Master of Education (MEd) in Art Education

The online MEd in Art Education consists of 36 hours and includes courses focused on the content of art, art history, and art education to promote skill as an artist-researcher-teacher, along with coursework in areas of gifted education, special education, and professional education. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.

The hybrid format includes four semesters of online coursework and two summer residencies on our Spartanburg campus. Each two-week residency session provides studio skill support and face-to-face collaboration in seminars. The online courses mimic the on-campus atmosphere by providing students with a learning environment in which they can collaborate and interact with the professor and their peers.

For consideration of admission to the MEd in Art Education degree program, the applicant should have the following credentials:

• Graduation from an accredited institution with a degree in Art or Art Education
• Certification in Art Education
• Grades indicating likelihood for success in graduate studies. For full, non-provisional admission, the applicant must have an overall cumulative 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale of college work

Year 1

Fall (Online)

• ART 503 History and Philosophy of Art Education (3 hrs)
• Education Elective (3 hrs)

Spring (Online)

• ART 599 Special Topics: Dialogues in Non Western Art History (3 hrs)
• ART 588 Multicultural Art Education (3 hrs)

Summer Residency Two-Week Session (on the Converse Spartanburg Campus)

• ART 502 Contemporary Problems in Art Education (3 hrs)
• ART Studio Elective (3 hrs)

Year 2

Fall (Online)

• ART 560 Research in Art Education (3 hrs)
• EDU 500f MEd Clinical: Teacher Work Sample (3 hrs)

Spring (Online)

• ART 517 Administration and Supervision in Arts Education (3 hrs)
• Education Elective (3 hrs)
• EDU 500g MEd Clinical NBPTS Portfolio (0 hrs)

Summer Residency Two-Week Session (On the Converse Campus)

• ART 561 Artist as Researcher, Teacher, and Transformer (3 hrs)
• ART Studio Elective (3 hrs)
• ART 565 Graduate Exhibition (0 hrs)

Study of Art, Art History and Art Education: 27 hrs
Professional Education: 9 hrs
Total hours for the MEd degree: 36 hrs

Program Coursework

• A completed online application, including the $40 application fee
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts from all colleges attended
• A personal statement
• Copy of teaching certificate

Converse’s founder, Dexter Edgar Converse, held the ideal that Converse students “may be enabled to see clearly, decide wisely, and to act justly.” Please write a personal statement, approximately 250-300 words in length, on how your personal goals as an educator tie with the Converse concept of The “Ideal” Educator. In keeping with the Honor Tradition at Converse, your essay must be entirely your own work. Please be specific on how Converse can help you become the “Ideal” Educator, taking special care to organize your essay clearly and proofread your work. The personal statement should be submitted as a part of the application or emailed to the Office of Graduate Admission.

Deadlines for Completed Application and Materials

• July 15 (For Fall Admission)
• December 15 (For Spring Admission)

*Converse Graduate Admission admits applicants on a rolling basis upon review of completed materials

See comprehensive graduate tuition and fees here.*

*Tuition and fees subject to change

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