MA General Course Listing

All coursework relates directly to fieldwork and internship through discussion of course development, classroom management and age-appropriate application of educational theory.

The courses that follow reflect the offerings for the 2024-2025 academic year. For additional course details please visit the Registrar page and click on the Graduate Course Listing.

AEG-5020

Educational Foundations

Fall semester: 3 credits

The underlying foundations in education—including the interconnections among history, culture, sociology, psychology, environment and aesthetics—will be examined in this course. Students will situate art and art education within multifaceted contexts as they explore diverse and progressive thinkers, activists and philosophers. The content of the course will also support students in formulating their teaching philosophies and developing conceptual frameworks for their thesis projects.

AEG-5050

Educational Psychology

Spring semester: 3 credits

The study of disabled populations will be emphasized in this course, including theories of human development, social learning, information processing, motivation and mastery, as they apply to the teaching process for students with disabilities, especially in art education. In addition, educational, psychological and intelligence assessments will be discussed. A substantial portion of the course will involve examination of policies and practices in special education.

AEG-5090

Thesis 1

Fall semester: 2 credits

The fundamentals of qualitative inquiry and arts research methodologies will be introduced in this course. Each student will develop a topic, frame a research question, conduct library research and write a working literature review. Theoretical frameworks and methodologies for conducting arts research will be introduced and developed as students finalize their thesis proposals and give presentations.

ATG-5100

Child Art Development

Fall semester: 3 credits

The behavior of children—from birth through pre-adolescence—is the focus of this course. Through case presentations, readings and discussion, we will examine the physical, emotional and intellectual growth of children, and explore psychological and physiological factors, as well as cultural and environmental influences that impact learning, creativity and personality development. Psychopathology and art therapy treatment approaches are included.

ATG-5110

Adolescent Art Development

Spring semester: 3 credits

Adolescent Art Development provides a theoretical framework in which to examine adolescent development in terms of biological, intrapsychic, social and creative processes. Students will learn to facilitate healthy development for diverse adolescent populations through art. The course increases each student’s understanding of the role and impact that trauma, family dynamics, psychiatric diagnosis and the social context have on adolescent development, functioning and artistic expression. Establishing a therapeutic alliance in order to implement art therapy as assessment and treatment with adolescents and in the community is an ongoing area of discussion.

AEG-5115

MA Special Topics

Spring semester: 1 credit

This introductory course will cover a variety of topics relevant to art education in museums and community organizations. It will also cover the fundamentals of designing a curriculum, developing a teaching portfolio and other essential information for art educators.

AEG-5125

Literacy Through Art Education

Fall semester: 2 credits

Through museum visits, writing and exploring multicultural histories in art, this course will address literacy education and the use of art to support learning and literacy. Students will examine art objects within their particular social, historical and cultural contexts, and address their relevance to contemporary sensibilities and diverse populations. Students will also learn how to teach literacy in the art classroom to linguistically diverse children and adolescents.

AEG-5160

Curriculum for Community Engagement

Fall semester: 2 credits

Understanding how the needs of underrepresented populations inform designing art learning experiences will be the focus of this course. Students will gain firsthand experience by teaching weekly workshops for children at a transitional housing center, and will learn about differentiation, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed and restorative justice practices. Students will also design original lessons and consider how they fit within the curriculum.

AEG-5210

Materials and Processes 1

Fall semester: 3 credits

Creative thinking through the exploration of materials and artistic processes is the focus of this course. It will examine how to plan art lessons and assessments for prekindergarten through middle school using backward design. Discussions include a variety of equitable and noncoercive instructional strategies and classroom management approaches that are responsive to student needs and interests, promote autonomy and build community. Students will produce the first draft of a teaching portfolio.

ATG-5240

Adult Art Development

Spring semester: 3 credits

The physical and emotional development of adults will be examined in this course as we explore the psychological and physiological factors involved. Specific emphasis will be placed on the variations of innate personality traits and lived experiences, and how these manifest in behavior and creative expression. Normal development, psychopathology, clinical interventions and art therapy treatment approaches will be included.

AEG-5340

Curriculum: Arts Integrated

Spring semester: 2 credits

This course will focus on developing learning segments and assessments associated with meaningful integration of visual arts with social studies, science, math and English language arts (ELA), which address the necessary skills and learning needs of all learners. Topics include how the New York State Arts Learning Standards and the New York City Blueprint for Arts Teaching and Learning support lesson planning, student engagement and integration of the visual arts with other subject areas.

AEG-5370

Museum Studies: Theory and Practice

Summer 2024 semester: 3 credits

In this course works of art and themes from current exhibitions in museums and galleries will be used as vehicles to discuss school curriculum, personal art practices, and the spaces in between. This inquiry-based course will follow several critical readings that are relevant to educators and artists when considering museums and the works that they present. Topics include the role of museums as part of the community, in/accessibility of museums for a diverse population, and ways to promote critical thinking and observational skills for learners.

AEG-5400

Technology in Art Education

Spring semester: 2 credits

Designed to address issues, challenges and possibilities for the classroom, this course will explore current technological shifts and responses from wide-ranging communities of artists, technologists, makers and educators. Students will develop multimedia projects that involve digital imaging, video, blogging, electronics and digital fabrication as a means of exploring the creative possibilities of new technologies and how they enrich classroom teaching.

AEG-5410

Art Education Internship Seminar

Spring semester: 1 credit

Designed for students who wish to provide art educational opportunities beyond the traditional classroom setting, this seminar will give students an opportunity to reflect on their internship experience with peers, discuss issues and challenges as they arise, and develop both their artist-teacher voice and practice as an independent professional. Students will receive actionable feedback from their instructor and site supervisor. A presentation of their internship experience or issue directly related to the internship mission, to be incorporated in their portfolio website, will be completed by the end of the course.

AEG-5430

Materials and Processes 2

Spring semester: 3 credits

This course will focus on exploring various concepts, materials, media and processes that are used and applied in high school visual art classrooms. The backward design approach to curriculum creation will be used in thinking about student learning outcomes, and in selecting appropriate themes for units and lessons. Students will learn to think deeply about meaningful visual art curriculum design at the secondary school level that meets the needs of a diverse student population. Discussion topics include social justice art, incorporating art from diverse perspectives and using technology for instructional purposes in the art classroom.

AEG-5568

Your Art World

Fall semester: 1.5 credits

This workshop is directed toward artists interested in extending their practice beyond the four walls of their studio and engaging in more expansive forms of support for their fellow artists and the greater arts community. This includes writing criticism, organizing exhibitions, running an exhibition space, participating in an artist collective and collaborating with an arts organization, as well as newer forms of proactive engagement with artists and the public. The primary motivation of an artist’s catalyst is to build a strong, sustainable artist community and facilitate a constructive discourse around art-making and ideas.

AEG-5573

Artist as Educator

Spring semester: 1.5 credits

Many artists choose to teach as a complement to their studio practice, something that keeps them closely connected to the artistic community while forcing them to stay sharp and current. This course will introduce students to the possibilities of teaching—from museum education to K-12 to university studies—and will provide the skills necessary to identify and secure those positions. Time will be spent on the unique and extensive process of applying to college teaching jobs, including the materials required, the process of review and the importance of each required document. Through in-class assignments and peer workshopping, students will leave the course with a final teaching philosophy, cover letter, curriculum vitae and artist’s statement for their teaching packet, as well as an outreach plan.

AEG-5576

Grants and Residencies

Fall semester: 1.5 credits

Grants, fellowships and residencies are an important part of developing an artist’s career. How do you learn about them, how do you apply to them and how do you make a successful application? How do you evaluate which ones are the best fit for you and your goals? We will discuss researching various funding for artists and artist projects. The workshop will address selecting images for applications and how to write statements tailored to the focus of specific funders. Students will complete mock applications for funding and support opportunities. We will look at how to make the most of a residency, research tools available for seeking funding and support, fiscal sponsorship, writing budgets, developing long-term relationships with funders, and more.

AEG-5800

Advanced Studio Art: Teacher as Artist

Summer 2024 semester: 3 credits

This studio course will offer MA/MAT candidates opportunities to reconnect with their art-making practices and develop new works of art. Through reflecting on their growth as artist-teachers, and applying new skills and understanding that they have acquired from their coursework, students will be encouraged to take risks, support and challenge each other, and explore new avenues in their art-making practices. Students will work collaboratively to develop an original theme for an exhibition of their works at the SVA Flatiron Gallery. Course activities include artmaking, peer critiques, presentations, and developing artist-teacher statements.

AEG-5900

Thesis 2

Spring semester: 3 credits

Continuing the work from Thesis 1, students will meet in a workshop style space to create, write, research, discuss and share feedback on their arts research. Through the inquiry process and their own artistic practice, students will produce an art project, with a written support paper and formal presentation. Group critiques and ongoing instructor reviews throughout the writing process provide guidance and support. The presentations will be a culmination of the arts research to be shared with the Art Education community.

MAT General Course Listing

The courses that follow reflect the offerings for the 2024-2025 academic year. For additional course details please visit the Registrar page and click on the Graduate Course Listing.

AEG-5020

Educational Foundations

Fall semester: 3 credits

The underlying foundations in education—including the interconnections among history, culture, sociology, psychology, environment and aesthetics—will be examined in this course. Students will situate art and art education within multifaceted contexts as they explore diverse and progressive thinkers, activists and philosophers. The content of the course will also support students in formulating their teaching philosophies and developing conceptual frameworks for their thesis projects.

AEG-5050

Educational Psychology

Spring semester: 3 credits

The study of disabled populations will be emphasized in this course, including theories of human development, social learning, information processing, motivation and mastery, as they apply to the teaching process for students with disabilities, especially in art education. In addition, educational, psychological and intelligence assessments will be discussed. A substantial portion of the course will involve examination of policies and practices in special education.

AEG-5090

Thesis 1

Fall semester: 2 credits

The fundamentals of qualitative inquiry and arts research methodologies will be introduced in this course. Each student will develop a topic, frame a research question, conduct library research and write a working literature review. Theoretical frameworks and methodologies for conducting arts research will be introduced and developed as students finalize their thesis proposals and give presentations.

AEG-5120

MAT Special Topics

Fall semester: 1 credit

This is an introductory course for MAT students working toward their initial teaching certification in PK-12 visual art teaching. In addition to covering several New York State-mandated workshops for preservice teachers (fire safety, school violence prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, suspected child abuse recognition and autism awareness), this course will also cover the fundamentals of designing a curriculum, developing a teaching portfolio, and other essential information for preservice teachers.

AEG-5125

Literacy Through Art Education

Fall semester: 2 credits

Through museum visits, writing and exploring multicultural histories in art, this course will address literacy education and the use of art to support learning and literacy. Students will examine art objects within their particular social, historical and cultural contexts, and address their relevance to contemporary sensibilities and diverse populations. Students will also learn how to teach literacy in the art classroom to linguistically diverse children and adolescents.

AEG-5160

Curriculum for Community Engagement

Fall semester: 2 credits

Understanding how the needs of underrepresented populations inform designing art learning experiences will be the focus of this course. Students will gain firsthand experience by teaching weekly workshops for children at a transitional housing center. They will learn about differentiation, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed and restorative justice practices. Students will also design original lessons and consider how they fit within the curriculum.

AEG-5210

Materials and Processes 1

Fall semester: 3 credits

Creative thinking through the exploration of materials and artistic processes is the focus of this course. It will examine how to plan art lessons and assessments for prekindergarten through middle school using backward design. Discussions include a variety of equitable and noncoercive instructional strategies and classroom management approaches that are responsive to student needs and interests, promote autonomy and build community. Students will produce the first draft of a teaching portfolio.

AEG-5250

Student Teaching in Elementary and Middle Schools

Fall semester: 2 credits

In this weekly seminar students will unpack the student-teaching experience, discussing various challenges and classroom-related issues. Topics include: culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, lesson planning and assessment, universal design for learning (UDL), social emotional learning (SEL). Students will keep journals and visual documentation of their student teaching, which will become sources of learning and reflection.

AEG-5260

Student Teaching On-Site Supervision: Elementary and Middle Schools

Fall semester: no credit

Graduate students are paired with cooperating teachers in elementary and/or middle schools to observe classes, and to prepare and teach their own lessons. This concentrated, hands-on teaching experience is central to the MAT program. Evaluation by the instructor and cooperating teacher will be given throughout the course.

AEG-5280

Student Teaching in Secondary Schools

Spring semester: 2 credits

In this weekly seminar students will unpack the student-teaching experience, discussing various challenges and classroom-related issues. Topics include: diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); curriculum design and assessment; résumés; cover letters; interviews. Students will keep journals and visual documentation of their student teaching, which will become sources of learning and reflection.

AEG-5290

Student Teaching On-Site Supervision: Secondary Schools

Spring semester: no credit

Graduate students are paired with cooperating teachers in high schools to observe classes, and to prepare and teach their own lessons. This concentrated, hands-on teaching experience is central to the program. Evaluation by the instructor and cooperating teacher will be given on an ongoing basis.

AEG-5340

Curriculum: Arts Integrated

Spring semester: 2 credits

The course will focus on developing learning segments and assessments associated with meaningful integration of visual arts with social studies, science, math and English language arts (ELA), which address the necessary skills and learning needs of all learners. Topics include how the New York State Arts Learning Standards and the New York City Blueprint for Arts Teaching and Learning support lesson planning, student engagement and integration of the visual arts with other subject areas.

AEG-5370

Museum Studies: Theory and Practice

Summer 2024 semester: 3 credits

In this course works of art and themes from current exhibitions in museums and galleries will be used as vehicles to discuss school curriculum, personal art practices, and the spaces in between. This inquiry-based course will follow several critical readings that are relevant to educators and artists when considering museums and the works that they present. Topics include the role of museums as part of the community, in/accessibility of museums for a diverse population, and ways to promote critical thinking and observational skills for learners.

AEG-5400

Technology in Art Education

Spring semester: 2 credits

Designed to address issues, challenges and possibilities for the classroom, this course will explore current technological shifts and responses from wide-ranging communities of artists, technologists, makers and educators. Students will develop multimedia projects that involve digital imaging, video, blogging, electronics and digital fabrication as a means of exploring the creative possibilities of new technologies and how they enrich classroom teaching.

AEG-5430

Materials and Processes 2

Spring semester: 3 credits

This course will focus on exploring various concepts, materials, media and processes that are used and applied in high school visual art classrooms. The backward design approach to curriculum creation will be used in thinking about student learning outcomes, and in selecting appropriate themes for units and lessons. Students will learn to think deeply about meaningful visual art curriculum design at the secondary school level that meets the needs of a diverse student population. Discussion topics include social justice art, incorporating art from diverse perspectives and using technology for instructional purposes in the art classroom.

AEG-5640

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

Fall semester: no credit

This workshop is designed to fulfill the harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention training required for certification under the Dignity for all Students Act (DASA).

AEG-5760

Teaching Inquiry 1

Fall semester: no credit

This course prepares students for the creation of a teacher portfolio, framed by inquiry into their planning, instruction and assessment of students in the arts classroom. These will be explored through the work of major educators in the field of instruction, assessment and inquiry and the development of a portfolio of work.

AEG-5765

Teaching Inquiry 2

Spring semester: no credit

This is the second part of a two-semester course. This semester prepares students for the creation of a teacher portfolio, framed by inquiry into their planning, instruction and assessment of students in the arts classroom. These will be explored through the work of major educators in the field of instruction, Universal Design of Learning (UDL) and inquiry and the development of a portfolio of work.

AEG-5790

NYSTCE Preparation 1: Visual Arts Content Specialty Test

Spring semester: no credit

This course prepares students to take the New York State teacher certification exam, Content Specialty Test (CST) in Visual Arts, which is required for New York State teacher art certification. Test-taking strategies will be discussed, and several sample exams will be given.

AEG-5795

NYSTCE Preparation 2: Educating All Students

Spring semester: no credit

This course prepares students to take the New York State teacher certification exam, Educating All Students Test (EAS), which is required for New York State teacher art certification. Test-taking strategies will be discussed, and several sample exams will be given.

AEG-5800

Advanced Studio Art: Teacher as Artist

Summer 2024 semester: 3 credits

This studio course will offer MA/MAT candidates opportunities to reconnect with their art-making practices and develop new works of art. Through reflecting on their growth as artist-teachers, and applying new skills and understanding that they have acquired from their coursework, students will be encouraged to take risks, support and challenge each other, and explore new avenues in their art-making practices. Students will work collaboratively to develop an original theme for an exhibition of their works at the SVA Flatiron Gallery. Course activities include artmaking, peer critiques, presentations, and developing artist-teacher statements.

AEG-5900

Thesis 2

Spring semester: 3 credits

Continuing the work from AEG-5090, Thesis 1, students will meet in a workshop-style space to create, write, research, discuss and share feedback on their arts research. Through the inquiry process and their own artistic practice, students will produce an art project, with a written support paper and formal presentation. Group critiques and ongoing instructor reviews throughout the writing process provide guidance and support. The presentations will be a culmination of the arts research to be shared with the Art Education community.

MA / MAT Art Education Curriculum