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Graduate Program
M.S. in Visual Arts Education (33 credits)*

YEAR ONE - 15 credits

Summer, five weeks (12 credits)

All students take:
1. Graduate Art Seminar (3)
2. Graduate Studio (from existing offerings) (3)
3. Thematic Studio (selected topics) (3)
4. Art History (from existing offerings) (3)

Fall - Spring online (3 credits)
1. Seminar in Art Education (online with 2 on-site meetings) (3)

YEAR TWO - 18 credits

Summer, five weeks (12 credits)

All students take:
1. Graduate Studio (from existing offerings) (3)
2. Thematic Studio (selected topics) (3)
3. Art History (from existing offerings) (3)
4. Research in Art Education (3)

Fall, online (3 credits)
1. Thesis in Art Education I (online with 2 on site meetings)

Spring, online (3 credits)
2. Thesis in Art Education II (online with 2 on site meetings)

PROGRAM CAPSTONE (thesis):
Publishable work of scholarship (research, curriculum) or body of studio work

* Meets NY State requirements for M.S. in Art Ed/Professional Certificate Programs- includes 12 credits linking content with pedagogy (Master's Seminar [3], Research in Art Education [3], Thesis in Art Education [6]). Meets NASAD requirements of 6 credits of art studio and 6 credits of art history/criticism. Meets all NCATE requirements for graduate programs in teacher education.

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