching and learning with disciplinary arts practice