Offered by Department of Art and Art History

Art Education
Master of Arts in Education Degree

This program is offered on campus and online.

MAE in Art Education = 36 hours

  1. Art Education Pedagogy Requirements (12 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • ART 812, Curriculum Development & Assessment in PK-12 Classrooms - 3 hours
      • ART 844, History, Theories and Philosophies of Art Education - 3 hours
      • ART 845, Multicultural Art in the Elementary and Secondary Curriculum - 3 hours
      • ART 848, Art for Students with Diverse Needs - 3 hours
  2. Art, Art History, and Art Education Electives (15-18 hours required)
    • Take a combination of five or six courses to equal 15-18 hours from:
      • Must take at least 3 hours of Art History electives from:
        • ART 826, Non-Western Art History: Selected Topics - 3 hours
        • ART 861, Art of the Americas: Native American & Latino Art History - 3 hours
        • ART 872P, Women in Art - 3 hours
        • ART 873, Modern Art History - 3 hours
        • ART 875P, Cultural Studies Through Art - 3 hours
      • May take any of the following:
        • ART 800P, Drawing - 3 hours
        • ART 800P is available to on-campus students only.
        • ART 807P, Art Methods for Young Children - 3 hours
        • ART 811, Behavior Management in the Art Classroom - 3 hours
        • ART 825, Intercultural Aesthetics & Pedagogical Practice - 3 hours
        • ART 828, Creative Photography - 3 hours
        • ART 846, Seminar in Art Education - 3 hours
        • ART 849, Art Across the Curriculum - 3 hours
        • ART 850C, Painting - 3 hours
        • ART 851C, Sculpture - 3 hours
        • ART 851C is available to on-campus students only.
        • ART 852C, Ceramics - 3 hours
        • ART 852C is available to on-campus students only.
        • ART 853C, Printmaking - 3 hours
        • ART 853C is available to on-campus students only.
        • ART 855, Art Education in American Culture - 3 hours
        • ART 856, Visual Culture & Studio Practice - 3 hours
        • ART 857, Digital Art - 3 hours
        • ART 860, Seminar in Art Criticism and Philosophy - 3 hours
  3. Research Requirements (6-9 hours required)
    • Take:
      • ART 803, Art Education Research Methods - 3 hours
    • Take ONE of the following courses:
      • ART 895, Art Education Research Paper - 3 hours
      • ART 896, Thesis in Art Education - 6 hours
      • ART 896 is available to on-campus students only. On-campus students who choose the thesis option will only take 15 hours of electives.

See Art Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the art program.

14 Jun 2011

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