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What qualifiations do I need to become an art teacher, and how do i go about doing so?
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You will probably need a University Degree but not sure how long an Art Course would be.
You will need to learn the History of Art which involves learning all about the Great artists from the past to the present.
You will have to learn the techniques of Drawing and the application of Oil and Water Colours.
Very interesting subject but there is a lot to learn ! Best of luck if you decide to follow it up.
Was advised to go to Art College when I left School but preferred a career in the Navy instead !!
You will probably need a University Degree but not sure how long an Art Course would be.
You will need to learn the History of Art which involves learning all about the Great artists from the past to the present.
You will have to learn the techniques of Drawing and the application of Oil and Water Colours.
Very interesting subject but there is a lot to learn ! Best of luck if you decide to follow it up.
Was advised to go to Art College when I left School but preferred a career in the Navy instead !!
I am not sure of what qualifications you would need to start a degree course Poppy. It can be A levels, BTech or it may be your college qualification - you don't say what you have. But I think Redman's idea is good pick the brains of the staff at your local art college.
Do some research on line. Here is some good links
http://www.tips4jobs....-teacher-salaries.php
http://education-port...e_an_art_teacher.html
Type in 'How to become an Art Teacher' in Google, choosing the UK option.
The Open University do Art based degrees. You could study for one perhaps whilst you are still in employment, and you may qualify for a grant depending on your financial circumstances. There are quite a few ways of getting a degree these days and quite a lot of help. After your degree you can do further study to get your teaching qualification and many of these courses are based on work experience in schools.
If you are really serious then I am sure you can work something out.
Good luck.
Do some research on line. Here is some good links
http://www.tips4jobs....-teacher-salaries.php
http://education-port...e_an_art_teacher.html
Type in 'How to become an Art Teacher' in Google, choosing the UK option.
The Open University do Art based degrees. You could study for one perhaps whilst you are still in employment, and you may qualify for a grant depending on your financial circumstances. There are quite a few ways of getting a degree these days and quite a lot of help. After your degree you can do further study to get your teaching qualification and many of these courses are based on work experience in schools.
If you are really serious then I am sure you can work something out.
Good luck.
Art degrees have huge variation in their required qualifications and background. I'd look rather at where you want to be, and it might be that a degree that combines psychology with child development might be more useful. A teaching degree (B. Ed) will combine these areas of study as well as allowing you to specialise in Art. You need to accumulate UCAS points - all your current qualifications will contribute to the number you need, and different courses require different nubes of points. So you need to do the rounds of places that provide the kind of degree course you want - either online or by brochure - and work out which university and which course suits you, then apply to about three places.
A work colleague has recently graduated with a 2:1 in Fine Art from DMU. She had no paper qualifications but, as a mature student, had completed a one year, recognised foundation course at a local college and also had to produce a portfolio showing the range of her work and how she had developed during the foundation course.
It was a very intensive degree course, requiring a lot of time spent 'in studio', and included setting up exhibitions and finding commissions among other tasks, as well as an end-of-course show.
If she had wanted to teach, then she would have needed GCSE or equivalent in Maths, English and Science, and would have needed to complete a specialist, one year PGCE. Again, she'd have needed to produce a good portfolio.
There is also the four year route, which combines the subject degree with the teaching certificate, but I know virtually zero about those.
Sorry, LoftyLottie, but the OU does not offer art-based degrees - only in art history, which is very different, although art history is part of fine art study. You can, however, earn transferable degree credits via the Open College of the Arts, which is a separate organisation and which offers a number of courses in art, design and media.
It was a very intensive degree course, requiring a lot of time spent 'in studio', and included setting up exhibitions and finding commissions among other tasks, as well as an end-of-course show.
If she had wanted to teach, then she would have needed GCSE or equivalent in Maths, English and Science, and would have needed to complete a specialist, one year PGCE. Again, she'd have needed to produce a good portfolio.
There is also the four year route, which combines the subject degree with the teaching certificate, but I know virtually zero about those.
Sorry, LoftyLottie, but the OU does not offer art-based degrees - only in art history, which is very different, although art history is part of fine art study. You can, however, earn transferable degree credits via the Open College of the Arts, which is a separate organisation and which offers a number of courses in art, design and media.
Art teachers need to show proficiency in various styles and subjects. They should be able to demonstrate basic skills in oil painting, watercolor, clay, charcoal and other types of art mediums.
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