Master of Arts in Art Education
The MA program in Art Education gives students the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be reflective and well-informed art educators. The program consists of a coherent pattern of courses and other experiences, either a research thesis or a final project, and an oral examination.
Students develop their program of study in consultation with a faculty advisor. It must include a reasonable concentration in a single area or in related academic areas, be approved by the advisor, and be within the rules of the Graduate Studies Committee and the Graduate School.
The MA program requirements are:
- Successful completion of 60 credit hours of study, including a focus on a single aspect of the field.
- Completion of a minimum residence of three (3) quarters of full or part-time study. At least one quarter of full-time residence is strongly advised.
- Maintenance of a greater than 3.0 grade point average in all graduate credit and in all work included in the program of study.
- Satisfactory completion of a thesis or a final project with the supervision of two faculty advisors.
- Satisfactory completion of an oral defense of a thesis or final project.
- Satisfactory completion of all of the above within a period of 6 calendar years after admission.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
- ORIENTATION (5)
- AE 700 - Issues in Graduate Study in Art Education
- FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION (12-15)
Studies in at least three of the following four content areas within the Department of Art Education: - Social, Cultural, Political, and Community Dynamics
- Knowledge Building and Application
- Critical Thought, Reflection, and Research Capacity Building
- Policy, Practice, and Evaluation
- RESEARCH METHODS (5)
- AE 705 - Overview of Research Methods in Art Education
- AREA OF SPECIALIZATION (20-23)
- Advisor approved courses, not necessarily within the Department of Art Education.
- GUIDED ELECTIVES (10)
- THESIS OR FINAL PROJECT (3-10)
Minimum required hours = 60