Masters of Arts in Art Education
General Description
Licensed art education teachers who complete an art education master’s degree at Kent State University develop a focused competence in the visual arts as well as an intellectual understanding of the history and current issues of the field of art education. Students complete a course on quantitative and qualitative approaches to research then select to do a research study with a thesis or a master’s project option. The thesis culminates in a document that is based on scholarly research of an art education related topic. The master’s project involves action research, which focuses on participant/researcher studies in curriculum, classroom settings, grant implementation, and/or community-based projects.
Financial Aid
Information on financial aid is available through the
Office of Student Financial Aid103 Michael Schwartz Center
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
330-672-2972
Inquiries
Graduate Degree information is available online at the
Graduation Planning System website.For more information about the program in Art Education, contact Professor Kathleen Brown, Coordinator of Graduate Studies in School of Art, 330-672-1362, or Dr. Linda Hoeptner Poling, lhoeptne@kent.edu, Coordinator of Art Education. 330-672-7895.