Art Education Grades K-12 (Initial Certification), M.A.T.

Program Contact

Ritu Radhakrishnan, Program Coordinator
110 Wilber Hall
315-312-4061
ritu.radhakrishnan@oswego.edu

The Art Education Grades K-12 (Initial Certification) program is in the Curriculum and Instruction Department, which is one of six departments in the School of Education. Visit the program admissions page to apply.

Program Description

Students with a Bachelor of Fine Arts or at least 72 credits in a range of fine arts areas are eligible for this program. This program explores children’s developmental art processes and explains why art education is so important in today’s schools. Throughout your coursework and student teaching experiences, you will develop as a teacher from day one.

Two student teaching placements will prepare you to recognize the importance of culturally relevant teaching and incorporate relevant art and art history into your classes and schools. This program is intended for graduates of fine arts or equivalent programs who are priming for initial teaching certification to teach art in public schools at all grade levels.

Art Education, All Grades Initial Certification Program (42 cr)

A. Pedagogical Core (15 cr)

EDU 501 - Inquiry into Educational Foundations Credit: 3
EDU 514 - The Education of Diverse Populations Credit: 3
AED 530 - Methods in Art Education K-12 Credit: 3
LIT 507 - Literacy in the Disciplines Credit: 3
SPE 504 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit: 3

B. Art Core ( 9 cr)

Select one of the following two courses: (3 cr)

ART 508 Graduate Graphic Design—Print Media Credit: 3
ART 509 Graduate Multimedia Credit: 3

Select two graduate art studio electives (6cr)

C. Professional Core (6 cr)

ART 571 - Research Problems in Art History Credit: 3-9 (3 cr max)
AED 560 - Art Education Action Research Credit: 3

D. Student Teaching (12 cr)

AED 540 - Childhood Art Practicum and Student Teaching Credit: 3
AED 550 - Adolescence Art Practicum and Student Teaching Credit: 9

Additional Information

Candidacy

Students accepted to the MAT Art Education program must apply for Degree Candidacy after completing 12 to 18 credit hours of their program; any course work taken in excess of 18 credits is liable to forfeiture. A GPA of 3.0 or better is required to qualify for degree candidacy status. A meeting with the program advisor prior to application for candidacy is highly recommended so as to reach agreement on appropriate courses. Submit the completed candidacy application to the Graduate Office; the application and a current transcript is forwarded to the advisor. Students will then receive a letter advising them of their status.