Art Education (ARED) < 闪播福利库 of Arkansas

Art Education (ARED)

Rachel Debuque
Director of the School of Art
Studio and Design Center
479-575-5202

Donal O鈥橠onoghue
Director of Graduate Studies
116 Fine Arts Center
479-575-5202
Email: dodonogh@uark.edu

Degree Conferred:
M.A. in Art Education (AREDMA)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program in Art Education is an accredited, two-year, 33-credit, residency program. As a research-oriented program, it emphasizes theoretical studies and research inquiries in art education and fosters students鈥� personal development as art educators, researchers, and critical, reflexive, and imaginative thinkers. Designed for students seeking to expand and deepen their knowledge of theory and practice in Art Education, our program prepares culturally responsive art educators who are dedicated to developing interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching and research approaches and practices that address current and future issues and needs in the field of art education.聽

Students will study and learn about how art education is conceptualized and practiced across a range of different educational sites 鈥� schools, communities, and museums 鈥� and develop conceptual, inquiry, and analytical approaches for the conduct of research. They are encouraged to pursue artistic and educational research in areas and topics that interest them to contribute new understandings and knowledge to the field of art education and to their own practice as art educators.

Requirements for M.A. in Art Education

Application Process

Prerequisites to Degree Program: An earned bachelor鈥檚 degree with an art education major or its equivalent. Consideration will be given to applicants without an art major concentration who present evidence of knowledge in art education, art/visual culture, art history, art theory, and/or community art practice.聽

Acceptance to the Master of Arts degree program requires a bachelor鈥檚 degree from an accredited institution of higher education, with a grade point average of 3.0 on the last 60 credit hours of academic coursework OR a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. GRE scores are accepted, but not required for entrance into the program.

Admission Requirements

The application is a 2-step process. Each applicant must complete the following steps:

Apply to the Graduate School at the 闪播福利库 of Arkansas at .
Submit the following materials to the School of Art using SlideRoom, a web-based system at聽:
1. A brief statement describing why you are interested in the Master of Arts degree in Art聽Education (300 words).
2. A short autobiographical statement outlining your education, experiences, achievements, and goals for graduate study in art education (500 words)
3. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
4. Optional writing sample, which could include a curriculum sample designed for K-12 classrooms, museum settings, or community learning sites (Maximum of 10 pages)
5. If you have a studio background, a portfolio of 10-20 images (up to 5 of which may be close-up images of details of specific works, especially large scale 2 or 3- dimensional artworks) with the title, medium(s), dimensions, and date.聽 If you are submitting video, provide a website link to sources such as vimeo or YouTube (Size limit 5 MB). SlideRoom has comprehensive instructions for resizing and submitting work online,聽.
6. A PDF of unofficial transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended.
7. Three names and contact information for references who will be submitting letters of recommendation. All letters should be from higher education faculty or professionals who are able to write about the applicant鈥檚 academic and research ability and potential at the graduate level.
8. English Proficiency Test Scores (TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE), if necessary. (See .

Requirements for the Master of Arts in Art Education

础搁贰顿听50003	Introduction to Research Practices and Methodologies in Art Education	3
础搁贰顿听60003	Philosophical Foundations and Histories of Art Education	3
础搁贰顿听50103	Introduction to Critical Theories in Art Education	3
础搁贰顿听60603	Curriculum and Pedagogical Theories in Art Education	3
础搁贰顿听6980痴	Master's Thesis in Art Education	6
Nine graduate credit hours in Art Education (ARED)		9
Three graduate credit hours in any School of Art course outside of Art Education (ARED)		3
Three graduate credit hours outside the School of Art		3
Total Hours		33

Graduate Faculty in the School of Art

Andree, David, M.F.A. (State 闪播福利库 of New York), B.F.A. (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), Teaching Assistant Professor, 2015.
Andree, Kara聽M., M.F.A. (State 闪播福利库 of New York at Buffalo), B.F.A. (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), Instructor, 2016.
Blakinger, John, Ph.D., M.A. (Stanford 闪播福利库), B.A. (Wesleyan 闪播福利库), Associate Professor, Endowed Chair in Art History, 2020.
Brown, Kathy, Ph.D. (闪播福利库 of Houston), M.A. (Eastern Michigan 闪播福利库), B.A. (Wilberforce 闪播福利库), , Endowed Assistant Professor of Art Education, 2023.
Cai, Danqi, M.F.A (闪播福利库 of Tennessee), B.F.A. (Maryland Institute College of Art), Assistant Professor, 2023.
Callander, Adrienne, M.F.A. (Rutgers 闪播福利库), B.A. (Reed College), Assistant Professor, 2017.
Callander, Neil, M.F.A. (Rutgers 闪播福利库), B.F.A. (Indiana 闪播福利库 at Bloomington), Associate Professor, 2017.
Cassiano Alverez, Renata, M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Massachusetts-Dartmouth), Instructor, 2019.
Chioffi, David聽Charles, M.A. (Wesleyan 闪播福利库), B.F.A. (The Rochester Institute of Technology), Professor, 2013, 2019.
Drolen, Rebecca, M.F.A., B.A. (Indiana 闪播福利库, Bloomington), Associate Professor, 2015, 2023.
Edwards, Vincent聽A., M.F.A. (Herron School of Art and Design), B.F.A. (Indiana 闪播福利库), Instructor, 2016.
Gepher, Henry, M.F.A (PennWest Edinboro), B.S.E. (Millersville 闪播福利库), Assistant Professor, 2023.
Greenhill, Jennifer, Ph.D. (Yale 闪播福利库), M.A. (Williams College), B.A. (闪播福利库 of California, Los Angeles), Professor, Endowed Chair in Art History, 2020.
Hapgood, Thomas聽Layley, M.F.A., B.A. (闪播福利库 of Arizona), Associate Professor, 2005, 2012.
Hernandez, Gaby, M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Florida), B.A. (Universidad de Costa Rica), Endowed Associate Professor of Graphic Design, 2021.
Hogan, Adam聽S., M.A, M.F.A (Washington 闪播福利库 in St. Louis), Assistant Professor, 2014.
Hulen, Jeannie, M.F.A. (Louisiana State 闪播福利库), B.F.A. (Kansas City Art Institute), Professor, 2002, 2018.
Jacobs, Lynn聽Frances, Ph.D., M.A. (New York 闪播福利库), B.A. (Princeton 闪播福利库), Distinguished Professor, 1989, 2016.
Kandora, Acadia, M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Arkansas), B.F.A. (Shepherd 闪播福利库), Instructor, 2022.
King, Sam, M.F.A. (Indiana 闪播福利库 at Bloomington), B.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Tulsa), Associate Professor, 2011, 2022.
Lane, Marty聽Maxwell, M.G.D. (North Carolina State 闪播福利库), B.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Illinois at Chicago), Associate Professor, 2014, 2019.
LaPorte, Angela聽M., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State 闪播福利库), M.A. (Arizona State 闪播福利库), B.S. (La Roche College), Professor, 1998, 2016.
Lee, Oh聽Mee, M.A. (闪播福利库 of Oregon), Instructor, 2019.
Levenson, Abra, Ph.D., M.A.(Princeton), B.A. (闪播福利库 of California, Berkeley), Assistant Professor, 2018.
Lopez, Linda聽Nguyen, M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Colorado-Boulder), B.F.A. (California State 闪播福利库-Chico), Associate Professor, 2012, 2023.
McConnell, Mathew聽S., M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Colorado-Boulder), B.F.A. (Valdosta State 闪播福利库), Associate Professor, 2011, 2016.
McMahon, Bree, M.A., B.A. (North Carolina State 闪播福利库), Assistant Professor, 2018.
Mitchell, Marc聽E., M.F.A. (Boston 闪播福利库), Associate Professor, 2014, 2019.
Place, Alison聽L., M.F.A (Miami 闪播福利库), Assistant Professor, 2017.
Posnak, Adam, M.F.A (Louisiana State 闪播福利库 and A&M College), Instructor, 2010.
Pulido Rull, Ana, Ph.D., M.A. (Harvard 闪播福利库), B.A. (National Autonomous 闪播福利库 of Mexico), Associate Professor, 2012, 2018.
Schulte, Christopher聽M., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State 闪播福利库), M.A., B.A. (闪播福利库 of Northern Iowa), , Endowed Associate Professor of Art Education, 2019.
Slone, Ryan聽B., B.F.A (闪播福利库 of Arkansas), Instructor, 2001.
Springer, Bethany聽Lynn, M.F.A. (闪播福利库 of Georgia), B.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 闪播福利库), Professor, 2006, 2022.
Sytsma, Janine聽A., Ph.D. (闪播福利库 of Wisconsin-Madison), M.A. (闪播福利库 of Denver), B.A. (Arizona State 闪播福利库), Assistant Professor, 2016.
Turner, Aaron, M.F.A. (Rutgers State 闪播福利库), B.A. (闪播福利库 of Memphis), Assistant Professor, 2016, 2021.
Yoon-Ramirez, Injeong, Ph.D. (闪播福利库 of Arizona), , Endowed Associate Professor of Art Education, 2017.