BFA / MAT Art Education

The Corcoran offers a five-year Bachelors of Fine Arts/Master of Arts in Teaching dual-degree program that allows undergraduate BFA students in any major the opportunity to pursue both degrees at the onset of their studies. The rigorous, 158-credit, five-year program is an accelerated version of the typical six-year commitment to the traditional four-year undergraduate degree, followed by two more years of graduate studies. Like other MAT students at the Corcoran, BFA/MAT students complete a teaching internship and a research thesis in their graduate phase that builds upon their first four years of study. Core courses prepare students for licensure requirements to be eligible teach in the District of Columbia, with substantial or complete correspondence to current guidelines for the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia.

Gain Real World Experience

The program is designed to support career development with a required educational internship or school placement, and a graduate-level research thesis. All students participate with Corcoran student/faculty teams in a variety of school, community, partnership programs starting in the sophomore year.

Sample Courses

Art + Science: Developing Creativity—Learn to integrate art education with core academics to enhance learning for students.

Art Across Curriculum—Explore the dynamic relationship between visual culture and formal learning in history, social studies, language arts, math, and science.

Digital Media for Educators—Get acquainted with educational technology for presentation. Learn to search and assess existing multi-media teaching resources in art, adapt resources for new programs and create simple projects for students using basic desktop publishing software.

Sample Curriculum*

YEAR 1 COURSES

Art History I & II
Writing I & II
Drawing
Resources
Visual Concepts
Process and Generation
Foundation in Art Education

YEARS 2, 3, and 4 COURSES

Fine Art Studio
Fine Art Seminar
Fine Senior Thesis
Professional Practices for Fine Artists
Modern Art
Contemporary Culture
Humanities I
Sociology of the Family
Development, Behavior, and Learning
Development: Birth to Adolescence
Math in Art/Art in Math
Art and Science: Developing Creativity
Art and Learners to Age 12
Art and Adolescents
Art in the Museum and Community
Classroom and Activity Management

YEAR 5 COURSES

Art Education Research Proseminar
Art Education Field Experience
Digital Media for Art Educators
Art and Special Education
Education Thesis
Student Teaching/Education Internship

TOTAL: 158 Credits

Sample Electives

Art, Cultural, and Character Education
Contemporary Issues: Education Policy and Visual Art
Art and Lifelong Learning
Evaluation, Programs Assessment, and Criteria of Quality
Studio-Based Teaching and Learning
Art Therapy Orientation for Educators
Adult Learning: Art History and Studio

*Courses subject to change

Art Education Faculty

Rebecca Alberts
Adjunct Faculty

Ann Allen
Adjunct Professor

Debra Ambush
Dr. Debra Ambush

Raya Bodnarchuk
Associate Professor

Peter Bottger
Adjunct Instructor

Amy Aden Dunn
Adjuncy Faculty

Judith Gravitz
Adjunct Faculty

Selila Honig
Associate Faculty

Pamela Lawton
Director of Education Studies

Maria Marable-Bunch
Adjunct Faculty

Donna McKee
Adjunct Faculty

Marla McLean
Adjunct Faculty

George Rathbone
Adjunct Faculty

Judy Southerland
Associate Faculty

Annie V.F. Storr
Associate Professor, Director of Education Assessment

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Director of Education Studies: Pamela Lawton (contact)