The faculty in the School of Art offer a program with a major in Art leading to the M.A. degree with concentrations in art education and art history.
The faculty also offer a program with a major in Art leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. See “Master of Fine Arts” for information on the M.F.A. degree.
Students admitted to the Master of Education degree program with a major in Secondary Education may also elect art as the subject matter field.
A Doctor of Education degree program option, with a concentration in art education, is available. The Ed.D. is offered and administered through the College of Education. See “Doctor of Education” for program description.
MASTER OF ARTS
Art Education
Admission. An applicant must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major of not less than 45 semester hours of art, including 12 hours of art history and six hours of art education. Additional hours may be required by the school.
An applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.00 in undergraduate course work during the junior and senior years. Applicants who do not meet these requirement must submit scores from the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants should submit a formal art education research paper for review.
Program of Study. The degree program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit in art education, including 18 hours of core courses, six hours of special topics on research related to integrating the teaching of studio art, art history, and criticism or aesthetics, and six hours of research and thesis.
To meet the core requirements, students must take the following core courses:
| ARE 510 | Art Education Colloquium (3) |
| ARE 520 | Issues in Teaching Art History (3) |
| ARE 525 | Research on Teaching Art History (3) |
| ARE 530 | Issues in Teaching Studio Art (3) |
| ARE 535 | Research on Teaching Studio Art (3) |
| ARE 540 | Teaching Art in Cultural Contexts (3) |
Before the end of the first semester of course work (six or more semester hours), a program of study must be submitted to the Graduate College. Additional program requirements are indicated in the Guidelines for the M.A. in Art Education.
Qualifying Research Paper. A qualifying research paper must be submitted at the end of the semester in which the student completes the first 15 hours of course work. This paper must be judged satisfactory by the art education faculty before the start of the following semester, or the student is put on probation. During the semester following the qualifying research paper review, the student on probation may not enroll in more than nine semester hours of course work (these may not be thesis hours). To continue in the program, the student must submit a satisfactory research paper before the end of that semester.
Thesis Requirements. A written thesis is required.
Final Examinations. A final oral examination in defense of the thesis is required.
Art History
Admission. An applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate major or minor in art history, or at least four upper-division art history courses, in which an average GPA of 3.00 was maintained. Graduate Record Examination (aptitude test) scores must be submitted in support of the application, along with three letters of recommendation. Applicants should submit one formal research paper for review and a one-page statement of intent indicating their objectives for graduate study. The application deadline is February 1.
Program of Study. The degree program requires 33 semester hours of credit including a minimum of 21 hours in art history, with at least 12 of these earned in 500-level seminars. At least one course must be taken in each of the four core areas: non-western, ancient/medieval, renaissance/baroque, and modern. Satisfactory completion of ARS 500 Research Methods is required during the first semester of residence. The remaining hours include ARS 599 Thesis, approved electives, and other courses specified by the faculty.
For more information, a student should request a copy of the Procedural Guidelines forthe M.A. Program in Art History from the School of Art.
Foreign Language Requirements. Demonstration of a reading knowledge of one foreign language (French, German, or with faculty approval, another language appropriate to the field of study) is required. Depending upon the student’s chosen area of study, reading knowledge of an additional language may be required.
Qualifying Research Paper. In order for the student to continue graduate study, a qualifying research paper, submitted in the semester in which 15 hours will be completed, must be judged satisfactory by the faculty.
Thesis Requirements. A written thesis is required.
Final Examinations. A final oral examination in defense of the thesis is required.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Art
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Art requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree. The objective of this degree is to provide advanced study in one or more of the following concentrations: ceramics, drawing, fibers, intermedia, metals, painting, photographic studies, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or wood. See “Master of Fine Arts” for information on this degree program.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Faculty and student research is conducted in the following areas:
Art History. American art, Chinese art, art criticism, history of photography, Native American art, pre-Columbian art, ancient, medieval, renaissance, baroque, modern art, and critical theory.
Art Education. Teaching and learning in studio art and art history with an emphasis on elementary, secondary, and higher education settings; multicultural and cross-cultural art; curriculum and instruction; development of instructional resources (e.g., video and computer instruction); developmental studies; assessment in art; theoretical issues; historical, philosophical, and qualitative/quantitative research in art education.
Studio Art. Painting and drawing, intermedia, fine art printing and bookmaking, papermaking, sculpture, lithography, screenprinting, intaglio and monoprinting, computer graphics, video art, fine art photography, ceramics, metalworking, wood, and fibers. Studio faculty and graduate students pursue ongoing research in various materials and techniques and investigate images and concepts in contemporary and historical art forms.
Resources for studio art research include the Visual Arts Research Studios, which incorporate the Print Research Facility, the Photography Collaboration Facility, and the Pyracantha Press (typography and limited edition books).
Research activities are enhanced greatly by active programs utilizing visiting artists/scholars, guest lecturers, and by the resources of the ASU Art Museum and Hayden Library, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Heard Museum of Native American Cultures and Art.
Omnibus Graduate Courses: See omnibus graduate courses that may be offered.
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