Visual Arts Education - MA

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Coordinator

Lori Kent
(212) 650-3751
Art and Art History Advisement Office, North Building 11th floor
lken@hunter.cuny.edu

The School of Education offers two master’s degree programs for NYS certification for visual arts teachers. These programs focus on practical approaches to the teaching of visual arts education, while also providing graduate coursework in the foundations of education and in general education curriculum and content in grades PreK-12. Both programs leads to NYS certification in Visual Arts PreK-12.

Program 1 (Academic Plan: VSARTED-MA) is for those with no prior NYS certification.

Program 2 (Academic Plan: VAEDPC-MA) is for those with prior NYS certification.

Admissions Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.5 and a major in visual arts. For applicants with an MFA or other graduate degree, a GPA of at least 3.5.
General education core in the liberal arts and sciences to include: artistic expression; communication; information retrieval; concepts in history and social sciences; humanities; a language other than English; scientific and mathematical processes; and written analysis and expression.
9 credits of art history
24 credits in studio art
Two professional references.
A personal statement.
A digital portfolio of 20 examples of artistic works is submitted as part of the application
An interview by faculty for qualified applicants.
Submission of official score report on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), except applicants who are certified teachers or school administrators and hold a graduate degree.
Program 2 Applicants Only: NYS teaching certificate.

Progress Standards

A. 12-credit Progress Standards

Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to continue in the program.
Students with more than one course grade below B in the first 12 credits will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Students who receive a grade of F in any course in the first 12 credits will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Students with one grade of IN (Incomplete) within the first 12 credits are restricted from registering for more than one additional course. Those with two or more INs will not be allowed to register for any courses.
Note: It is recommended that when not enrolled in any course students take an official leave of absence to complete their INs

B. Fieldwork Benchmarks

All field experiences and student teaching will take place in New York City public schools.
Any student who receives a grade of B-, C+ or C in a supervised field experience or student teaching or practicum course must apply to the chairperson of the department for permission to repeat that course, which may be repeated only once. Any student who receives a grade of F or WU may not reregister and will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Student teaching and practicum courses listed as “by permission only” will require that students have passed the EAS and the relevant CST certification exams.
Students must have no outstanding IN grades or admissions conditions in order to be given permission for registration.

Course of Study

Academic Plans

Program 1: VSARTED-MA
Program 2: VAEDPC-MA

Total Credits

VSARTED-MA: 44
VAEDPC-MA: 30-31

Program 1

Program 1 (Academic Plan: VSARTED-MA)

For students with no prior NYS certification

Program 2

Program 2 (Academic Plan: VAEDPC-MA)

For students with prior NYS certification

ARTH 62100 - Modern Art I
ARTH 73400 - Theory and Criticism of Art
ARTH 78000 - Special Topics in Art
ARTCR 75100 - Special Topics in Studio Art taken twice with different topics, 6 cr.
- Plus -
- Electives in ARTH or ARTCR
ARTED 71000 - Methods for Childhood Art Education - Grades PreK-6
ARTED 71100 - Methods of Teaching the Visual Arts Grades 7-12
- Plus -
ARTED 71200 - Student Teaching in the Visual Arts Grades Pre-K-12
- Or -
- ARTED 713.10 Practicum in the Visual Arts PreK-6 (2 credits)
- And -
- ARTED 713.20 Practicum in the Visual Arts Grades 7-12 (2 credits)

Exit Requirements

An overall GPA of 3.0
Students must complete the Dignity for All Students Act (anti-bullying) workshop.
Students will develop a professional teaching portfolio that is a cumulative effort, integrating course and fieldwork throughout the program. In particular, students will be expected to integrate their artistic development with their growth and development as arts educators. Teacher candidates will be expected to connect these elements through critical reflection. Students will work with their instructors throughout their course of study on the portfolio. Students will arrange for a presentation and final review of their work during the last semester of the program.
Program 2 students must maintain valid and appropriate NYS certification.