Accelerated M.Ed. in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8) or (5-12) 39 credits
This program has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial License in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Open to all Bachelor of Fine Arts students in any major at the Lesley University College of Art and Design, this dual degree program can be completed in five and a half years. With an M.Ed. in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8), students completing this program are prepared to become highly capable artists working as licensed visual art teachers in public schools and other arts education settings such as private schools and community based arts programs.
Students enter this dual degree program by early spring of their sophomore year and can complete nine credits of graduate level coursework during their junior and senior years as an undergraduate student. Following completion of the Bachelor’s degree, the Master’s degree component of the program is flexible and students can move to part time status if desired.
Program of Study
Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering.
Principles and Practices of Art Education (PreK-8) or (5-12) will be taken Junior or Senior year; will include a weekly pre-practicum visit to a visual art classroom.
Arts and Human Development will be taken Junior or Senior year.
Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry will be taken Junior or Senior year
Required Courses (33 credits):
In this program, EARED 6002 must be taken for two credits.
| EARED 6111 | Principles and Practices of Art Education (PreK-8) | 3 |
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| EARED 6112 | Principles and Practices of Art Education (5-12) | 3 |
| IFINE | Graduate-level studio art courses for a total of 6 credits (selected in consultation with faculty advisor) | 6 |
| EARED 5018 | Arts and Human Development | 3 |
| EARED 6002 | Integrated Arts Strategies for Inclusive Settings | 2-3 |
| EARED 6003 | Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry | 3 |
| EARTS 6101 | Art and Culture in Community | 3 |
| IAHIS | Graduate-level art history course (selected in consultation with faculty advisor) | 3 |
| EARED 6114 | Rites and Rituals: Assessment in Art Education | 3 |
| EECLD 6115 | Sheltered English Instruction (PreK-6) | 4 |
| | or | |
| EECLD 6116 | Sheltered English Instruction (5-12) | 4 |
| EARED 7703 | Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (K-8) | 3 |
| | or | |
| EARED 7706 | Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (5-12) | 3 |
IFINE graduate-level studio art courses require a prerequisite of the equivalent of 18 credit hours or more of undergraduate studio art work and must have a prefix number of 5000 or above.
Practicum (6 credits):
Practicum prerequisites: Successful completion of a 200 hour early field experience and required pre-practicum courses; satisfactory completion of appropriate Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) requirements. This full-time, full-semester practicum experience is accompanied by a weekly seminar and requires a field experience fee.
| EARED 7701 | Practicum and Seminar in Art Education (PreK-8) | 6 |
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| EARED 7704 | Practicum and Seminar in Art Education (5-12) | 6 |