Course/Admission Information
Applications to the program are due March 1 for fall admission or November 1 for spring admission. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered if space is still available in the program.
Art MA Program Specifics
Our Art Education Program
The Art MA with Art Education Concentration offers already certified art teachers and individuals not seeking art teacher certification a rich professional development opportunity to further grow as visual arts educators. Your course of study will include art studio, art history, and art education courses with leading art faculty who place emphasis on the complementary relationships between artistic expression, academic inquiry and the teaching of art.
Individuals interested in pre-K–12 art teacher certification should see the Art Education MAT program.
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Apply for Graduate Admission
To begin the process you will need to sign up for an account with CollegeNET. Once you have a CollegeNET account, you will be able to log in any time and see your Activity Log which shows you a personalized status page.
Program/Learning Goals
Upon completion of this program, graduates will have:
- strengthened their art knowledge and art-making skills and will have built upon their foundational art understandings and skills acquired in their undergraduate programs
- expanded and deepened their understanding of art education theory and curriculum development
- enhanced their abilities to research content for art instruction and issues related to art education, develop art curricula and engage in scholarship related to art education
- strengthened their understanding and skills as visual arts education professionals
- increased their capacities to serve as art education advocates and leaders in the field of art education
Program Coordinator
Department of Art
The Department of Art preparesΒ studentsΒ for professional careers, liberal arts careersΒ andΒ graduate study. We also prepare the pre-K-12 art teachers of tomorrow.β€―
- emailartdepartment@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8054
- placeALEX AND ANI Hall
