Art Education MEd
The Education Masters in Art Education is designed to provide advanced professional preparation for art teachers, curriculum supervisors, and other professionals who are conversant with contemporary art and cultural theory as well as best educational and artistic practice. No thesis is required.
The majority of applicants to the program are certified to teach art before they begin graduate study, but highly qualified applicants with certification-related deficiencies are considered for admission.
Resources in Art Education
The campus provides excellent libraries, museums, distinguished faculty, and ready access to electronic information systems. Opportunities for professional enhancement are plentiful. The School of Art + Design’s Saturday School for children offers an on-site opportunity for graduate research. The internationally respected journal, Visual Arts Research, is published through the Art Education division. This publication is edited by faculty with the help of graduate students. National Symposia and conferences are hosted, and notable teachers and researchers are frequently brought to campus to work with graduate students. In addition to the extensive educational programs and activities throughout the University are available to students, available resources include the following:The Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, an extensive collection of more than 120,000 volumes, 35,000 microforms, 33,000 serials, and a wide selection of videos
The Education and Social Science Library, the home of nearly 150,000 volumes, 556,000 microforms, and 2,000 serials
The Krannert Art Museum, including an archive of over 8,000 works of art and rotating exhibitions of traditional and innovative art works
The Spurlock Museum, a facility highlighting the diversity of cultures around the globe and housing an intriguing array of artistic objects culled from societies past and present, near and far
These resources will supplement the education offered by our accomplished faculty. Faculty interests include:
Curriculum development
Visual culture
Emerging technologies
Multiculturalism
Globalization
Spiritual practice
Social contexts shaping art education
Community-based art education
Art practices for marginal populations
Core Faculty
Juan Carlos Castro
Robin Douglas
Paul Duncum
Adjunct Faculty
Michael J. Parsons
