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M.A.T. Art Education

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) is an interdisciplinary degree option within the Teacher Education degree program. The M.A.T. is intended for graduates from accredited colleges or universities with an undergraduate major in humanities or social sciences, and who have few, if
any, formal courses in education available. It only to those individuals who have not earned licensure and who are seeking certification in the teaching field in which they wish to earn the degree.

The program will include graduate work in the teaching pedagogy and professional education course work in advanced coursework in one of the following areas: Social Studies/History, Physical Education, Art Education, English Education, Science Education, Middle Grades, and Mathematics Education. A 3-hour (10 week) Internship is required if the candidate is not
employed as a lateral entry teacher.

The Master of Arts in Teaching degree program was been developed according to Standards for Program Approval by the North Carolina Department of Education. It addresses the North Carolina Masters/Advanced Competencies, which include standards in Instructional Expertise, Knowledge of Learners, Research Expertise, Connecting Subject Matter and Learners, and Professional Development. The graduate program incorporates the conceptual framework that is common to all teacher education programs at UNCP.

Professional Core (12 hrs)
EDN 5660 Applied Educational Research (3 hrs)
EDN 5500 Advanced Educational Psychology (3 hrs)
EDN 5120 Advanced Study of Exceptionality in Children (3 hrs)
EDN 5820 Instructional Development (3 hrs)

Pedagogical Expertise (6 hrs)
EDN 5820 Effective Instructional Practices
ART 5050 The Teaching of Art History in the Art Education Classroom

Professional Development (3 hrs)
ART 5xxx Internship in the Art Classroom (3 hrs)

Art Specialty Area (18 hrs)
ART 5000, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5060

ART EDUCATION COURSES:
ART 5000. Art in the Elementary School (3)

This course is designed to provide the general classroom teacher with various aspects of extending content information with art. Emphasis will be placed upon philosophies associated with elementary school art education, extending content information, art curriculum for the exceptional child, and the use of specific art tools, media, materials, and techniques. Students will acquire competency in instruction and art production to enhance active learning in the classroom.

ART 5010. Survey of Art Education (3)

Provides survey of development of art education and problems in the field by means of a critical inquiry. Trends and Issues are examined. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

ART 5020. Curricula in Art Education (3)

Advanced study of art education curricula, with option for elementary or secondary emphasis. Study of exemplary art programs, standards of quality, curriculum models, curriculum design and construction, concomitant instructional methods, and evaluation. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

ART 5030. Research in Art Education (3)

Studies of appropriate research methodologies, research and selected readings in art education. Includes research procedures in art education, recent studies, areas needing further research, Prerequisite: graduate standing.

ART 5040. History and Philosophy of Art Education (3)

Critical analysis of objectives, current theories, and texts that are shaped by the visual arts, history, philosophy, aesthetics, the behavioral sciences, and recent trends in art education. The sociopolitical currents that have shaped art education, and visual art itself, are examined. Prerequisite: graduate standing

ART 5050. The Teaching of Art History in the Art Education Classroom (3)

Recent theories in the fields of art education concerning curricula in art history. This course includes the development of competency in art history, methods and diverse inquiry procedures. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

ART 5060. Applied Art Education Pedagogy and Production (3)

This course is designed to fulfill MAT: Art Education graduate students' individual and specific needs, especially in studio(s) and/or method(s) courses.

Art 5070. Graduate Studio Concentration (3)

For Thesis Option 2, the student must submit a portfolio of slides of her or his work to indicate his or her competence in selected studio concentration. The Art Department faculty juries the portfolio, and the concentration faculty, Graduate Coordinator, and Department Chair jury work produced in studio area for the graduate exhibit. On approval, the student takes this graduate studio concentration course at least twice. Course is repeatable with consent of the instructor. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

ART 5100. Independent Study (3)

This course is designed to fulfill individual and specific needs of M.A.: Art Education graduate students' particular area of advanced study. Directed reading, research, production and problem solving in the student's area or areas of art studio elective(s) or art studio concentration are carried out by the student at the University and in the field under the supervision of the student's major advisor and instructor. Course is repeatable with consent of the instructor. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and, for Thesis Option II, the student must submit a portfolio of slides of her or his work to indicate his or her competence in selected studio concentration. The Art Department faculty juries the portfolio, and the concentration faculty, Graduate Coordinator, and Department Chair jury work produced in studio area for the graduate exhibit. Course may be repeated.

ART 5810. Internship in K-12 Art Education (3)

Ten week, full-time internship experiences in an off-campus public school setting appropriate for K-12 Art licensure. Prerequisite: Approval of the Art Education Program Director.

ART 6000. Thesis in Art Education (3)

The student prepares a Master's Degree thesis in the area of the student's major under the individual direction of the student's major advisor and thesis committee. Graded on a Satisfactory (Pass [P]), Unsatisfactory (Fail [F]) basis. Prerequisites: Completion of 18 semester hours of graduate work; EDN 5660; permission of the student's major advisor; permission of the Dean of Graduate Studies. The six required hours of thesis credit are earned by registering for this course in two separate semesters.

NOTE: For EDN course descriptions, see listings in the M.A.Ed. program.

Checklist for M.A.T. (word file)
Checklist for M.A.T. (pdf file)

M.A.T. Handbook (word file)
M.A.T. Handbook (pdf file)

 

Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2008

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