Curriculum

The MA in Art+Education, Initial Certification is a 30-credit Master's degree that leads to eligibility for Initial Certification in New York state to teach Visual Art (grades K-12). This program connects theory with practice, balancing critical inquiry about teaching and artmaking with hands-on experiences in school and community-based programs. The Art+Education program is grounded in core values about why and how we teach, make art, and participate in social change. Students complete fieldwork throughout the program including student teaching placements in Elementary and Secondary schools, as well as the Visionary Studios: Saturday Workshop program.

Art+Education Program Goals

1. Examine the ways that art making and the teaching of art are grounded in power structures situated within social, political, and cultural institutions and history. 
2. Understand that art and education are forms of knowledge production that allow us to make meaning about the world based on our experiences of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability; this knowledge can help us represent the world, as well as transform it.
3. Design methods for teaching art and enacting artistic interventions that support critical thinking, creative inquiry, and social change inspired by contemporary approaches to art making, analyzing works of historical and current art, and social activism.
4. Demonstrate the ability to be reflective practitioners and effective researchers who understand that theory informs practice and practice must be theorized.
5. Empower persuasive cultural advocates and community leaders able to articulate the importance of art in schools, institutions, and society at large.