Graduate Art & Design Education

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Graduate

Opportunities to combine theory and practice have been an integral part of the Art & Design Education program since its inception more than 100 years ago. The Saturday Art School is the laboratory where learning how to teach and researching issues of pedagogy are modeled upon studio practice. Students test ideas, develop a personal teaching style, and explore research questions through participation and observation. The seminars following the Saturday classes are “crits” for reflection on both unfinished and completed projects.

M.S. in Art & Design Education (Initial Certification)

This 38-credit degree program fulfills the course requirements for Initial Certification. Students may complete the program in a minimum of three semesters, not including summers.

M.S. in Art & Design Education (Professional Certification)

This 34-credit degree program is designed for students who already hold Initial (previously Provisional) Certification.

Advanced Certificate in Art & Design Education

This Advanced Certificate program is open to individuals who already hold an MFA degree, or to those currently enrolled in an MFA program at Pratt. This program is 24 credit hours and may be completed in two semesters.

M.S. Program Entrance Requirements

Entering students must hold an undergraduate degree with a minimum of 24 credit hours in appropriate technical courses in art and the history of art and design from a regionally accredited higher institution or from a higher institution approved by the New York State Education Department. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements in art and design course work may be reccommended for the Qualifying Program, a 12-credit, one semester curriculum in Foundation Art. Upon succesful completion, a student in the Qualifying Program will be moved into the M.S. Program.

Additional Requirements for Teacher Certification

In addition to completing one of our graduate programs in Art & Design Education, the following coursework is required for Teaching Certification in New York State.

• 3 credits in child and adolescent development at the graduate or undergraduate level
• 6 credits of one foreign language at the graduate or undergraduate level
• A workshop in Child Abuse Prevention (included in the program)
• A workshop in Life Safety and Violence Prevention (included in the program)
  
  International students are advised that in order to earn New York State certification as a teacher in the public schools, an individual must have a green card and have filed a Notice of Intention to become a citizen.

Learn more about obtaining New York State Teacher Certification in Visual Arts.