Art Education Programs - Museum Education

Museum Education Program

The Museum Education strand is available to students in the M.A. Art Ed, M.A. Arts Policy and Administration, and Ph.D. programs.

Candidates for the Museum Education strand need to demonstrate prior knowledge in art education, art, art history, aesthetics, and art criticism.

There is no specified sequence for the required courses, although it is suggested that the Museum Education practicum and internship would come in the latter half of the student's program.

The Museum Education program requirements are:

Successful completion of 65 credit hours of study.
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 research thesis or final project with the supervision of two faculty advisors.
Satisfactory completion of an oral defense of the 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 hrs.)

AE 700 - Issues in Graduate Study in Art Education (5 hrs.)

FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION (12-15)

Social, Cultural, Political, and Community Dynamics
Knowledge Building and Application
Critical Thought, Reflection, and Research Capacity Building
Policy, Practice, and Evaluation

RESEARCH METHODS (5 hrs.)

AE 705 - Overview of Research Methods in Art Education (5 hrs.)

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION (25 hrs.)

AE 704 - Policy Perspectives on Arts Education (5 hrs.)
AE 735 - Museum History (5 hrs.)
AE 736 - Museum Education Theory (5 hrs.)
AE 745 - Museums and Teaching (5 hrs.)
AE 748 - Museum Education Practicum (5 hrs.)

INTERNSHIP (5-15 hrs.)

GUIDED ELECTIVES (10 hrs.)

THESIS or FINAL PROJECT (3-10 hrs.)

Minimum Required Hours: 65