MA Art Education at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Art Education is a bold summer intensive graduate degree designed to advance the professional careers of artists and educators who are committed to democratizing access to high-quality arts education in various settings that include schools, museums, and galleries, as well as community and cultural organizations.

Faculty: College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

The 30 credit hour MA degree capitalizes on synergistic relationships among teaching, arts-based research (ABR), and partnerships with community, school and industry collaborators. A customizable curriculum allows students to tailor their studies to pursue specific interests such as museum studies, creative pedagogy, international arts education, arts writing, and more through 12 credit hour certificates in focal areas of study.

Career pathways

Master of Arts in Art Education graduates will emerge from the program as versatile, creative practitioners with the capacity to transform society as drivers and leaders of change (political, social, economic, and technological). Career opportunities include: teaching in public and private schools (PreK-12 - University);

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Application information

Entry requirements

The deadline for application to the Master of Arts in Art Education program and for scholarship consideration is January 10th of each year. The following application materials are required: UC Graduate Admissions Application Unofficial transcripts that indicate at least a bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 in art, art education, and related subjects 3 letters of recommendation. Recommenders should be people familiar with your academic and professional abilities. The recommenders you list in your online application will receive information via email about submitting their recommendation letter online. Ask your recommenders to provide the following information: who they are their relationship to you why they think you will succeed in the Graduate Art Education Program at the University of Cincinnati A current resume Statement of Intent. Include a statement (up to 500 words) describing the long-term goal to be met by graduate study. Include the following: a general introduction to your goals for graduate study introduction to the work in the portfolio discussion of previous art education experiences explanation of how you would like to creatively develop in graduate school your professional and educational interests (e.g., arts-based research, teaching, galleries, leadership, community arts) whether you are interested in teaching while in graduate school What Art Education faculty do you want to work with and why? Flavia Bastos Vittoria Daiello Kristopher Holland Portfolio in a single PDF file: Twenty (20) images or a URL to your portfolio; Portfolio Image List. Include the title of work, date of work, dimensions, and materials. Samples of writing. May include poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, plays, graphic novels; professional writing, and other genres, including research reports, blogs, and art criticism. Proof of English Proficiency (International Students only) *Applicants interested in receiving University Graduate Scholarships and Graduate Assistantships for their first year in the Master of Arts in Art Education program must also submit a letter that describes the applicant’s qualifications and interest in available GA positions.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

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Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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