M.A. in Art: Track in Community Arts Education

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NY State Program Code: 04111
HEGIS: 1002.00
CIP Code: 50.0799

(42 Credits)

Courtney Weida, Program Director
Blodgett Hall, Room 315
p - (516) 877-4105
f - (516) 877-4097
e - cweida@adelphi.edu

Designed for practicing art educators, the Masters of Arts in Art with a track in Community Arts Education deepens studio practice while building individualized art teaching skills. Drawing from Adelphi’s rich studio resources as its core (such as a leading ceramics facility, printmaking, watercolor painting, fiber arts, and other areas), innovative graduate level Art Education coursework, our unique Exploring the Arts series in interdisciplinary arts education (from Educational Theatre, to Waldorf Education, Autobiography, and many other courses), and Education courses in technology and creativity, this program helps the teaching artist to become a studio professional.

Courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise.

Required Courses

Required courses include Major Creative Project (3credits), 27 elective credits in Graduate Studio Art, 6 elective credits in the Art Education courses, 3 credits in Exploring the Arts, and 3 credits of electives in Graduate Education, giving the 42 total credits needed to graduate.

Art Education Courses

6 credits total - choose 2

EAR (0803) 513 - Exploring the Arts: Visual Art and Special Needs Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 516 - Exploring the Arts: Art, Museums,& Classroom Teachers Credits: 3

Exploring the Arts Elective

3 credits total - choose 1

EAR (0803) 500 - Special Topics: Exploring the Arts Series Credits: 3
Alice Hoffman Young Writers Retreat Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 501 - Exploring the Arts Series: Visual Arts Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 504 - Exploring The Arts Series: Creative Movement Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 505 - Exploring the Arts: Writing our Lives in Networked Age Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 506 - Exploring the Arts: Women in Art and Lit Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 507 - Exploring the Arts: Healing Arts of Spontaneous Painting Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 508 - Exploring the Arts: Creative Dramatics, Pre-K-6 Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 510 - Instruction and Assessment in The Visual Arts Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 515 - Integrating the Arts in Curricula: The Waldorf Method Credits: 3
EAR (0803) 518 - Exploring the Arts: Creative Speech and Storytelling Credits: 3
EDO (0809) 500 - The Art of Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3
Independent Study Options (Graduate Arts Education Electives as approved by advisors)

Education Electives

3 credits total - choose 1

ECH (0807) 652 - Paradigms of Knowing Credits: 3
ECH (0807) 723 - Special Topics Credits: 3
Integrated Curriculum for a Digital Immigrant Nation Credits: 3
ECS (0820) 610 - Creating and Maintaining Family Partnerships: INF/Pre-Schools Credits: 3.00
EDO (0809) 723 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
Urban Education: Challenges and Opportunities
EDT (0858) 501 - Digital Literacies and 21st Century Skills Credits: 3
EDT (0858) 611 - Learning with Video Games Credits: 3
EDT (0858) 612 - Mobile Learning Credits: 3
EDT (0858) 613 - Teaching with Social Media Credits: 3
EDT (0858) 620 - Capstone: Educator’s MultiMedia Studio Credits: 3
EYC (0814) 655 - Children’s Play: A Source of Development and Learning Credits: 3.00
*Additiional Independent Study and other emerging options as approved by advisors
42 credits total (including 3 credits Major Creative Project and 27 credits Graduate Studio Courses from MA in Studio)