The Higher Education Council decided to approve the establishment of the undergraduate program of Art Education in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Yarmouk University, starting from the first semester of the academic year 2024-2025. The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Ali Al-Rabiat, said that this program includes visual arts, music education and drama education, indicating that this program is the first of its kind at the level of Jordanian universities, and the first of its kind also at the level of Arab universities in terms of the content of study plans. He added that the study plans for this program were designed according to the references of a number of leading international universities in the field of arts, such as the German University of Berlin and Ohio University, stressing that the development of this program comes in response to the growing need to develop technical and educational skills that depend on teaching creativity and innovation skills, social skills, mental, physical and academic skills among students.

He then stated: This program will contribute to providing the community with specialized competencies in the field of various arts, pointing out that the study plan includes a set of theoretical and practical courses that cover multiple aspects of visual arts, music and drama, in addition to language communication skills related to German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Chinese.

Moreover, Al-Rabiat stressed that the Faculty of Fine Arts is provided with the latest facilities and equipment necessary for the teaching process, such as technical studios equipped with the latest tools and technologies, modern theaters and exhibition halls, advanced music laboratories, computer laboratories and a specialized library that contains various resources in various technical fields, in addition to the Faculty’s professors and technicians who are experienced enough to achieve the academic and artistic vision of establishing this program