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 accelerated master's degree program is part of a dual degree program that can be completed in five and a half years. With an M.Ed. in Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8 or 5-12), students are prepared to become highly capable artists working successfully as licensed visual art teachers in public schools and in 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.
Note: Students apply for acceptance into the accelerated master's degree program below by early spring of their sophomore year. A maximum of nine graduate-level credits earned during the junior and senior years of undergraduate study can be applied toward the master's degree. However, students must successfully complete their undergraduate program with conferral of the bachelor's degree before beginning the master's degree component.
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, and 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):
Prerequisites: Completion of a 100 hour pre-practicum experience and all practicum documentation (including applicable MTEL score reports); practicum application submitted by April 1 for Fall or November 1 for Spring; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; completion of all pre-practicum courses with no outstanding incomplete or failing grades. This full time, semester-long experience requires an accompanying seminar course and includes a field experience fee and 6 credits of tuition. Field Placement Office must approve all practicum placements.
| 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 |