Graduate Degree
Master of Arts in Art Education
MA Requirements download requirementsnew Master of Arts in Visual Arts Education
new MA Requirements download requirementsUndergraduate Degree
Visual Arts Education (VAED)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) plus teaching certification (LQ)
Secondary Certification, K-12 Endorsement*New* For self-paced advising, please download the Visual Arts Education Undergraduate Advising PDF (352 KB) and Advising Form in PDF (61 KB). The free Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files is available at the Adobe web site.
For admission information, please visit Eastern Michigan University's Office of Admissions web site.For the post-baccalaureate teacher certification admission requirements, please visit the Post-Baccalaureate Students page on the College of Education web site.
Visual Arts Education Program Requirements:
(1) Basic Studies (47 or 36 cr. hrs.)
General Education Program requirements PRIOR to FALL 2007
General Education Program requirements Effective FALL 2007 and After
(2) Major Content Area (54 cr. hrs.)
Art studio and art history
Foundation Area (3 cr. hrs. each)
Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Design, 3D Design, Life Drawing, Non-Western Art History*, Art History Survey I or II, 19th Century Art, and 20th Century ArtMedia Electives (3 cr. hrs. each)
Elect 6 from the following 11 mediums. Of the 6 media, you must have at least 2 from the 3D-media category.
3D Media:
Textiles, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry
2D Media:
Graphic Design, Printmaking, Photography, Drawing III, Painting, Watercolor, Computer Imaging
Concentration Area (3 cr. hrs. each)
Choose 1 medium from the above 10 mediums as your concentration. Take three advanced level courses on that medium.
(3) Education Courses(43 cr. hrs.)
Pre-admission Phase
The following courses can be taken prior to admission
to the College of Education:
ART317 Teaching of Art - 3 hrs. (prerequisite of ART416)
SPGN251 Education of Exceptional Children - 3 hrs.
Corequisites (the following two courses to be taken concurrently):
EDPS322 Human Development and Learning - 4 hrs.
FETE201 Field Experience 1 - (Service learning) - 1hr.
Admission to the College of Education (COE) requires: Attending COE secondary group advising, GPA 2.5 or higher (overall and in Art), 56 cr. hrs. (at least 12 at EMU), pass of the MTTC Basic Skills test, and applicationPhase I - After admission to the College of Education
SOFD328 Schools in Multicultural Society - 3 hrs.
Corequisites (the following four courses to be taken concurrently):
CURR305 Secondary Curriculum and Methods - 3hrs.
ART331 Technology in Art Education - 3hrs.
EDPS340 Introduction to Assessment & Evaluation (Visual Arts Education only section) - 3hrs.
FETE301 Field Experience II (Elementary) - 1hr.Phase II
ART416 Art Methods and Materials - 3hrs.
(prerequisite: ART317)
Corequisites (the following two courses to be taken concurrently):
RDNG311 Teaching Reading in the Secondary School - 3hrs.
FETE402 Field Experience III (Secondary):
Diversity and Adaptation in Literacy - 1 hr.
100 clock hours of pre-student teaching
You are recommended to take and pass the MTTC Subject Area test (#95 Visual Arts Education) the semester before or of student teaching.Phase III - must apply for student teaching in advance (by January 15 for fall or June 15 for winter)
EDUC496 Student Teaching (Art) - 6 hrs.
EDUC497 Student Teaching (Art) - 6 hrs.
Note: Students must receive a grade C or higher in all professional and methods courses.
*ART109 (strongly recommended), ART421, ART422, ART425, ART430, or other available Non-Western art history courses can meet the Non-Western Art History requirement.
