KSU Master of Arts in Teaching Programs
MASTER OF THE ART OF TEACHING (MAT) ART EDUCATION
Purpose
The proposed Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Art Education program is designed to prepare candidates with the knowledge,
competency, and dispositions necessary to:
 Teach art in P-12 settings
 Become a highly qualified Level-5 certified art teacher in the State of Georgia
 Develop in-depth knowledge of comprehensive art education beyond with undergraduate level in the skill areas of production,
art history, art criticism, and aesthetics and
 Develop professional leadership to advocate for the use of the visual arts in classroom, school, or community settings.
Standards
This program is aligned with the six skills areas defined by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Standards. These
standards serve as the foundation for the primary objectives of the program (For a complete example see “Advancing Art Education”
at http://www.naea-reston.org/pubs_policy.html). NAEA guidelines are recognized by and aligned with the National Association of
Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Standards (http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/site/docs/Handbook/NASAD_%20HANDBOOK20072008.pdf), National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Professional Standards Commission (NCATE/PSC) Standards,
and the core propositions identified by the National Board for Professional Teaching (NBPT) Standards. Additionally, standards from
the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) are included addressing the needs of children with exceptionalities.
The six skills areas defined by the NAEA Standards include:
 Content in art
 Knowledge of students
 Curriculum development
 Instruction
 Assessment in art education and
 Professional responsibility (NAEA, 2001).
The program is aligned with the following University System of Georgia/Board of Regents goals as presented on May 19, 2004 as the
2002-2007 Strategic Plan Reformulation (http://www.usg.edu/regents/strategic/strategic_plan.pdf):
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The proposed program is particularly closely aligned with the following University System of Georgia/Board of Regents strategic
goals:
Goal 1
Educate graduates who are intellectually and ethically informed individuals with well-defined skills and knowledge
who are capable leaders, creative thinkers, and contributing citizens;
Goal 2
Expand participation by increasing access, enhancing diversity, improving service to nontraditional students, expanding
use of distance education, advancing public library usage, and marketing the advantages of postsecondary education;
Goal 5
Help accelerate Georgia’s economic development by providing needed graduates, offering appropriate academic
programs, and marketing of the System and its institutions.
Justification
This program is primarily designed for art teachers working under provisional certification who are required to obtain initial
certification in art education within three to five years. Designed as a summer intensive program, course work will also involve webbased instruction and/or weekly sessions on Saturday during the fall/spring academic calendar. Practicum experiences will be
facilitated at the candidate’s working environment, thereby avoiding conflicts with school/work schedules.
Uniqueness
Currently, within the Northwest Georgia Crescent served by Kennesaw State University a program similar to the proposed MAT Art
Education does not exist. This program will offer students who have completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts, the professional
undergraduate education degree in art, or a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in visual art or art education
with demonstrated expertise within the field evidenced through a portfolio review process with an opportunity to transition into the
field of art education with confidence that their certification expectations can and will be fulfilled while maintaining their present
employment. The proposed program builds upon the mission of Kennesaw State University in the following competencies:
 Strong dedication toward service and applied scholarship
 Focus on student success
 Substantive commitment to collaborate within the university and with others outside the university
 High quality of the KSU professional degree programs (evidenced by NASAD and NCATE/PSC evaluation)
 Focus on special populations (including multicultural, cross-cultural and exceptional education strategies)
 Substantive commitment to the Northwest Georgia Crescent (for those seeking certification through provisional status as well
as to the public/private school administrations that hire such individuals).
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Placement
The program will be a collaborative program between the College of the Arts Department of Visual Arts and the Bagwell College of
Education.
Admission
 Upon the review of a complete application by an MAT Admissions Committee, admission may be at one of two levels,
Probationary Admission to the Program or Admission to Candidacy
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Probationary Admission to the Program – for individuals who possess a bachelor’s degree in the content area or
related field from an accredited institution, have submitted and passed the portfolio review process, but who
require additional content area coursework to meet pre-requisites and/or the standards of accrediting agencies
and professional organizations and/or to achieve an adjusted GPA of 2.75 in courses related to the major. Once
coursework is completed and the GACE I and II tests have been passed, students may apply for Admission to
Candidacy. (Students may take professional education courses while they work to fulfill pre-requisites, but they
may not complete the degree program.)
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Admission to Candidacy – for individuals who possess a bachelor’s degree in the content area or related field
from an accredited institution, have submitted and passed the portfolio review process, who have completed
pre-requisite coursework, who possess an adjusted GPA of 2.75 in courses related to the major, and who have
passed the GACE I and II tests.
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The admission process will be competitive, limiting each content area cohort to 12 candidates. Applications will be evaluated
based upon the extent to which they meet or exceed the admissions criteria. An MAT Admissions Committee will make the
final decisions for acceptance.
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Exit Requirements
o Cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0.
o No combination of three grades less than “B” in graduate course work.
o Satisfactory field experiences and professional conduct evaluations.
o Satisfactory presentation of professional portfolio and action research project.
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Expectations for MAT candidates will be the same as those for the M.Ed. candidates at KSU with regard to portfolio
development, research, and content area expertise.
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Course Offering Schedule and Plan-of-Study
The 48-hour program is designed to align with other MAT programs currently offered in the Bagwell College of Education.
Practica
Methods
Curriculum and
Assessment
Educational
Foundations
Program
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M.A.T. (6-12): English,
Mathematics
M.A.T. in TESOL
M.A.T. in Foreign
Language (K-12) Proposed
M.A.T. in
Art Education (P-12)
EDUC 6100 Development,
Psychology, and Diversity of the
Learner (5 hrs.)
EDUC 6100 Development,
Psychology, and Diversity of
the Learner (5 hrs.)
EDUC 6100* Development,
Psychology, and Diversity of the
Learner (5 hrs.)
EDUC 6100* Development,
Psychology, and Diversity of the
Learner
(5 hrs.)
EDUC 6200 Curriculum,
Assessment, and Classroom
Management (3 hrs)
EDUC 7760 Curriculum
Development for Diverse
Learners (3 hrs.)
EDUC 7765 Teaching
Reading and Writing in the
Content Area (3 hrs.)
EDUC 7780 Collaborative
Practices (3 hrs.)
FLED 7710: Methods, Curriculum,
& Assessment in Elementary
School
ARED 6200: Curriculum,
Assessment & Classroom
Management in Art Education
(3 hours)
ENED 6251 or MAED 6252
Teaching Secondary
English/Mathematics I (3 hrs.)
FLED 7712: Methods, Curriculum,
& Assessment in Middle School
FLED 7714: Methods, Curriculum,
& Assessment in High School
EDUC 7783 Methods &
Materials for Teaching (3
hrs.)
ENED 6351 or MAED 6352
Teaching Secondary
English/Mathematics II (3 hrs.)
EDUC 6100L Practicum I (1 hr.)
EDUC 6200L Practicum II (3 hrs.)
EDUC 6300L Practicum III (6 hrs.)
EDUC 6100L (1 hr.)
EDUC 7010 Practicum (3
hrs.)
EDUC 7020 Internship (3
hrs.)
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EDUC 6100L Practicum I
(1 hr.)*
FLED 7778 Practicum II
(3 hrs.)
FLED 7798 Practicum III
(6 hrs.)
ARED 6250
Materials, Methods, Management
in Art Education P-5
(3 hrs)
ARED 6251:
Materials, Methods, Management
in Art Education 6-12
(3 hrs)
EDUC 6100L Practicum I
(1 hr.)*
ARED 6200L: Art Education
Practicum II
(3 hours)
ARED 6300L: Art Education
Practicum III
(6 hours)
Program
M.A.T. (6-12): English,
Mathematics
Mathematics or English courses (6
@ 3 hrs. each)
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Teaching Field
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ENGL 7750: English Studies in
the Schools
ENGL 7701: Topics in Literature
ENGL 7721: Author Studies
ENGL 7731: Language Studies
in English
ENGL 7735: Introduction to
Comp. Studies
ENGL 7741: Technology and
Media in English and Language
Arts
MATH 7700: Elementary Set
Theory
MATH 7712: Discrete
Mathematics
MATH 7713: Statistics and Data
Analysis
MATH 7714: Geometry from
Multiple Perspectives
MATH 7717: Elementary
Number Theory
MATH 7718: Functions and
Analytic Techniques
Other courses as approved by the
advisor.
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M.A.T. in TESOL
M.A.T. in Foreign
Language (K-12) Proposed
EDUC 7781: Cultural
Issues for ESOL Teachers
EDUC 7782: Applied
Linguistics
EDUC 7783: Methods &
Materials for Teaching
ESOL
EDUC 7730: Assessment
of Diverse Learners
EDUC 7750: Language,
Power and Pedagogy
Elective**
Teaching Field (18 hrs.)
Two summers of study abroad in
the following areas:
 Linguistics (6 hrs)
 Culture (6 hrs)
 Literature (6 hrs)
Art Education courses (6 @ 3
hours each for 18 hours)
SPANISH (campus option)
 SPAN 7702: Sociolinguistics
 SPAN 7704:Topics in Spanish
Linguistics
 SPAN 7712: Hispanics in the
US
 SPAN 7714: Topics in Hispanic
Culture
 SPAN 7722: Literary
Masterpieces
 SPAN 7724:Topics in Literature
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Elective Options (3 credit
hours):
Educational Technology
 EDL 7755 – Technology
& Leadership in Education
 EDL 7765 – Productivity
and Professional Practice
 EDL 7760 – 21st Century
Teaching and Learning
Reading Endorsement
 EDRD 7715 -- Theory and
Pedagogy in the Study of
Reading
 EDRD 7717 -- Reading
Assessment and
Instruction
 EDRD 7718 -- Content
Area Reading
English
 ENGL 7711 –
Multicultural Literature in
English (summer)
 TBA – Course designed to
assist in passing Language
Arts/English GACE
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M.A.T. in
Art Education (P-12)
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ARED 7701: Special Topics in
Art Education (3 hours)
ARED 7702: Inclusive Art
Education (3 hours)
ARED 7703: Technology &
Computer Applications in Art
Education (3 hours)
ARED 7704: Intercultural Art
Education (3 hours)
ARED 7705: Contemporary
Issues in Art Education
(3 hours)
ARED 7706: Theory &
Criticism (3 hours)
Other courses as approved by the
advisor
Program
M.A.T. (6-12): English,
Mathematics
M.A.T. in TESOL
M.A.T. in Foreign
Language (K-12) Proposed
M.A.T. in
Art Education (P-12)
(under discussion)
Special Education
EXC 7720 -- Classroom
Behavioral Strategies (fall)
Foreign Languages
As cross-listed courses
become available.
Writing
PRWR 6750 – Teaching
Writing to Speakers of Other
Languages (varies)
PRWR 6760 -- World
Englishes (varies)Appropriate
electives will be determined
on a case-by-case basis.
Research
EDUC 6300 Reflective Inquiry and
Action Research (3 hrs.)
EDUC 7741 Educational
Research I (3 hrs.)
FLED 7703 Research in Second
Language Acquisition (3 hrs.)
ARED 7720: Research in Art
Education
(3 hours)
Capstone
Experience
EDUC 6400 Preparation and
Presentation of Action Research
Project and Professional Portfolio (3
hrs.)
48 hrs.
EDUC 7015 Documenting
Professional Growth (3 hrs.)
FLED 7730 ACTFL Portfolio (3
hrs.)
ARED 7730: Art Education
Portfolio
(3 hours)
48 hrs.
*These two courses will be
delivered by the Bagwell College of
Education. The rest will be housed
in the Department of Foreign
Language in the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences.
48 hours
*These two courses will be
delivered by the Bagwell College of
Education. The rest will be housed
in the Department of Visual Arts in
the College of the Arts
Hours:
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