2021-2022 Graduate Academic Catalog

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 6111Principles and Practices of Art Education (PreK-8)

3

or

EARED 6112Principles and Practices of Art Education (5-12)

3

EARTS 6101Art 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 5018Arts and Human Development

3

EARED 6002Integrated Arts Strategies for Inclusive Settings

2-3

EARED 6003Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry

3

IAHIS
Graduate-level art history course (selected in consultation with faculty advisor)

3

EARED 6114Rites and Rituals: Assessment in Art Education

3

EECLD 6115Sheltered English Instruction (PreK-6)

4

or

EECLD 6116Sheltered English Instruction (5-12)

4

EARED 7703Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (K-8)

3

or

EARED 7706Seminar in Teacher Inquiry for Art Educators (5-12)

3

Practicum (6 credits):

Practicum prerequisites: Successful completion of a 200 hour pre-practicum 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 7701Practicum and Seminar in Art Education (PreK-8)

6

or

EARED 7704Practicum and Seminar in Art Education (5-12)

6