Master of Arts in Art Education graduates will emerge from the program as versatile, creative practitioners with the capacity to transform society as drivers and leaders of change (political, social, economic, and technological). Career opportunities include: teaching in public and private schools (PreK-12 - University); teaching in after-school art and design outreach programs; engaging in short- and long-term artist educator residencies; teaching in museums and community centers; leading community engagement and activism projects; teaching the use of cutting edge creative technology; overseeing community maker/hacker spaces as pedagogical and technological leaders; establishing creative community centers to engage in educational projects (e.g. Elementz, Leaves of Learning, Hive 13, etc.); teaching in creative healthcare and aging centers; conduct creative curriculum design for organizations and business; designing websites and online programs; developing and implementing public art projects and many others.
the Master of Arts in Art Education...
is a boldly designed Master’s degree in creative thought and action in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). The Master of Arts in Art Education prepares today’s teachers and future educators to address ongoing social change.
our mission...
is to educate artists, designers, architects, and creative practitioners to teach visual arts and design in diverse settings that include public and private schools (kindergarten through university-level), museums, community programs, corporate settings, hospitals, long-term care facilities and rehabilitation centers. Professionally trained creative educators can facilitate transformative experiences for all learners, activating connections between art & design in the everyday and harnessing the power of imagination to address current issues.
The 30-36 credit hour MA degree capitalizes on synergistic relationships among teaching, arts-based research (ABR), and partnerships with community, school and industry collaborators.
A customizable curriculum allows students to tailor their studies to pursue specific interests such as museum studies, creative pedagogy, international arts education, arts writing, and more through 12 credit hour certificates in focal areas of study. Connecting art and education theory with experiential learning, the program prepares individuals to be effective teachers, lifelong learners, flexible thinkers and creative problem-solvers.
some notable features about the MA program @ DAAP include:
(1) Advantageous location within the College of DAAP, situated within Research I University; Work with world class faculty and resources
(2) Experiential learning emphasis and UC’s powerful cooperative education platform;
(3) Leading-edge, transdisciplinary research and collaborations: i.e., Urban Futures, Digital Media, Livewell Collaborative.
(4) Customizable curriculum that supports creative approaches for addressing emergent and unscripted challenges across cultures.
upon completion, graduates will be able to...
Institute Innovative Pedagogy to develop creative ways to teach, not just art content, but integrated visual arts techniques into other fields including the STEM disciplines. This addresses a currently identified need.
Demonstrate Teaching and Research Skills that don’t just translate, but transform the world via arts-based research, collaboration, and reflective practicesto actively solve problems and implement real world solutions via design, art, and architecture.
Establish the Practice of Agency to be critically reflective and responsive educators, designers, artists, directors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and developers.
Exemplify a Collaborative Ethos to create an ‘open-thinking’ mindset to teach and work with varied stakeholders across disciplinary lines, forming innovation teams in industry settings and entrepreneurial situations.
Promote leadership in Creative Teaching and Inquiry. Recognize and establish education and inquiry practices in multiple settings in industry and academia and to become thought leaders for organizations.
Generate Spaces of Critical Education Play by creating teaching and learning spaces or ‘laboratories’ (innovation spaces, maker spaces, hacker spaces, etc.) that support the development of creative teaching and research.
