M.A. in Art (Art Education)
Overview
The Master of Arts in Art with Art Education concentration at JMU is a graduate program for certified art educators dedicated to excellence in teaching and directing comprehensive art education programs in schools, museums, art organizations, or in the private sector. The program includes in-depth analysis of the methods and techniques for teaching studio art, art history, art criticism and aesthetics.
The program promotes graduates who are: 1) dedicated art education professionals 2) articulate art education advocates and 3) charismatic leaders who demonstrate art education as a vital component of general education.
Financial Support
M.A. in Art with Art Education concentration students are accommodated in Duke Hall in the Art Education Center. Students enrolled full-time in the program may receive a Graduate Assistantship or Graduate Teaching Assistantship during their first year of study.
Program Requirements
The candidate must have an art-teaching license and submit three letters of recommendation, a teaching philosophy, a sample lesson plan, and a personal statement as an indication of preparation for graduate study.
The program of study includes nine hours in art education, three hours in art history, three hours in criticism, nine hours in education and/or art education electives (directed study) and six hours of thesis.
Minimum Requirements
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Art Education |
9 |
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Art History |
3 |
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Criticism |
3 |
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Thesis |
6 |
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Education/Art Education Electives |
9 |
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TOTAL |
30 |
Dr. William Wightman
NASAD Coordinator; Art Education MA Coordinator; Professor of Art and Art Education
Dr. Katherine Schwartz
Director of School of Art, Design and Art History, Professor of Art and Art Education
Dr. Adérónké Adésànyà
Professor of Art History
Dr. Sarah Brooks
Professor of Art History
Sukjin Choi
Ceramics Head, Professor of Art
Dymphna de Wild
Assistant Professor of Art, Foundations
Corinne Diop
Associate Director of SADAH, Graduate Director for Art, Photography Head, Professor of Art
Dr. David Ehrenpreis
Professor of Art History
Kyle Hackett
Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing
Richard Hilliard
Professor of Graphic Design
Dr. Beth Hinderliter
Director of Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art; Assistant Professor of Art History
Dr. Laura Katzman
Professor of Art History
R. Mertens
Fiber Arts and Weaving Head, Associate Professor
Dr. John Ott
Professor of Art History
Daniel Robinson
Director of the Institute for Creative Inquiry, Instructor of Art, Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Mark Rooker
Metals & Jewelry Head, Professor of Art
Keenan Rowe
Digital Design and Fabrication Manager, Adjunct Graduate Faculty
Dr. Maureen Shanahan
Art History Area Coordinator, Professor of Art History
Dr. Hannah Sions
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Dr. Wren River Stevens
Associate Professor of Art History, Associate Dean of CVPA
Greg Stewart
Art Area Coordinator, Sculpture Head, Professor of Art
Allyson Mellberg Taylor
Foundations Coordinator, Associate Professor of Art, Foundations
Dr. Karin Tollefson-Hall
Associate Director of SADAH, Art Education Coordinator, Associate Professor of Art Education
Lisa Tubach
Professor of Art, Foundations
Dr. William Wightman
NASAD Coordinator; Art Education MA Coordinator; Professor of Art and Art Education
Susan Zurbrigg
CVPA Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Painting & Drawing Area Head; Professor of Art
