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Graduate Requirements
The M.Ed. in Art Education emphasizes academic mastery of Art Education with a research paper or thesis requirement. We have designed two programs; one is designed for graduate students who are already certified in art education, and the other offers a program for art education graduate students to earn their degree and K-12 teacher certification.

Individuals admitted to the program who are certified are required to be certified art teachers within one of the fifty states; non-United States citizens must provide proof that they have met the requirements to teach art in their respective countries.

These programs attract talented, dedicated, and self-motivated graduate students who wish to become more informed about pedagogy and professional research. The conceptual framework advocates a model of art education that encourages graduate students to become leaders in their field. "Teacher as Instructional leader" is Mansfield University's theme for advanced teacher education. Students must have an undergraduate GPA: 3.0 or above to be admitted to the program. Interested students must also submit and pass a portfolio review.
Below is a course outline for the on-campus M. Ed. Art Education and M. Ed. Art Education with certification programs.
Core Art Education Courses–12 credits
ARE  5534 Applications of Aesthetic Theory              
ARE  5535 Art for Students with Diverse Needs         
ARE  5536 History & Philosophy of Art Education       
ARE  5537 Art Across the Curriculum                    
Studio Requirements–6 credits
ART 55** Any graduate level studio choice (2)              
Art History Requirements–6 credits
ART 55** Any Graduate Level Art History Course  (2)
Research/Thesis/Exhibition–6-9 credits
ARE 5594 Qualitative Methods of Research in Arts Education
Choose one:
ARE 5598 Research Paper (must take 3 hour elective)
or
ARE 5599 Thesis                                              
or
ART 5596 Graduate Exhibition                    
ELECTIVES (3 credits if Research Paper is chosen)
ARE 5540 Art in the Community                      
EDTL 603 Educational Assessment Strategies
EDTL 604 Designing Assessments Using Performance Standards
EDTL 609 Classroom Management and Control
EDTL 618 Understanding the Role of Cognition and Social Skills in the Classroom
ED 5505 Educational Psychology (MU Summer)
Total 33 Credits
ART STUDIO ELECTIVES (12 semester hours maximum)
ART 5548 Drawing
ART 5501 Painting
ART 5512 Crafts
ART 5513 Water Based Media
ART 5518 Photography
ART 5530 Digital Photography
ART 5531 Printmaking
ART 5545 2-D Fibers
ART 5546 3-D Fibers
ART 5550 Figure Drawing
ART 5551 Metalcraft
ART 5571 Ceramics
ART 5581 Sculpture
ART 5593 Special Topics
ART HISTORY (6 semester hours maximum)
ARH 5501 Cultural Origins of Art
ARH 5503 Art of the 15th & 16th Centuries
ARH 5504 Major Trends in the Art of the 17th & 18th Centuries
ARH 5505 Major trends in Modern Art
ARH 5507 Empires of the World Through Art
ARH 5508 Art and Mythology of Ancient Greece
ARH 5510 Woman in Ancient Greek Art
ARH 5520 Art of the Americas
ARH 5527 Major Trends in Architecture
ARH 5528 Major Trends in American Art
ARH 5529 Major Trends in the Graphic Arts