School of Education and fine Arts Departments
School of Education and Fine Arts Departments
Consult your academic advisor and/or the HPU Catalog for specific degree requirements.
Art
Minors in art will learn to produce solutions to contemporary visual problems employing the disciplines of art history, art production, aesthetics and art criticism. Students will learn to appreciate the contribution of the visual arts world culture and enable the graduate to go into the world equipped to think, create, and act as Christians within the discipline of art.
Communication
Those studying communication will learn to think critically, communicate effectively and develop constructive abilities through print, broadcast and verbal and nonverbal means of communication.
The communication studies curriculum provides a liberal arts approach to the study of human communication and strives to equip individuals to become more proficient communicators. It also assists in training those who want to teach speech in public education.
Educator Preparation Program
Never has our society had such a need for well-equipped educators empowered with the knowledge and skills to impact the broad range of learners in 21st century classrooms. Let us help you get the skills and certification you need to lead others to learn! The Educator Preparation Program of Howard Payne University is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency. It was first accredited in 1972 and continues that rich tradition of excellence to this day.
Howard Payne University Educator Preparation Program functions in compliance with and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Our status is as follows:
- 2023-2024 AccreditedÂ
The mission of the Department of Kinesiology is to provide and promote a Christ-centered approach to the field of human movement through study, practice, and service.
Music
The Department of Music seeks to prepare students for careers in the field of music. Performance is strongly emphasized in the department, and students have a wide variety of opportunities to perform both in ensembles and as soloists. The choral and instrumental fields have extensive ensemble offerings, including Concert Choir, University Singers, Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Heritage Singers, and Winds of Triumph, in addition to several small ensembles.
Howard Payne University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (or NASM).
Theatre
The Department of Theatre encourages critical thinking, creative endeavor and the development of the multiple crafts of theatre through experiences explored in rehearsal, performance and in the classroom.
The theatre program introduces the student to the history, literature and production/performance philosophies, styles and techniques of theatre from the ancient Greeks to the present. Students receive a balance of theory and opportunities for performance/production work through an annual series of main-stage productions. This prepares students for careers in teaching, further study in graduate school or careers in theatre or allied fields.