Strengthen your teaching without stepping away from your classroom. EIU's primarily online Art Education M.A. helps licensed art educators deepen their curriculum, assessment, research and creative practice through online study and short, immersive summer studio experiences.
What this program does best:
Complete a part-time graduate degree designed around the schedule of a practicing art teacher | Take fall and spring courses online while building studio skills through short summer intensives at EIU | Apply current research in artistic development, assessment, curriculum, technology and community-based art education
Hands-on opportunities:
Complete eight-day immersive summer studio experiences using EIU's facilities and equipment | Apply new curriculum, assessment, technology and artistic-development approaches within your professional practice | Conduct an independent research project that connects theory with a substantial art education question | Present and defend your research through an oral comprehensive examination
Program overview:
EIU's Online M.A. in Art Education is a part-time, 33-hour program created for licensed art teachers who want to advance professionally while continuing to work. Online fall and spring coursework explores foundations of art education, artistic development across the lifespan, curriculum and assessment, research methods, art and community, creative technology, art history and virtual museums. The program does not lead to initial teacher licensure because applicants must already hold art education licensure. Graduate study remains connected to making. During each summer, students come to EIU for an eight-day immersive studio experience, with independent work completed before or after the campus session. Studio options may include printmaking, clay, digital media, water media, figure study, casting and fiber structures. This format combines the flexibility of online learning with the energy, equipment and community of an intensive studio. The program culminates in an independent research project that applies art education theory and practice to a substantial professional question. Students present and defend the completed project through an oral comprehensive examination. Small cohorts, experienced faculty and a curriculum designed around practicing educators make EIU a strong choice for teachers who want new ideas they can apply, a renewed personal art practice and a graduate credential completed part-time in approximately two years.
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Outcomes
Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Secondary School Teachers | Craft Artists | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators | Photographers
Median Salary for these Professions after 4 Years:
$58,301
