Career Category: Education

No matter what your major is, a minor in writing will be invaluable throughout any career you chose. You will take courses in both Communication Arts and English, as well as writing-intensive classes.

The growing number of English language learners is transforming our schools.  Along with enriching our communities, teachers are also challenged to recognize the unique needs of these students.

In order to prepare teachers for these challenges, Trinity offers a minor in English as a second language/bilingual. This minor meets the State of Illinois requirements of endorsement to work in English as a second language or bilingual education classroom. Students who pursue the bilingual endorsement must take the applicable Target Language Proficiency test.

With a B.A. in English Education, you will graduate from Trinity equipped to teach others about the beauty of language and how to become critical readers and careful writers.

Our English Education degree is built on our liberal arts foundation, where you will be exposed to theology, philosophy, history, communications, science, and many other areas that will help you to develop into the teacher and person God is calling you to be.

When you earn your B.A. from Trinity, you will also graduate with a minor in secondary education.

If you love art and want to help others, you can combine your passions with a degree in Art Therapy. Art therapists use drawing, painting, and other creative outlets to help children and adults deal with grief and loss.

Trinity’s Art Therapy degree builds on the strengths of our dedicated Art and Psychology faculty. Art Therapy majors complete their field education through the Psychology department and their Capstone work in the Art department.

With Trinity’s small class sizes, you get to work closely with your professors and are never just a number. And Trinity’s location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means you have world-class museums and galleries in your backyard.

If you have a passion for art and want to share that passion with students, a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education will get you ready for your calling. At Trinity, a B.A. in art education leads to an Illinois Professional Educator license with an endorsement in K-12 visual arts. Your studies will include studio art, art history, and methods for teaching art.

Trinity’s beautiful Palos Heights, Ill., campus is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. That means that the Windy City’s internationally recognized art and design scenes are an extension of our classrooms. Explore Chicago’s exciting galleries, museums, and studios under the guidance of professors whose work is in those galleries and collections. First-hand encounters with artists and designers in Chicago will prepare you for your role as an artist, designer, or art educator in the always evolving contemporary art world.

As an art student at Trinity, internships provide practical preparation for your career. Specializations in the fine arts will help you focus on your talents. Built on the creative and intellectual foundation of the fine arts, the art department also offers concentrations in courses that can lead to graduate school in fine art or careers in the graphic arts. The program culminates with an internship and an exhibition in the College’s Seerveld Gallery.