Department of Fine Arts Education

General Information about the Department

The Department of Fine Arts Education was established in 1985. Currently, the program imparts skills and expertise to students based on the studio practices of graphic design and arts courses. The department has 7 professors, 4 assistant professors, 1 lecturer and 3 research assistants aiming at training competent teachers in the field of art teaching. The Program in Arts Education engages students to understand the pedagogical possibilities of visual arts in culture and society. Arts Education program enables students to comprehend the function of arts and arts education at the local and global contexts by a sense of social and ethical responsibility in relation to the society. The program encourages students to concentrate on teacher education, studio practices, histories of art and art education, contemporary art, museum education, technology, multiculturalism and visual culture based on theory and practice relationships.

Career Opportunities

The program offers the most comprehensive teacher preparation process including subjects for early childhood, elementary and secondary education inspiring research-oriented art education practices for students. The graduates of the Department of Fine Arts Education can work as visual arts teachers at public and private schools affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Turkey, or as academics in the relevant departments of universities. The graduates can work with highly qualified capabilities, and connect art content and knowledge delivery suitable to the professional needs. The program provides leadership and professional development options and develops responsible awareness of teaching with a focus on the visual arts in culture and society. Furthermore, the program offers integration to other creative occupational outputs such as graphic designer, digital artist, social media specialist, digital content developer, artist and curator. Career opportunities of graduates of the program are growing with a Master’s and Doctorate Education as well as in teaching and research at universities.

Why international students should choose this department to study

The Arts Education Program meets the needs of international students such as high-quality learning and teaching, learning outcomes related with skills and expertise, and deep understanding of local opportunities. The program offers high-quality teaching of arts education that interrelates the culture, society and art. The most important priority of the department is to focus on the experience of our teaching staff when communicating with students and offering specific courses to encourage students to impart skills and expertise with an in-depth understanding of art, visual culture and education. The program provides the students to acquire the instructional process to integrate with other creative outputs such as graphic design, art and design, digital design and new media art based on the diversified courses of curriculum.

Contact Information

Address : Anadolu Üniversitesi, Yunus Emre Kampüsü, Eğitim Fakültesi, 26470 Tepebaşı/Eskişehir, TURKEY

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Suzan Duygu Erişti

Telephone: +90 222 335 05 80 / Ext.: 3528