Art Education MAT

Become a leader in art education.

Art student working, with faculty looking at the work

Bring your artistic practice to the classroom.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in art studio or art history can expand and deepen their understanding of art education, theory and curriculum development in the Master of Arts in Teaching program. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible for full certification to teach art in all grades (pre-K-12) in Rhode Island.

Designed for You

This program is for art practitioners and art educators who do not have K-12 teaching certification and wish to become eligible.

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The ��Ƶ Advantage

89%

of faculty hold terminal degrees in their fields.

$300M

More than $300 million has been invested in campus upgrades & renovations in the past 5 years.

>70%

of ��Ƶ students receive financial aid, w/ generous opportunities for scholarships, grants & work-study.

Our Art Faculty

Mr. Craig R. Bachman

Professor

Ms. Nancy K. Bockbrader

Professor

Mr. Douglas A. Bosch

Professor

Mr. Stephen E. Fisher

Professor

Mr. Heemong Kim

Professor

Mr. William G. Martin

Professor

Amy Montali

Professor

Dr. Sara M. Picard

Associate Professor

Dianne M. Reilly

Professor

Dr. Natasha Seaman

Professor

Dr. Rebecca Shipe

Associate Professor

Richard C. Whitten

Professor

Ensuring That You’ll Be Ready

Rebecca Shipe

“��Ƶ is the only public education institution in the state to offer a graduate degree in art education that leads to teacher certification. As the state’s leading institution in teacher education, ��Ƶ is noted for its dedication to the best in personalized education and for preparing tomorrow’s teachers to meet the challenges of the 21st century.”

– Associate Professor of Art Education