MA in Art Education
This program is not accepting applicants for fall 2025.
The Master of Arts in Art Education program is designed for artist teachers who already have state licensure or for individuals who are interested in the field of art education for research leading to advanced studies, or goals other than teaching licensure. The degree provides an individually designed program of studies that includes courses in art education, liberal arts, and studio art.
The MA in Art Education program may include the theory and practice necessary to develop curriculum and methods for application in schools, museums, or community settings.
The School of Visual Arts is pleased to also offer an online Master of Arts in Art Education for experienced art teachers who are unable to relocate. Please refer to our website for additional information.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop one or more areas of expertise that include the enhancement of teaching skills, studio practice, and understanding of contemporary issues in art education.
- Further their abilities to design a complex, developmentally appropriate curriculum that responds to the needs of diverse learners.
- Engage successfully in transdisciplinary and collaborative learning and research, according to criteria specific to the activities and the field.
- Develop professional leadership skills grounded in the knowledge of the history of art and art education, and related contemporary policies and practices.
- Develop a scholarly research and writing practice that culminates in a capstone research project using the conventions of qualitative methods or an experimental approach to arts inquiry.
Art Education Curriculum
This program requires completion of 32 units in continuous, sequential terms, and generally takes two years to complete.
| Art Education courses (select 3 from CFA AR 558, AR 551+AR 552, AR 586, AR 565) | 12 units |
| 3 Studio or Liberal Arts electives, 500 level or above | 12 units |
| CFA AR 890 Master’s Research Project: Becoming a Practitioner-Researcher
OR CFA AR 892 Master’s Research Project: Arts-Based Research and Practices |
8 units |
| Total units | 32 units |
Community Outreach
Art education graduate students may elect to visit local galleries and museums to gain practical experience working with students in school and community settings. While studying behavioral characteristics of the art learner and artistic development across the life span, students in methods courses develop studio lessons that include critical and reflective components.
