M.A. Program in Art Education

The program prepares highly qualified teachers of art for elementary and secondary schools and community colleges. The program's strong academic emphasis helps teachers who are creative artists to become highly literate in the history, philosophy, and language of art.

ADMISSION

• Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College. They must have completed the equivalent of the minimum course work in art required for a University of Iowa B.A. or B.F.A. in art and must have a license/certificate to teach art.

• Applications must include a representative portfolio of the applicant's work, consisting of eight slide reproductions of artwork and one example of written work, which may be a paper previously written for a course or an original paper. Deficiencies in undergraduate art or courses recommended for teacher licensure/certification are evaluated following admission so that students can make up required course work concurrent with work for the degree.

LINK TO ON-LINE APPLICATION

https://apply.admissions.uiowa.edu/admissions/login.page

Contact Professor Steve McGuire or Associate Professor Rachel Williams for more information

Steve McGuire

319-335-3011

s-mcguire@uiowa.edu

Rachel Williams

319-335-3012

rachel-williams@uiowa.edu

REQUIREMENTS

The M.A. in art education requires a minimum of 38 s.h. of graduate credit.

The plan of study includes:

• a total of 18 s.h. in studio art and art history (either 12 s.h. of studio art and 6 s.h. of art history, or 12 s.h. of art history and 6 s.h. of studio art);
• a total of 8 s.h. in 07S:367 Seminar: Current Issues in Art Education;
• and a total of 12 s.h. in additional course work, specified after the student begins the program.

M.A. students also must complete a thesis.

 

13 North Hall, Art Education Department, University of Iowa, Iowa CIty, IA, 52242-1223

 

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