The
Master of Science in Art Education is a 30-credit program with advanced
work in both studio art and art education. It is designed for experienced
teachers of art and others who hold certification to teach art and
wish further training as teachers-artists-researchers. The minimum
requirement for the MS in Art Education degree is 30 graduate credits,
21 of which must be in the Visual Art Department. The student, in
consultation with the major professor, is responsible for planning
a 15-credit (minimum) program of study in art education with a specific
focus in curriculum and instruction (which would include computer/video
technology), exceptional education, early childhood education, multi-cultural
instruction and/or museum education. Coursework should include a
9-credit (minimum) concentration of course work in studio art or,
with major professor's written approval, in a related field such
as art history, architecture, film, aesthetics, criticism, anthropology,
sociology, or psychology.
Major Professor as Advisor
Immediately upon admission the graduate student must contact the
head of the Art Education Area for initial advising and aid
in selection
of a major professor from the faculty of the Art Education Area.
Upon completion of 9 graduate credits, each student
must make arrangements for a professor in the Art Education Area
to serve
as the major
professor and must notify the Visual Art Department Office of
Graduate Studies
of that professor's willingness to serve in such a capacity.
Immediately thereafter, each student, in consultation with the major
professor,
must organize a thesis committee. This committee consists of
the major professor and two additional faculty members from the Visual
Art Department.
Thesis
All M.S. in Art Ed. students must develop, present and defend
a thesis to complete their degree. Three thesis options are
available: a written
thesis that emphasizes scholarly research; an applied study
that includes the development and implementation of a significant
teaching
strategy
or curricular model which is reported on in a written thesis;
a thesis exhibition in which a student prepares a gallery presentation
of
a body of work created in studio courses. Thesis option must
be
selected by a student and approved by the major advisor before
15 graduate
credits
are earned.
Students who elect one of the written thesis options
must have at least two members of the Art Education Area faculty
on their
thesis
committee
and one from their related field of study.
While studio courses
are open to all graduate students who meet the prerequisites, those
who elect the thesis exhibition
option
must
be reviewed and accepted for thesis work by the faculty
of the Area in
which they wish to create a body of work to exhibit. Students
must also complete a minimum of 15 credits of study in
that studio area,
participate in at least one Graduate Review before completing
degree requirements, have at least two members of their
studio area on
their thesis committee, and meet the exhibition requirements
of the Visual
Art Department Graduate Studies Program.
Comprehensive Examination
All M.S. in Art Education students must pass a final oral examination
in defense of the thesis. Students who elect the exhibition thesis
option must pass both an oral and a written examination.
Time Limit
Students are required to complete all degree requirements within
five years of initial enrollment.
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