Department of Visual Art
Master of Science in Art Education

To apply for Admission to the Graduate Program in Art Education (MS) click here to download the Admission and Award Applications (pdf).

Choose among three week-long summer workshops that are guaranteed to enliven and enrich your classroom, whatever subject you teach. Each is offered as a one-week intensive, with ample time for hands-on work. Credit is available at the undergraduate and graduate level. Teachers who are working on their PDPs and do not require credit may pursue the non-credit option.


Master of Science in Art Education

The graduate program in Art Education at UWM emphasizes the relationship between teaching practice and research with an emphasis on qualitative methodologies such as ethnography, action research, and case studies. We believe that insights gained from inquiry into educational practice can have a direct influence on policy, on the improvement of teaching, and on the development of innovative arts curricula. Students are encouraged to bring their own research interests and questions to their studies.

Current areas of study include but are not limited to the following:

• Urban Education
• Enhancing Student Engagement through the Visual Arts
• Cultural Literacy and Popular Culture
• Documentary Studies
• Working with At-risk Populations
• Art in Alternative Education
• Documenting Teachers’ Stories in Schools
  and Community Settings
• Media and Technology in Art Education
• Material Culture Studies
• Social Foundations of Education
• Relationship between Art Teaching and Studio Practice

For further information:
Kimberly J. Cosier
414-229-4435
kcosier@uwm.edu
Art Building 163