The MAT curriculum is designed to be completed on a flexible schedule of study dependent upon student’s personal schedule. Students must complete two practicums to be eligible for student teaching.
Candidates should complete the program within five years of initial enrollment. The MAT degree requires 40 semester credit hours distributed as follows:
| Core Curriculum Courses
AE505 Research Seminar AE510 Survey of Art Education AE540 Technology in Art Education AE530 Strategies for Teaching Art |
10 hours
1 hour 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours |
| Art Education Courses
AE520 Curriculum and Instruction AE561 Art for the Pre-K – Grade 8 Student AE563 Art for the Secondary Student AE560 Art Ed. for Diverse Populations AE560 Educational Psychology |
15 Courses
3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours |
| Visual Foundations
FA601 Studio Workshop Art History Elective |
6 hours
3 hours 3 hours |
| Culminating Courses
Student Teaching Internship AE750 Art Education Thesis |
9 hours
6 hours 3 hours |
| TOTAL: | 40 hours |
