Art and Art Education

Art and Art Education

Program Description

The faculty and students of the Program in Art and Art Education share the belief that art education is a human right. We see engagements with the arts as essential to human development, community building, and civic life. Our notion of teaching and learning is broad. We embrace imaginative art education practices that serve people of all ages and backgrounds in schools, community sites, museums, colleges, and beyond. The Program welcomes students from across the United States and around the world. They represent diverse cultures, interests, and experiences, and each brings unique perspectives to our community. In turn, our master’s and doctoral degree programs broaden students’ horizons, fostering their development as artists, researchers, reflective thinkers, and imaginative educational practitioners. The Program’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is reflected across our requirements. It is evident in our students’ active studio practices; in their critical engagements with art pedagogy; in their participation in contemporary debates about art and visual culture; in their conceptualization of research studies; and in their study of the philosophy, history, and psychology of art education. As artists, educators, and scholars, we recognize that we need to exercise our voices and investigate ourselves as we work within the tensions that shape contemporary culture. Our faculty—experienced practitioners, scholars, and artists—work closely with students to design programs that meet and support their particular needs and goals. We are fortunate to have active relationships with leading cultural organizations in New York City and across the globe. Our many collaborations offer students additional opportunities to enrich and expand their programs of study.

OPTIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS

For M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D., and Ed.D.C.T. students—not available for M.A. initial teacher certification students:

Museum Education

Students may choose to take a Museum Education area of focus as part of their degree. This area of focus explores the art museum as a civic and educational institution, examines the role of museum education departments, and introduces students to innovative museum education programs and pedagogical practices.

The museum area of focus consists of four courses, which must be taken in addition to other master’s or doctoral requirements:

A&HA 5085 - The Museum Education Department: Function, Scope, Possibilities

A&HA 4090 - Teaching in the Art Museum

A&HA 5804 - Museum Experiences Across Disciplines

A&H 4000 - Inquiry in the Museum: Bridging Gallery and Studio

This course is strongly recommended for students in the museum area of focus:

A&HA 4079 - Exploring Cultural Diversity: Implications for Arts Education

Note: Students in this area of focus must secure and complete an internship or residency in a museum or gallery, in consultation with their advisor. References to this area of focus will not appear on student transcripts or records.

Art Pedagogy (K-12)

Students who seek to sharpen their expertise designing pedagogically sound, imaginative studio art learning opportunities may complete the Art Pedagogy area of focus. This area of focus equips students to teach people of different ages in different learning contexts—schools, museums, community centers, and beyond. It combines courses in the artistic development of children and adolescents, curriculum development, studio-based practice with applications for teaching, cultural diversity in art education, and special education, along with an optional art teaching internship.

The Art Pedagogy area of focus consists of the courses listed below, which must be taken in addition to other master’s or doctoral requirements:

A&HA 4080 - Artistic Development of Children

A&HA 4281 - Field Observations (two semesters)

A&HA 4088 - Artistic Development: Adolescence-Adulthood

A&HA 4087 - Processes and Structures in the Visual Arts

A&HA 4089 - New Media, New forms: Technological Trends in Art Education

A&HA 4081 - Curriculum Design in Art Education

A&HA 4102 - Challenging Thinking: Lesson Planning

A&HA 4079 - Exploring cultural diversity: Implications for Arts Education

A&HA 5202 - Fieldwork in Art Education (Optional)

Note: The Studio Art Pedagogy area of focus does not lead to New York State P-12 art teacher certification. Students who wish to become certified art teachers should apply to the Art and Art Education Program’s M.A. with Initial Teacher Certification program. Students who wish to also learn how to become clinical supervisors of art teachers in schools must complete, in addition to the courses above: A&HA 4722 Supervised teaching in art education: Elementary, A&HA 4702 Supervised teaching in art education: Secondary, and A&HA 6520 Seminar in clinical supervision in the arts: K-12. References to this area of focus will not appear on student transcripts or records.

College Art Pedagogy Specialization (CAPS)

The College Art Pedagogy Specialization is a 10-credit point area of focus within the Art and Art Education Program. It prepares TC students who already hold an MFA or BFA degree as well as students who are currently registered for the MFA at Columbia School for the Arts to teach studio art, design and writing and their integration, at the college and university level. The specialization supports students in developing responsive curricula, mentoring emerging artists, and cultivating a personal, reflective teaching practice grounded in their own artistic identities.

The specialization consists of the courses listed below, which must be taken in addition to other degree requirements. For students from the Columbia University School for the Arts, these credits may be transferred into the College Teaching doctoral degree (EdD-CT), pending admission.

  1. Choose one: EITHER A&H 4043 – Exploring Teacher/Practitioner Life Stories Through the Arts (3 cp)  [Summer B] OR WRIT6010Q005 A Writing Classroom of the Imagination (3 cp) [School of the Arts, Fall]
  2. A&HA 5xxx – Studio Art Pedagogy (3 cp)  [New | Spring]
  3. A&HA 5281 – Field Observations (0 cp) [Spring] — to be taken concurrently with Studio Art Pedagogy
  4. A&HA 5081 – Advanced Curriculum Design in Art Education (3 cp)  [Fall, bi-annual]
  5. A&HA 5202 – Fieldwork in Art Education: Clinical Supervision in College Art Teaching (1 cp) [Spring, bi-annual]

Notes: While student transcripts will show completion of individual coursework, the specialization is not formally reflected on degree transcripts.  Students should plan their coursework carefully with their academic advisor and take some courses in sequence, such as Advanced Curriculum Design in Art Education before Fieldwork in Art Education; or Field Observations concurrently with Studio Art Pedagogy.

Creative Technologies

Students may choose to take the Creative Technologies area of focus as part of their degree. This area of focus explores and strengthens the relationship between art, technology, and education. The goal is to prepare artists and art teachers to be leaders in educational ecologies that interweave digital tools and creative materials in multi- and cross-disciplinary, collaborative, and playful pedagogies. 

The state-approved advanced certificate is a 15-credit point offering. Students who complete the certificate requirements will receive official acknowledgement of certificate completion on their records.

Required courses:

A&HA 4089 New media, new forms

A&HA 4084 Digital foundations in creative technologies

A&HA 5128 Studio in creative technologies

A&HA 5125 Inquiry-based art & design

A&HA 5063 Adv. studio in creative technologies

A&HA 5120 Creative technologies research seminar

A&HA 5601 Creative technologies colloquium

Community Engagement

If your aim is to be an art educator in community settings, you may take the Community Engagement area of focus as part of their degree. Students in this area of focus take the courses below, along with other pertinent courses identified with advisement.

Shaping Priorities: The Arts and Community Engagement

Community Arts Pilot Project

Designing for Social Impact: Community-Based Art Education Initiatives

Academic Research in Art Education

Open to MA and EdM students. Not suitable for MA Init, Studio Practice MA (Hybrid), Ed.D., or Ed.D.C.T students.

An academically demanding specialization for students who are particularly interested in conducting rigorous, high-level scholarly research in art education. Applicants must be comfortable rereading demanding academic texts, have excellent English writing skills, and possess strong analytical abilities.

Specialization courses: Art and Visual Culture (3 credits), Research Methods in Arts and Humanities (3 credits), Doctoral Proseminar in Art Education (3 credits), Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Art Education I (3 credits), Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Art Education II (3 credits)

Program Degrees

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  • Required Dissertation Seminar Sequence in Art Education (15 points):

    • A&HA 5504: Doctoral Proseminar in Art Education: Problem Statement Paper 
    • A&HA 6510: Advanced Doctoral Seminar I: Qualifying Paper 1 - Literature Review,
    • A&HA 6511: Advanced  Doctoral Seminar II: Qualifying Paper 2 - Pilot Study
    • A&HA 7502: Dissertation Seminar in Art Education: Proposal Development

    Required Research Methods Courses (4 points minimum)

    Two courses minimum:

    1. A course that offers an overview of various research methods.
    2. A course that focuses on a specific methodological approach.

    Required Content Courses in Art Education (12 minimum suggested points)

    To be selected in consultation with the advisor.

    Required Studio Courses in Art Education (6 points minimum)

    Optional Concentration Courses

    Students enrolled in a concentration must fulfill all courses required for that specific concentration.

    Required Courses Outside the Program (flexible points)

    To be selected in consultation with the advisor.

    Presentation Requirement: A&HA 6999 - Exhibition Rating (0 points):

    • Exhibition OR
    • Publication OR
    • Conference Presentation

    Notes:

    To complete doctoral certification, students must fulfill all course and doctoral/dissertation seminar requirements and successfully pass faculty review of doctoral qualifying papers and the dissertation proposal. Students are also required to offer a professional presentation. This may include--in consultation with the student’s advisor--a conference presentation, a published article, a gallery exhibition, or other equivalent advisor-approved professional presentation. The doctoral certification process is accomplished through faculty review; students must complete each level satisfactorily before they are given permission to write the dissertation. Candidates should be in touch with the Office of Doctoral Studies to be certain of complying with the latest procedures and deadlines.

  • Required Dissertation Seminar Sequence in Art Education (15 points):

    • A&HA 5504: Doctoral Proseminar in Art Education: Problem Statement Paper 
    • A&HA 6510: Advanced Doctoral Seminar I: Qualifying Paper 1 - Literature Review,
    • A&HA 6511: Advanced  Doctoral Seminar II: Qualifying Paper 2 - Pilot Study
    • A&HA 7502: Dissertation Seminar in Art Education: Proposal Development

    Required Research Methods Courses (4 points minimum)

    Two courses minimum:

    1. A course that offers an overview of various research methods.
    2. A course that focuses on a specific methodological approach.

    Required Content Courses in Art Education (flexible points)

    To be selected in consultation with the advisor.

    Required Studio Courses in Art Education (6 points minimum)

    Optional Area of Specialization Courses

    Students enrolled in an area of specialization must fulfill all courses required for that specific specialization.

    Required Courses in Art College Teaching (7 points)

    • A&HA 5081: Advanced Curriculum Design in Art Education (3 points)
    • A&HA 6002: Teaching and Administration of the Arts in College (3 points)
    • A&HA 6482: Internship in the Teaching of College (1 point)

    Required Courses Outside the Program  (15 points minimum)

    1. Higher/Adult Education  (4-6 points minimum)

    At least two courses in higher education/adult education each for 2 credits minimum, to be selected in consultation with the advisor.

    Suggestions:

    • ORLD 4051: How Adults Learn
    • ORLD 4053: Facilitating Adult Learning
    1. Other Courses Outside the Program  (9-11 points)

    To be selected in consultation with the advisor.  Must be taken at Teachers College.

    Presentation Requirement: A&HA 6999 - Exhibition Rating (0 points):

    • Exhibition OR
    • Publication OR
    • Conference Presentation

    Notes:

    To complete doctoral certification, students must fulfill all course and doctoral/dissertation seminar requirements and successfully pass faculty review of doctoral qualifying papers and the dissertation proposal. Students are also required to offer a professional presentation. This may include—in consultation with the student’s advisor—a conference presentation, a published article, a gallery exhibition, or some other equivalent advisor-approved professional presentation. The doctoral certification process is accomplished through faculty review; students must complete each level satisfactorily before they are given permission to write the dissertation. Candidates should be in touch with the Office of Doctoral Studies to be certain of complying with the latest procedures and deadlines.

  • Required Art Education courses:

    • A&HA 4080: Artistic development of children (2 points) OR A&HA 4088 - Artistic development: Adolescence to adulthood (2 points)
    • A&HA 5001: Research methods in arts and humanities (3 points)
    • A&HA 5086: Art in visual culture (2 points)
    • A&HA 5922: Master's seminar in art education (2 points)
    • Three studio courses (2-3 points each)
    • A&HA 6510: Advanced seminar in art education research (2 points)

    Required courses outside the Art and Art Education Program (6 points minimum):

    Students in the Ed.M program must take six (6) points at Teachers College offered outside the Art and Art Education Program. Any course that does not start with A&HA qualifies as an out-of-program, or breadth, course.

    Additional courses within and outside the Program:

    To be planned in consultation with the advisor and in support of individual needs and interests.

    Students in this Ed.M. program are required to complete an advisor-approved integrative project on a theme or research topic arising from their interests.

  • Required courses in Art Education:

    • A&HA 4080 - Artistic development of children OR A&HA 4088 - Artistic development: Adolescence-adulthood (2 points)
    • A&H 5001 - Research methods in arts and humanities (3 points)
    • A&HA 5086 - Art in visual culture (2 points)
    • A&HA 5922 - Master’s seminar in art education (2 points)
    • A&HA 6510 - Advanced seminar (2 points)
    • Three studio courses (2-3 points each)

    Required courses outside the program (6 points minimum): Chosen with advisor approval.

    Students in the M.A. program must take six (6) points offered outside the Art and Art Education Program at Teachers College. Any course that does not start with A&HA qualifies as an out-of-program, or breadth, course.

    Additional courses within and outside the Program:

    To be planned in consultation with the advisor and in support of individual needs and interests.

    Students in this M.A. degree program are required to complete an advisor-approved integrative project on a theme or research topic arising from their interests.

  • Required Courses in Art Education (34 points):

    • A&HA 4079 - Equity and Diversity: Implications for art education (3 points)
    • A&HA 4080 - Artistic development of children (2 points) with co-requisite A&HA 4281 Field observations in art education 1 (1 point)
    • A&HA 4081 - Curriculum design in art education (3 points)
    • A&HA 4087 - Processes and structures in the visual arts (2 points)
    • A&HA 4088 - Artistic development: Adolescence to adulthood (3 points) with co-requisite A&HA 4281 - Field observations in art education 2 (1 point)
    • A&HA 4089 - New media, new forms (2 points)
    • A&HA 4860 - Cross-cultural conversations in the arts (1 point)
    • A&HA 4102 - Challenging thinking: Plan lessons (3 points)
    • A&HA 4702 - Supervised student teaching in art education: Secondary (3 points)
    • A&HA 4722 - Supervised student teaching in art education: Elementary (3 points)
    • Three studio courses (2 points each)

    Required courses outside the program (6 points):

    Students in the M.A. degree  leading to New York State Initial Teacher Certification must take six (6) points offered outside the Art and Art Education Program at Teachers College. Any course that does not start with A&HA qualifies as an out-of-program, or breadth, course. Students pursuing teacher certification must earn three (3) credits in a Special Education course (required by the NYSED for certification) as part of the out-of-program requirement. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) requires that applications for Initial Teacher Preparation take and pass non-curricular certification exams.

    Note:

    Members of each student teaching cohort are also required to attend student teaching seminars, participate in resource workshops on documenting and evaluating their practicum teaching, and mount a Macy Gallery exhibition combining their own artwork with that of the pupils taught during their practica. Note: To be certified by New York State, there are additional requirements. Please see below and consult the Office of Teacher Education website for details.

    Certification Information

    To gain Initial Teacher Certification students must:

    1. Complete all degree requirements, including two terms of student teaching (fall and spring) and 3 credits in Special Education.
    2. Must maintain a grade of B- or better in all Art and Art Education courses.
    3. Ensure that fingerprints are on file with both the NYC DOE (for student teaching) and the New York State Education Department (for certification). 
    4. Take and pass the non-curricular examinations required by the New York State Education Department. 
    5. Complete NYSED Workshops: Child Abuse and Identification and Reporting Training; School Violence Intervention and Prevention Training. 
    6. Complete Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop.

    Students will receive all pertinent information to complete items 3-6 in the Supervised Teaching Seminar.

  • The Creative Technologies Certificate (CTC) is a new curriculum expansion at Teachers College, Columbia University. It explores and strengthens the relationship between art, technology, and education. The goal is to prepare artists and art teachers to be leaders in educational ecologies that aptly interweave digital tools and creative materials in multi- and cross-disciplinary, collaborative, and playful pedagogies. The state-approved advanced certificate is a 15-credit point offering within the Art and Art Education Program. 

    The Creative Technologies Curriculum is designed for individuals with work experience and/or undergraduate or graduate degrees in studio art, art education, art history, media design, or instructional technology, among others. Candidates for the CTC would ideally be art educators, artists, designers, technologists, and others who wish to incorporate creative technologies in various educational settings.

    New media and digital technologies have changed the making, teaching, learning, and accessibility of art. These changes have influenced formal and informal learning environments such as universities, schools, libraries, community centers, after-school programs, and art studios. Consequently, the landscape of traditional art itself is changing as a new creative reality steeped in media, technology, and social experience emerges.

    The CTC strengthens and explores the relationship between art, technology, and education. This critical trifecta is an interdependent force at the forefront of educational efforts in primary, secondary, and university-level teaching and learning. In a world of increasing digital fabrication and social practice, it is more essential than ever to demonstrate proficiency beyond any one skill set. The CTC provides this diverse training to participants so that they may become leaders in this interdisciplinary movement. 

    Course Sequence

    Required Courses (15pts)

    • A&HA 4089 New Media, New Forms 2pts
    • A&HA 4084 Digital Foundations in Creative Technologies 2pts (Elective)
    • A&HA 5128 Studio in Creative Technologies 2pts
    • A&HA 5125 Inquiry-based Art & Design 2pts
    • A&HA 5063 Adv. Studio in Creative Technologies 2pts
    • A&HA 5120 Creative Technologies Research Seminar 3pts
    • A&HA 5601 Creative Technologies Colloquium 0pts

    Elective Course

    Students should consult with their advisors to select a relevant elective course of 2 points to complete the 15 required credits.  This course needs to address creative technologies integration across the curriculum and be taken from the Art & Art Education Program and other TC programs (see list of courses in the TC catalog or online).

    Course Load and Program Timeline

    Students must plan their schedules carefully, as some courses are only offered in the Fall (F) semester and others in the Spring (Sp). Some courses are offered in Summer (Su) session A and/or B as well.

    Transfer Credit

    Credit points from other institutions may not be transferred into the certificate/concentration.  

    Statement on Satisfactory Progress

    Students are expected to make satisfactory progress toward the completion of certificate requirements. Program faculty will review each student’s progress annually. Where there are concerns about satisfactory progress, students will be informed by the program faculty. If a student is performing below expectations he/she may be required to complete additional coursework. The Program will provide a plan and timeline for remediation so students know the expectations for their continuance in the Program. If satisfactory progress is not maintained a student may be dismissed from the Program.

    For more information see the CTC website.

  • Required courses in Art and Art Education (26 points):

    • A&HA 4040 Studio practice and seminar for artist-educators 1 (3 points) 
    • A&HA 4041 Studio practice and seminar for artist-educators 2 (3 points) 
    • A&HA XXXX Studio (6 points, 2 courses for 3 points each)
    • A&HA 4902 Research and independent study (2 points, 2 courses for 1 point each) 
    • A&HA 5045 Professional practice for artists (3 points)
    • A&HA 5063 Advanced studio (6 points, 2 courses for 3 points each)
    • A&HA 5086 Art in visual culture (3 points)
    • A&HA 6999 Presentation rating (0 points)

    Required courses outside the program (6 points): 

    • A&H 4043 Exploring teacher/practitioner life stories through the arts (3 points)
    • A&HF 4092 Education and the aesthetic experience (3 points)

    Students in this M.A. program are required to assemble an advisor-approved body of studio work completed in the program and present it through public exhibition.

Program Faculty

Faculty

  • Judith M. Burton
    Macy Professor of Education
  • Olga Marta Hubard Orvananos
    Associate Professor of Art Education
  • Richard Jochum
    Associate Professor of Art & Education

Professors of Teaching

  • Lisa Hochtritt
    Visiting Professor of Art and Art Education
  • Naomi Lisa Lifschitz-Grant
    Associate Professor of Teaching in Art and Art Education

Program Courses

A&H4000 Inquiry in the Museum

An immersive course focused on inquiry learning across the art museum and the art studio. This course examines how inquiry-driven museum and studio experiences can inform and enrich each other, and how these processes matter in education and across disciplines. The qualities of generative gallery and studio teaching are considered.

A&H5001 Research Methods in Arts & Humanities

(INSTEP Humanizing Research) An examination of research studies and strategies for conducting research in the arts and humanities.

A&HA4061 Printmaking Processes

A basic course in printmaking for the beginning student. Each semester focuses on one topic of the following: Silkscreen, Japanese Woodblock or Lithography. Group and individual instruction to enhance the skills and aesthetic perception of each student. Limited registration.

A&HA4062 Printmaking:Etching I

A basic course in printmaking for the beginning student. Each semester focuses on one of the following processes: Silkscreen, Japanese Woodblock or Lithography. Group and individual instruction to enhance the skills and aesthetic perception of each student. No prior experience required.

A&HA4063 Intro to Painting

Students explore various approaches to using paint, gaining confidence, skill, and insight as they create images that are personally and culturally relevant. A notion of the art studio as a learning community and insights into artists' processes are central to this inquiry-based studio course. Acrylic painting, collage, and drawing, among other processes, are employed. No prior experience required.

A&HA4073 Video Art

This class explores video as a medium for artistic expression and social inquiry. Students will learn how to produce video artworks incorporating aesthetic, conceptual and technical issues, designing visually effective and compelling video experiences. Technical components include all aspects of image production: image recording, basic editing and final output. No prior experience required.

A&HA4078 Art for Classroom Teachers: Teaching Art to Children

This course integrates hands-on materials explorations and discussions of curriculum that support artistic learning, considering its role in the overall development of children. Students will explore a variety of art media and processes, and apply what they learn about the unique properties of materials to lesson plans that make meaningful connections between classroom curricula and the arts for all children. Discussions will include ways to motivate, communicate about, and respond to children’s artwork.

A&HA4079 Equity and Diversity: Implications for Art Education

This course explores issues related to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, examining them in relation to art and art education. Students reflect about curriculum choices, pedagogical approaches, and human relations that contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive art learning spaces.

A&HA4080 Artistic Development of Children

An examination of the role of the senses, emotions, and intellect in artistic development, and of the layered integrations they form over time. Discussion of ways in which developmental insights are basic to the design and implementation of exemplary visual arts lessons. This course offers critical starting points for research, and is recommended for students in elementary education.

A&HA4081 Curriculum Design in Art Education

Introduction to curriculum theory and design in art education in the context of education, broadly speaking, and schooling. This course examines conceptual models reflected in different art curricula, and engages students in review of curricular issues related to learning processes, contexts, outcomes, standards, and assessment, among others.

A&HA4084 Digital Foundations: Creative Technology

This studio course introduces students to the foundations of physical computing, electronics, and creative coding. Using tools such as micro-controllers, sensors, and actuators, students will develop a critical and creative eye for interactive forms of artistic expression. Weekly hands-on labs, assignments, and readings will help students gain technical proficiency with digital making.

A&HA4085 Histories of Art Education

An introduction to major historical events and underlying beliefs, values, and practices that have influenced contemporary art and art education programs at all levels of instruction in the U.S. as well as internationally.

A&HA4086 Current Issues and Practices in Art and Art Education

An analysis of current philosophies, theories, and practices in art and art education at all levels and across sites of instruction.

A&HA4087 Processes and Structures in the Visual Arts

The course aims to enrich and extend personal studio practice and, in parallel, provoke insights into the role of materials in supporting, integrating, and challenging the artistic growth of students in a variety of educational settings. Opportunities for in-depth and sustained exploration of the properties, structures, and expressive uses of selected art materials.

A&HA4088 Artistic Development: Adolescence to Adulthood

An examination of sensory, biological, affective, cognitive, and socio-cultural issues influencing continuing development in the visual arts. Discussion of ways in which developmental insights are basic to designing challenging lessons which enrich growth and learning as well as offering critical starting points for research.

A&HA4089 New Media, New Forms: Technological Trends in Art Education

This online studio course invites students to explore the many creative possibilities of new media in art and education. Through hands-on engagement with digital tools and materials, students will explore the impact of technology in art studios and classrooms, the changing role of the art educator, and the new importance of making in the curriculum. The outcome is a playful and transformative inquiry into new media and how we can utilize them to create new forms in a hybrid teaching and learning environment.

A&HA4090 Teaching in the Art Museum

An examination of how educators can facilitate meaningful encounters between people and works of art. This course explores a series of issues central to the work of gallery teachers including the layered interpretations of art objects, balancing audience’s responses and “official” information, culturally-responsive teaching with works of art, and the inclusion of non-discursive activities in museum teaching.

A&HA4092 Introduction to Ceramics

Introduction to the basic techniques of hand building, the potters wheel, and slab construction with emphasis on personal expression. Attention to three-dimensional design and surface decoration. Stoneware and earthenware clay bodies and firing procedures will be addressed. No prior experience required.

A&HA4093 Sculpture

An exploration of creating three-dimensional art through a range of styles and materials. Studio experimentation with and discussion around a range of sculptural processes such as mold making/casting, woodworking, and metalworking. Contemporary art practices and interdisciplinary endeavors will be addressed. No prior experience required.

A&HA4094 Introduction to Digital Photography

This course is designed to introduce students to digital photography with an emphasis on creative image making. The class will cover the fundamentals of the digital camera, the use of software for image enhancement, and printing practices. Technical terms will be demystified as we familiarize ourselves with color, composition and thematic approaches. Students will be introduced to contemporary photographers as we apply ourselves to our unique vision. Please bring your camera to first class. No prior experience required.

A&HA4096 Photography for Educators

Exploration of basic digital photographic techniques and their application to teaching and learning in a variety of educational environments.

A&HA4102 Challenging Thinking: Lesson Planning for K-12 Teachers of the Visual Arts

This lesson planning seminar aims to provide structure, format and context to the development of art lessons, acknowledging the pedagogical purviews essential to good art teaching. Lectures and discussion topics are linked to other A&HA courses, allowing students to grasp the interrelatedness of their studies.

A&HA4173 Video and Art Education

Studio-based course that explores video methods as a creative tool for meaning making and learning in the art classroom. Students will learn aspects of image production and post-production, while exploring digital story telling, video animation, video journaling, and video sharing. We will use camcorders, iPads, iPhones, animation cameras and diverse software. Discussions of video art from diverse artists will be included, and media literacy in art education and applications for teaching will be addressed.

A&HA4202 Fieldwork in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Professional activities in the field under faculty supervision.

A&HA4281 Field Observations in Art Education

Required of art teacher certification majors. To be taken concurrently with A&HA 4080, Artistic development of children, and A&HA 4088, Artistic development: Adolescence to adulthood. Involves observations in schools of various types; documentation of diverse teaching styles and curricular approaches; analysis of perceptual, artistic, and societal assumptions implicit within programs observed.

A&HA4702

Prerequisites: A&HA 4080, A&HA 4081, A&HA 4085, A&HA 4087, A&HA 4088, and A&HA 4281. M.A. Init candidates should plan to take student teaching full-time in their last full year of the program towards completion of their degree. A variety of supervised teaching experiences (7-12), supplemented by conferences, evaluation, and seminars. The student teacher completes 200 hours in each placement observing, assisting, teaching, and evaluating. Mandatory for those seeking state certification in art in New York State and other states. For Art Education majors only.

A&HA4722

Prerequisites: A&HA 4080, A&HA 4081, A&HA 4085, A&HA 4087, A&HA 4088, and A&HA 4281. M.A. candidates should plan to take student teaching full-time in their last full year of the program towards completion of their degrees. A variety of supervised teaching experiences (K-6) supplemented by conferences, evaluation, and seminars. The student teacher completes 200 hours in each placement observing, assisting, teaching, and evaluating. Required of those seeking state certification in New York State and other states. For Art Education majors only.

A&HA4860 Cross-Cultural Conversations in the Arts

Work conference or institute.

A&HA4902 Research and Independent Study in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Research and independent study under faculty supervision.

A&HA4985 Crafts Experience at Haystack Mountain

Permission of instructor required.

A&HA5005 Visual Arts Research Methods

This course explores research methods and methodologies grounded in visual arts practice. Students learn the basics of arts-based research, consider how to assess and recognize methodologies, and explore ways of creating and representing knowledge visually. The course is delivered through lectures, studio and writing workshops, and group seminars/presentations.

A&HA5060 Drawing

Drawing mostly from life, students reframe their knowledge and habits in order to see the raw, sensory details needed to draw. Students also tap on imagination and memory, envisioning ways to create compositions and meanings through mark making. We explore strategies to generate lines; to vary marks; and to see and draw shapes, negative space, light, and shadow. New observation, concentration, creativity, and idea generation skills will be developed. No prior experience necessary.

A&HA5063

Artists capable of independent endeavor share their ideas and work in critiques and discussions and undertake advanced artistic problems suggested by the instructor or of their own devising. This course requires an average of 30 hours per week of out-of-classroom work.

A&HA5064 Experiments in Content

An examination of new concepts, attitudes, processes, technologies, and materials, both in their current forms as well as future applications. The topic focuses for the course will be drawn from art and design/studio/research/ psychology/teaching.

A&HA5065 Intermediate Painting

Students with prior painting experience are supported as they continue exploring the diverse possibilities of painting media. When pertinent, students integrate painting processes with other art forms and digital media. Exploration and construction of painting languages, conceptual frameworks, and personal expressions.

A&HA5070 Figure Drawing

This class addresses the intimidation figure drawing can awaken in some, and equips students with a number of approaches and strategies for drawing the human figure. Open to students at all levels; no prior experience required.

A&HA5081 Advanced Curriculum Design in Art Education

This course will enable students to design, implement, and evaluate curricula in higher art education. It will address how the teaching, learning, and making of art have changed, and how these changes affect curriculum design in theory and practice. Students will practice the intricacies of curriculum design by creating unique syllabi and study programs for real-world institutions, preparing them to teach in colleges and universities.

A&HA5082 Philosophies of Art in Education

The course will provide participants with an introduction to historical and contemporary philosophical debates that frame art education and contemporary art practices. It will examine philosophical perspectives on art, the place of philosophical thinking in studio teaching, and models of reflective practices in art pedagogy. The goal is to introduce students of art and art education to seminal discussions in the field, to facilitate learning through critical thinking, and to help students develop their own philosophies of art in education.

A&HA5085 The Museum Education Department: Function, Scope, Possibilities

An introduction to the function and roles of education departments in art museums. This course offers an overview of the scope of programs and initiatives that education departments oversee within and beyond museums’ walls, with consideration of what it takes to launch and sustain them in the real world. Attention is given to the realities of actual institutions and the communities they serve, and to what might be possible.

A&HA5086 Art Today

An examination of the role of visual culture in contemporary life. Includes reflection on how visual texts function across cultural spaces, with emphasis on artworks and their exhibition contexts: museums, galleries, public, and alternative spaces.

A&HA5090 Museum Education: Social and Cultural Issues

An introduction to the art museum as an educational institution. With an emphasis on education, and attention to museum spaces, histories, and missions, this course examines social and cultural issues central to the museum’s evolving purpose. Students are sensitized to the necessity of making change in the 21st century museum, and are encouraged to develop a critically reflective and empathetic practice.

A&HA5092 Advanced Ceramics

Further studies of advanced ceramic techniques with an emphasis on content, craft, and individual development. This class is designed for students who have taken an Introductory level course and have an understanding of the fundamentals of working with clay. The class may explore advanced techniques in ceramics such as mold making and slip casting, advanced throwing, alternating clay, glaze development, kilns and firing, among other topics.

A&HA5093 Advanced Sculpture: Mixed Media

Further studies of sculptural process with an emphasis on content, craft, and individual development. This course supports those who have taken an introductory sculpture course to develop a more independent practice.

A&HA5094 Advanced Photography

This class is designed for students who already have a basic knowledge of the digital camera. The class will support and challenge students as they develop personal photographic projects. Students' projects can focus on documentary, portrait, landscape, or conceptual photography, among other approaches.

A&HA5120 Creative Technologies Seminar

What are some of the powerful new ideas surrounding technology-infused art and design education? This seminar-style course will look at the impact of emerging technologies (such as AI, VR, gaming, blockchain, bioart, data visualization, e-textiles, and interactivity), their ethical implications, and their place in art and design studios and classrooms. Through short lectures and workshops, students will gain both a general overview of the field and a unique opportunity to develop their own inquiries into civic-minded, cutting-edge art and design education. A colloquium series will accompany the seminar and provide interactions with leaders in the field.

A&HA5125 Inquiry-Based Art and Design

Teachers who search for their own questions inspire students to do the same. They transform their curiosity into knowledge, empowering others to learn and grow with them. This course provides educators with ways to integrate technology into various learning environments. Students will utilize project-based learning, design-thinking and maker-centered learning to develop maker-projects and curricula for a diverse set of communities. The course will enable students to look at contemporary and historic examples of art, design, and technology, as well as the social context in which these works were produced.

A&HA5128 Studio in Creative Tech

This studio course enables students to work on technology-infused art and design projects. Students will learn multiple aspects of digital fabrication, 2D and 3D design. With a rich support structure and the opportunity for peer learning, students gain the expertise needed to pursue their projects with knowledge and skill. Interested students will have the opportunity to participate in a gallery exhibition.

A&HA5181 The Arts in Education

An examination of ideas about the interdisciplinary role of the arts in traditional and nontraditional educational and administrative settings through analysis of programs, projects, policy issues, and political processes that involve the visual arts, dance, music, and theater.

A&HA5202 Fieldwork in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Professional activities in the field under faculty supervision.

A&HA5601 Creative Technologies Colloquium

The Creative Technologies Colloquium is a critical supplement to A&HA 5120 Creative Technologies Research Seminar. Students in A&HA 5120 are required to enroll in this course, which meets six times over the course of the semester. At each Colloquium, students will have an opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from peers. The colloquium will incorporate outside presenters, who will offer models for students developing their own practice-based research, as well as networking opportunities within the Creative Technologies field.

A&HA5804 Museum Experiences Across Disciplines

Focus on interdisciplinary learning in the museum. This course prepares museum educators and classroom teachers to engage learners of various ages across a spectrum of disciplines and learning modalities within museum settings. Emphasis on how traditional curricular boundaries might be upended to create cross and interdisciplinary learning centered on art objects and museum spaces.

A&HA5902 Research and Independent Study in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Research and independent study under faculty supervision.

A&HA5922 Master's Seminar in Art Education I: Proposal Development

Required for all M.A. and Ed.M. students. Guided independent work in research, culminating in the development of a master's Special Project (thesis) proposal. This course includes an additional 36 weekly hours to develop the Special Project research proposal.

A&HA6002 Teaching and Administration of Art Education in College

A practical and theoretical ground for the discussion, development, and implementation of pedagogical philosophies, strategies, and practices by which art and design specialists come to teaching in art and design programs in higher education. The course attends to pedagogical discourses and practices; the administration and leadership of art as a discipline; and studio practice and art teaching as professional development.

A&HA6003 Critical Perspectives and Practices in the Arts

Students investigate their creative practice from several critical perspectives and produce personal profiles and arts projects within educational and cultural contexts.

A&HA6010 Writing for Journal Publication in the Arts

In this course students learn how to transform completed research papers into publishable articles. Through drafting, editing, and revising their work, and through instructor feedback and peer review, students will, over the course of the semester, produce an article manuscript ready for submission to a scholarly journal.

A&HA6021 Supervision and Administration: Arts in Education

Substantial teaching and/or arts administration experience. This course explores the function and dynamics of effective supervision and administration in schools and school systems; community settings; museums; and other learning sites.

A&HA6202 Advanced Fieldwork in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Professional activities in the field under faculty supervision.

A&HA6422 Internship in the Supervision and Administration of Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Qualified students work as interns with supervisors or administrators in selected sites. Provision is made for assessment of field-based competencies in fulfillment of program requirements.

A&HA6482 Intrn:Tcg Coll Art/Museum Pgms

Permission of instructor required. Guided experiences in the teaching of the arts in colleges and museums. Sections: (1) Teaching in art programs: college, (2) Teaching in art programs: museum.

A&HA6502

For doctoral students who are completing qualifying papers, developing literature reviews, or exploring and applying research methods. The seminar includes faculty/student presentations, group discussions, and critiques. Requires an additional 36-40 hours per week of work outside the classroom.

A&HA6510

Research Seminar for master's students who are completing their theses or doctoral students who are completing qualifying papers, developing literature reviews, or exploring and applying research methods. This course includes an additional 36 weekly hours to conduct research for and write the Special Project or qualifying paper.

A&HA6520 Seminar in Clinical Supervision in the Arts: K-12

Permission of instructor required. Seminar in classroom supervision and its application to student teaching and inservice training. On-site field experience, analysis of observation and assessment, readings and discussion. Participants must have a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience.

A&HA6580 Problems in Art and Education

Specific problems of art and art education are examined. Different topics each semester.

A&HA6902 Independent Studio Work: Sculpture

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. For advanced independent study.

A&HA6903 Independent Studio Work: Drawing/Painting

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. For advanced independent study.

A&HA6904 Independent Studio Work: Painting

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. For advanced independent study.

A&HA6905 Independent Studio Work: Printmaking

Printmaking experience and permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. This self-directed course provides printmaking studio and faculty access for advanced independent study.

A&HA6906 Independent Studio Work: Ceramics

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. For advanced independent study.

A&HA6907 Independent Studio Work: Digital Media

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited. Prerequisites: extensive experience in digital media and/or related technologies. For advanced independent study. Noncredit for majors only.

A&HA6972 Research and Independent Study in Art Education

Permission of instructor required. Research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member.

A&HA6999 Exhibition/Presentation Rating

Rating of certification for Ed.D. exhibitions and public presentations offered in fulfillment of degree requirements. To be taken during the semester in which work is presented.

A&HA7502

Required of all doctoral students in the program in the semester following successful completion of written qualifying papers. Involves preparation and presentation of dissertation proposal for approval. The teaching format is flexible and includes faculty/student presentations, group discussions, and critiques.

A&HA8900

Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.

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