Art Education
saic.edu/maae
The Master of Arts in Art Education program prepares artists, activists, designers, teachers, educators, and other professionals to be creative agents of social, cultural, and educational change. The program equips graduates to break out of the status quo and create meaningful, critical, and transformative, non-traditional educational experiences through art.
Expansive educational focus
The 36-credit hour program reflects the expanding art and design education field, preparing students for careers in the arts, educational and social service institutions, museums, galleries, public and private universities, cultural centers, community-based organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The focus is wide-ranging, including contemporary cultural production, socially engaged art and design practices, curriculum design, social justice teaching practices, audience advocacy, museum education, exhibition development and interpretation, and activism.
Flexible, customized curriculum
Students can choose full or part-time enrollment. Working closely with the program’s director and other faculty, students create a personalized curriculum plan related to their area of interest and career goals. MAAE students pursue research and fieldwork in established art education settings and engage with issues of environmentalism, social practice, science, health, human rights, and literacy. The program culminates in a fieldwork project and final thesis.
Community-based teaching
Studio and project-based courses are balanced with opportunities to work with various communities, audiences, and organizations through internships and fieldwork. Students develop arts-based projects, teach in community settings, and facilitate cultural programming. In addition, visiting professionals share innovative strategies for combining arts experiences, community engagement, and social activism.
For more information on the program and admissions requirements, please visit:
saic.edu/maae
Chicago as your campus
Chicago provides students with a diverse artistic and cultural backdrop for their studies. During their research, students have opportunities to engage in professional practice with established and emerging art education settings.
ADAM J. GRETEMAN
ANDRES L. HERNANDEZ
MELITA MORALES
JOHN PLOOF
SARAH ROSS
For complete faculty listing visit: saic.edu/maae
Application Process
Submit:
› Online application
› Official college transcripts
› Statement of purpose
› Letters of recommendation
› ePortfolio
› Résumé
› ARTED 5103 Social Theory for Artists & Cultural Workers (3)
› ARTED 5105 Ethical and Pedagogical Issues in Art Education (3)
Art Education Courses
Choose three from the list 9
› ARTED 4010 LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue (3)
› ARTED 4051 Decolonizing Time Travel (3)
› ARTED 4045 Eco Design (3)
› ARTED 5011 Curriculum Theory, Pedagogy, and Possibilities (3)
› ARTED 5106 Art in Community: Special Topics (3)
› ARTED 5028 Art as a Social Force: Collaboration (3)
› ARTED 5030 Museum as Critical Curriculum (3)
› ARTED 5109 Dialectical Practices in Research & Cultural Production (3)
› ARTED 5116 Interpretation: Exploring Meaning (3)
› ARTED 5118 Teaching Art at the College Level (3)
› ARTED 5125 Doing Democracy (3)
› ARTED 5200 Cyberpedagogy (3)
› ARTED 6100 Cultural Approaches to Production (3)
› ARTED 6030 Museum Education: History, Theory & Practice (3)
› ARTHI or VCS chosen to support research interests, approved during MAAE advising
Electives
Choose 3 courses from any of the following areas at SAIC 9
› Art Education; Architecture, Interior Architecture, Designed Objects; Art History, Theory, and Criticism; Arts Administration and Policy; Design Education; Exhibition Studies; Internship/CAPX Elective Internship; Historic Preservation; Liberal Arts; Visual and Critical Studies; Studio; Writing
› ARTED 6105 Thesis Projects (3)
› ARTED 6109 Thesis I: Projects (3)
› ARTED 6110 Thesis II: MAAE (3)
› Completion of the thesis
Theses can be found at the SAIC Thesis Repository (digitalcollections.saic.edu/thesis) and the Flaxman Library catalog.
