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Art Education, M.S.

M.S. in Art Education (+Dual M.S.)

Shape the future of the field of art education.

Art education at Penn State explores the making of art and curriculum as the making of ideas that matter. In the M.S. program, you’ll delve deeper into the discipline, completing work that prepares you for doctoral study or a range of positions in the field, including teaching at all levels, administration, research, and art supervision.

Program Application Deadline

The deadline for applications for AY 2023–24 is January 15, 2023.

To be assured full consideration, please review all details on program and admission requirements, and ensure that you apply by this deadline.

Earn a Master of Science in Art Education at Penn State

Questions?

Is the M.S. in Art Education right for you?

The M.S. in Art Education is for students interested in building on their current experience in art education through research in the field. Upon completion of the degree, students are prepared for doctoral study or a range of positions, from teaching to research to administration.

Penn State’s Art Education program is known for producing well-rounded educators with the background, skills, knowledge, and cultural understanding to positively contribute to the field, whether it be by teaching art, leading others in how they can contribute to the profession, or conducting research that will ultimately impact the discipline as a whole.

BPS showcasing Art Education research exhibition on transdisciplinary creativity.

Degree Options

The M.S. can be undertaken as a dual-title M.S. in Art Education and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies degree.

Dual M.S. and Gender Studies

The dual-title graduate degree in Art Education + Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is for students who want to focus on feminist and non-binary perspectives and pedagogy in their art education research.

Coursework in art education, gender and sexuality studies, and related disciplines such as philosophy, curriculum and instruction, sociology, anthropology, and other fields provides necessary theoretical and methodological background for thesis and dissertation research.

Faculty for the dual-title degree program bring a range of teaching, research, and administrative experience from across the country and around the world. The international student body provides students with insight into a range of teaching practices.

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The dual-title M.S. creates a new perspective.

Among the only interdisciplinary research degrees in art ed and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

  • Bring a progressive gender perspective to art education research. Teach in the public schools or in college, pursue research, or take on an administrative role.
  • Enjoy all the resources of a large research university within a close-knit environment.
  • Faculty bring a range of experiences from around the country and the world.
  • Explore non-binary pedagogy, and combine research across art ed and gender studies disciplines.
  • Penn State has sponsored the annual Graduate Research in Art Education (GRAE) conference since 2005.