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Faculty: A. Coen, B. Drennan, C. Murray Adams, G. Spangler (Chair)

The primary purpose of the Department of Visual Arts at Malone University is to provide students with an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become competent artists and art educators. This process takes place in a Christian environment where serious art studies find common ground with the liberal arts and the practical demands of the profession. By providing a solid art curriculum, it is the intention of the Department of Visual Arts to prepare the student for those life-long experiences they may encounter in art and as artists, art educators, and individuals who seek creative expression.

The faculty of the Department of Visual Arts, is committed to providing all Malone students with educational opportunities designed to stimulate an increasing awareness and interest in art. Because the essence of a culture is reflected in its art, we attempt to enhance cultural awareness through a variety of experiences in the arts. Study in the fine arts should cultivate an appreciation for the arts, encourage participation and employment in the arts, and provide opportunities for the development of the necessary skills for creation and evaluation of specific art forms. Experiences in art are available to both majors and non-majors as essential components of a liberal arts education.

Malone University offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in art  and a Bachelor of Science degree with multi-age teaching licensure in visual arts . An art  minor is also offered.

The Department of Visual Arts requires a grade of C- or higher in all courses in the art majors, minor, or cognate. Art or visual arts education majors receiving a grade lower than C- will be permitted a one-time repeat of a course.

Students pursuing the Visual Arts Education major must maintain a minimum 2.75 major and cumulative GPA to progress through the teacher licensure program and to register for education courses at the 300 level or above. Praxis I basic skills tests should be taken during EDUC 112 with a minimum score of 175. See details of the assessment requirements and criteria for teacher licensure programs in the School of Education . Visual Arts Education majors must also pass the junior portfolio review and the Praxis I to be accepted into the major. 

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