| Graduate Programs
M.A.T. in Art Education:
Course Requirements (Visual Art license for Grades PreK-8 or 5-12)
The M.A.T. in visual art education is a 10-12 course program leading to initial
teacher licensure. The sequence of course offerings for the M.A.T.-Art Ed is linked
to the program as a whole, and students are encouraged to complete the program as
full-time students. Preparation for initial teacher licensure and the M.A.T. degree
is usually completed over 12 months: the course of one academic year and one summer
session.
Summer Sessions on the Tufts University Campus
1 Course in Human Development and Learning:
- ED 130 Human Development and Learning
(or other approved course in human development and learning)
|
1 Course in the Social, Cultural and Historical Foundations of
Education (choose from 3):
- ED 161 Sociology of the School
- ED 162 Class, Race, and Gender in the History of U.S. Education
- ED 163 Philosophies of Education
- ED 167 Critical Race Theory Seminar: Issues in Urban Education
|
1 Course in Exceptionalities in Learning:
- ED 142 Education of the Exceptional Child
- ED 144 Learning Disabilities in the Classroom
|
Fall Semester at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
|
1 Course in Art Education Foundations:
- EDS 175 Grades Pre-K-8 or
- EDS 177 Grades 5-12
|
1 Course in Field Studies in Art Education (this includes Pre-practicum
internships which are comprised of 1 day per week in the public school and
1 session per week in the Museum children’s studios):
- EDS 179 Grades Pre-K-8 or
- EDS 180 Grades 5-12
|
4 Blocks of Studio Art Courses at SMFA
(4 studio blocks translate into 2 course credits on Tufts transcript) |
Spring Semester at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
|
1 Course in Art Education Curriculum:
- EDS 176 Grades Pre-K-8 or
- EDS 178 Grades 5-12
|
|
1 Full Time Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar (2 course credits):
- EDS 173 Grades Pre-K-8 or
- EDS 174 Grades 5-12
|
|
