M.Ed. in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8) or (5-12) 39 credits
This program of study has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial License in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8) or (5-12) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Designed for the student with an undergraduate degree in the visual arts (or equivalent), this licensure program examines ideas about art practices in classrooms, communities, and cultures, and uses art making, critical thinking, and collaborative work as key aspects of the educational experience.
Program of Study
Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering.
Required Courses
In this program, EARED 6002 must be taken for 2 credits.
IFINE Graduate studio art courses for 6 credits (select in consultation with faculty advisor). Students in 5-12 level must take EARTS 6008 for three credits. Graduate-level studio art courses require a prerequisite of the equivalent of 18 credits hours or more of undergraduate studio art work.
| 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 |
| EARTS 6101 | Art and Culture in Community | 3 |
| IFINE | Graduate-level studio art courses for a total of 6 credits (selected in consultation with faculty advisor). Students in TVA 5-12 must take EARTS 6008 for three of the credits. | 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 |
| 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 |
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| EECLD 6116 | Sheltered English Instruction (5-12) | 4 |
| EARED 7703 | Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (K-8) | 3 |
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| EARED 7706 | Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (5-12) | 3 |
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 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 |