MASTER OF ARTS IN
ART EDUCATION saic.edu/maae
SAIC’s Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE) program educates exceptional artists, designers, teachers, curators, educators, and activists while contributing to the creation of a culture that values diversity, creativity, and social justice. MAAE students pursue research and fieldwork in established art education settings, and in fields such as environmentalism, social practice, science, health, human rights, and literacy. The program is comprised of theoretical, academic, and practical experiences that prepare degree candidates for a wide range of creative and cultural contexts.
Graduate Admissions 36 South Wabash Avenue, suite 1201 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone 312.629.6100 / 800.232.7242 Fax 312.629.6101 gradmiss@saic.edu
Application Deadline: January 15 For application requirements, visit saic.edu/apply/maae
Students actively engage in professional practice during their course of study through a fieldwork component directly related to the individual student’s interests. Recent MAAE students have worked at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago Public Schools, Street-Level Youth Media, Insight Arts, Rumble Arts Center, South Side Community Art Center, Young Chicago Authors, The Resource Center, Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare, Harold Washington Library, Birmingham Southern College, Storycatchers Theatre, and NEXT.cc.
FACULTY ADAM GRETEMAN OLIVIA GUDE ANDRES L. HERNANDEZ DREA HOWENSTEIN NICOLE MARROQUIN JOHN PLOOF JAMES ELNISKI
For complete faculty listing visit: saic.edu/maae
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
Required Art Education Seminars
6
ARTED 5103 Social Theory for Artists & Cultural Workers (3) ARTED 5105 Ethical and Pedagogical Issues (3)
Art Education Seminars
9
Choose three of the following:
ARTED 4045 Eco D: Designing Design Education (3) ARTED 5030 Museum as Critical Curriculum (3) ARTED 5109 Dialectical Practices in Research & Cultural Production (3) ARTED 5116 Interpretation: Exploring Meaning & Identifying Bias (3) ARTED 5210 Cyberpedagogy Lab (3) ARTED 6030 Museum Education: History, Theory and Practice (3)
Art History
Interest Group for the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Olivia Gude, Angela Paterakis Professor of Art Education, was awarded the National Art Education Association’s 2014 Manuel Barkan “article of the year” award for New School Art Styles: the Project of Art Education. Gude’s research focuses on the collaborative reimagining of the culture and curriculum of art education. She is the author of a white paper for Americans for the Arts on Public Art and Art Education. Gude has presented keynotes in Singapore, Korea, Denmark, Canada, and 22 U.S. state art education conferences.
Drea Howenstein, Professor, participated in the Transition Design Symposium, and thinktank, at Dartington, Devon England. Recent activities include: a Terra Foundation grant to co-chair a 3-day symposium on The Wall of Respect, local co-chair for Learn x Design International Conference, in conjunction with Design Research Society, and Cumulus International Design Association. Recent presentations include: Museum of Contemporary Art, Doris Salcedo retrospective gallery tour; panelist, Chicago as the Good City: Design from the Bottom Up, Chicago Design Museum; co-presenter with Victor Margolin, The Insider’s Tour of Chicago, for international design professionals.
John Ploof, professor, delivered a keynote address at the Hainan International Art Biennale, Sanya, China in 2016 and presented his current research at The Society for Art Education of Korea (SAEK) International Conference, Seoul, Korea; the National Art Education Association (NAEA); and the Art Education Research Institute (AERI). He was an invited visiting artist and lecturer at The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, China, and led interactive workshops on art and social justice at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, and Lake Forest College, USA. Ploof co-authored a chapter on his collaborative research for Pedagogical Globalization: Traditions, Contemporary Art and Popular Culture of Korea, a publication of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA).
3
ARTHI 5002 Graduate Survey of Modern & Contemporary Art (3)
Emphasis Area Electives*
9
Choose three courses in any combination of:
Art Education Art History, Theory, and Criticism (4000-level and above) Arts Administration and Policy Design Education Exhibition Studies Fieldwork/SAIC internship Historic Preservation Liberal Arts Studio Writing
Professional Core * Emphasis area electives are chosen in consultation with the program director or faculty advisor. A minimum of six credits of electives must be at the graduate level.
9
ARTED 6105 Fieldwork (3) ARTED 6109 Thesis I: Research Methodologies (3) ARTED 6110 Thesis II: MAAE (3) Completion of the thesis
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
36
Adam J. Greteman, Assistant Professor and Program Director, had recent articles in The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, Studies in Philosophy and Education, and Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. He is the co-author of The Pedagogies and Politics of Liking (Routledge, 2017) and author of the forthcoming book Thriving: Gender and Sexuality in Education (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2018). He is the current Co-Chair for the Queer Special