With the expansion of education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, appeared the urgent need for qualified teachers and instructors for the teaching material in various stages Professional Education Seminar. In 1395 e in 1975, the number of technical education teachers who work in the teaching of this article in stages over the primary contractors about five hundred teachers according to the statistics of the Ministry of Education. Perhaps the most important problems facing the ministry at the time was that the main problems faced by the ministry at the time was that the teachers of this article were different countries and at different levels of knowledge in this article, and was difficult to standardize concepts for arts education and its role in public life, education and the best ways to teach.
Hence the idea of preparing teachers and teaching material for the national arts education in the stages of public education. , A committee was formed for this purpose. This Committee has recommended to start implementation of a section and the start of the study, with the beginning of the school year 94/1395 are as independent and be based in the Faculty of Education, University of King Saud.
It has evolved through the history of this section and expanded interdisciplinary curriculum, and increased depending on the number of professors and students. It also sent a number of graduates of Higher Studies abroad. He is currently section fourteen members of the faculty (Ph.D.) are eight staff. As a Section Educational functional status of girls undergraduate Baalish in 1405 e, and graduated more than ten batches so far.
The shareholders of faculty members sworn in academic activities in specialized conferences at home and abroad, as contributing to the publication of research in journals and author of books Court in the area of arts education. The section also contributes professors and students in cultural activities including festivals of national heritage and culture festivals, and a number of Arab and international organizations.