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Art and Art History

Graduate Art Education Program

Theses Completed

Program Description

The purpose of the Master's Degree program in art education is to provide students with the opportunity, environment, and resources to explore issues in art education, conduct research on a significant aspect of art education, and enhance their knowledge of art and art education through academic work in art education, studio art and art history courses. The Master of Arts in art education is a thirty-six (36) credit hour program of study. All students in this M. A. program complete required courses, write a thesis proposal, take qualifying examinations, and write a thesis under the direction of a thesis committee.

The Master of Arts in Art Education is designed to prepare three groups of graduate students:

  • Option A: Those students wanting to enhance their knowledge of art education at the elementary and secondary school levels.
  • Option B: Those students interested in learning about and working in the field of art museum education.
  • Option C: Those students desiring to investigate and conduct professional activities in community-based art organizations.

Students interested in adding Texas Art Teacher Certification (EC-12) to their master's degree should hold a degree in studio art or have completed, prior to applying to the master's program and beginning the certification program, a minimum of 21 credit hours in specific foundational studio art courses. (See last page of PDF document M.A. Art Education Admission and Program Guide below.) Certification requires additional coursework in studio art as well as a series of courses in educational methodology, human development, and professional development. Some courses required for certification may also fulfill master's degree requirements.

Admissions Eligibility, Criteria, and Requirements

To apply for the Master of Arts in Art Education, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with an undergraduate major in art education, studio art, or art history. However, special consideration can be given to applicants with related baccalaureate degrees and experience in art teaching or museum education.

Students are admitted to the M.A. in Art Education for both the Fall and the Spring semesters. Application deadlines are January 7 for Fall admission and October 1 for Spring admission. Admissions decisions are made about a month after the application deadline. You must submit materials to two separate offices, Art Education and GIAC. To the Department of Art and Art History (Art Education), you submit in one packet the seven-item list below. To the Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC), you submit the University's online application, fee, official transcripts, GRE scores, and TOEFL or IELTS test scores (international students only.)

For a complete description of the M.A. in Art Education as well as detailed instructions on accessing the online application, course of study, written and oral examinations, program costs and financial assistance, as well as information on resources and the guest lecture series, download and print this PDF document: M.A. Art Education Admission and Program Guide. (pdf)

For additional information on funding graduate study in art education, please see M.A. Art Education Financial Aid.

 

To Department of Art and Art History, submit in one package:

  1. Copies of two scholarly papers that you have written as part of your undergraduate studies.
  2. Statement of purpose stating your goals in undertaking graduate study.
  3. Three (3) letters of recommendation.
  4. Resume including any art education professional organization membership, conference participation, teacher certification, travel, or other related activities.
  5. Photocopy of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, with a 3.0 cumulative gpa.
  6. Photocopy of GRE scores and (TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable.)
  7. A slide portfolio, if studio courses are going to be part of your graduate course of study.

Mail to:

Graduate Coordinator for Art Education
Department of Art and Art History
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station #D1300
Austin, TX 78712-0337

For overnight or package delivery, ship to:

Graduate Coordinator for Art Education
Department of Art and Art History
University of Texas at Austin
Art Building Room 3.320
23rd and San Jacinto Streets
Austin, TX 78712
[512-471-3377]

To Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC), you submit:

  1. Online application: To access the online application, see the detailed instructions in the pdf above.
  2. Fee: $50 for United States citizens and permanent resident, $75 for International students
  3. Official transcripts
  4. GRE scores
  5. TOEFL or IELTS test scores, international students only

Mail to:

Graduate and International Admissions Center
University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, TX, 78713-7608

For overnight or package delivery, ship to:

Graduate and International Admissions Center
University of Texas at Austin
2608 Whitis Avenue
Austin, TX 78712-1534
[512-475-7390]

Contacts

Prospective applicants wishing to visit with Judy Clack about the graduate Art Education program should arrange an appointment in advance of visiting the department. Please see Visiting the Department for detailed information.

Judy Clack - Graduate Coordinator

jclack@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-3377
Fax: 512-471-7801
Office: ART 3.320
Campus Mail Code: D1300

Professor Paul Bolin - Graduate Advisor

pebolin@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5343
Fax: 512-471-7801
Office: ART 3.414
Campus Mail Code: D1300

Professor J. Ulbricht - Assistant Graduate Advisor

j.ulbricht@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512.471.4970
Fax: 512-471-7801
Office: ART 3.402
Campus Mail Code: D1300

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