Visual Arts - Master of Arts in Teaching

Fall Credits: 15

AEDU 509 is required of all students who do not pass the Art Education Department Writing Proficiency Exam with a score of 80 percent or higher. It must be taken and passed in the first semester of full-time enrollment, and it does not fulfill any credit requirements for the MAT program.  Those who score below 70 percent on the Professional Writing Proficiency Exam after completing the Professional Writing course may not continue in the MAT program.

• Graduate Elective Credits: 3 cr

• AEDU 501 - Creative and Cognitive Development Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

• May be taken during either the summer or fall semester

• AEDU 509 - Professional Writing Intensive Credits: 2 cr, 2 hrs
• AEDU 533 - Art and Inclusionary Education Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs; 3 hrs field work (8 weeks)

• This course has a required field placement, and may be taken in either fall or spring semester.

• AEDU 541 - Program Design & Methods: Elementary Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs; 3 hrs field work (8 weeks)

• This course has a required field placement, and may be taken in either fall or spring semester.

• AEDU 606 - Research in Education: Methods and Trends Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

Spring Credits: 15

• Graduate Elective Credits: 3 cr
• Art Education Technology Elective (AEDU 635, 621 or 622)  3 cr

• AEDU 542 - Program Design & Methods: Secondary Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs 8 hours field work

• These courses have a required field placement, and may be taken in either the fall or spring semester

• AEDU 560 - Saturday Practicum Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs field work (10 weeks)

• These courses have a required field placement, and may be taken in either the fall or spring semester

• AEDU 602 - History of Ideas in Art and Museum Education Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

• May be taken during either the summer or spring semester

PRAXIS

Fall Credits: 12

• AEDU 503 - The Art of Teaching Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
• AEDU 561 - Student Teaching: Elementary Credits: 4 cr, hrs vary, 7 weeks

• The two field placements may be taken over two semesters. If this option is elected, the full 15-week seminar that accompanies the field placement must be taken in both semesters.

• AEDU 562 - Student Teaching: Secondary Credits: 4 cr, hrs vary, 7 weeks

• The two field placements may be taken over two semesters. If this option is elected, the full 15-week seminar that accompanies the field placement must be taken in both semesters.

• AEDU 565 - Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary/Secondary Credits: 1 cr, 2 hrs