The MEd in Art Education at Converse University is a 36 hour program that prepares the experienced teacher through coursework, research, and practice pertaining to all areas included in the teaching of elementary and secondary art. The degree is offered in a an online, low-residency format.
The focus is on curriculum development and providing appropriate instructional methods for teaching art, as well as identifying and appropriately serving students in special populations (gifted, underachievers, minorities, special needs, etc.). Comprehending and conducting research along with advanced practice in art-making are facets of the artist/researcher/teacher program and enhance the advanced educational program for professionals in art education.
The mission of the MEd in Art Education at Converse University is to provide advanced knowledge and experiences to the graduate student who holds certification in art at the elementary through secondary school levels for the purpose of advancing the graduate student's competencies as an artist, researcher, teacher, and leader in the field.
- Candidates will demonstrate competencies in art production and art history.
- Candidates will demonstrate an advanced understanding of art education and general education theory.
- Candidates will demonstrate competencies and mastery of teaching
- Candidates will articulate verbal and written mastery of advanced understanding of artistic styles, and principles including their own personal artistic style and how their art impacts their classroom.
Converse’s Online Low-Residency MEd in Art Education is the only art education program of its kind in South Carolina. This two-year program will equip students as exemplary professional artists, researchers, and teachers - and is accessible to busy, practicing teachers anywhere in the state. With this program it is possible to achieve academic and career goals around a student’s personal schedule. The unique low-residency format combines four semesters of online coursework with two, two-week, summer residencies on our Spartanburg, South Carolina campus. Each two-week residency session provides studio skill support and face-to-face collaboration in seminars. The online courses mimic an on-campus atmosphere by providing students with a learning environment in which they can collaborate and interact with the professor and their peers.
A GPA of 3.0 must be maintained in content courses as well as education courses.
Content of Art and Art Education
- ART 500, ART 501, ART 516: Required if equivalent not taken at the undergraduate level.
- ART 502, ART 565: Required for all Graduate MEd Art Education Programs.
Studio Art
Art/Design History
Professional Education
- EDU 500f, EDU 500g: Required