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 well-informed and reflective practitioners, teachers, and researchers. The program consists of a coherent pattern of courses and other educational experiences, either a research thesis or a final project, and a final oral examination.
Students are expected to develop an individualized program of study in consultation with a faculty advisor. It must include a reasonable concentration in a single area, 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