The MA with a major in art education offers three separate program options. All options require applicants to have completed a bachelor’s degree in the visual arts or a related field, to be admitted to the Toulouse Graduate School, and to have submitted GRE scores. Additional background requirements depend on the option the applicant intends to pursue, as follows:

• Option I is designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of practicing teachers. The program combines theory, practice and research in an effort to develop leaders in the field and requires that applicants have a valid teaching certificate in art.
• Option II is designed for those who desire careers as educators in an art museum. The program looks at theories and practices that have impacted art museum education and combines the graduate degree with art museum education certification. Option II applicants must have a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of art history, of which 6 must be advanced.
• Option III is designed for those who wish to obtain EC–12 teacher certification in art while acquiring a graduate degree in art education. Option III applicants must have at least 24 semester credit hours of studio work and at least 12 hours of art history, of which 6 must be at the advanced level.

Applicants who do not hold a degree in a visual arts field may be required to take undergraduate leveling courses in the area(s) of deficiency. These courses would have to be completed before beginning any graduate level work in art education.

The MA with a major in art education requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of graduate course work for completion of the degree. Because Options II and III include certification, required course work for these options may reach a maximum of 42 hours. Specific course requirements depend upon which option is pursued and whether or not the student pursues a thesis. Options I and III may be completed with or without a thesis. Students pursuing Option II must complete a thesis unless special permission has been granted from the Department of Art Education and Art History. Any student electing to pursue the non-thesis route must successfully complete AEAH 5849 , MA Project, or additional course work in consultation with the MA advisor.

For detailed program information, see the program web site at www.art.unt.edu.