Master en Arts (MAT) en Enseignement et Programme de Crédential

(All coursework only available online –Student Teaching is onsite at a San Francisco Bay Area public school.)

Track 1: for AAU BFA in Art Education Graduates

The Art Education Master of Arts in Teaching & Credential Program will prepare you for a career as a successful and innovative art teacher in classrooms K-12. This program is designed for AAU BFA in Art Education recipients and meets both national and California art education standards, and includes one semester of student teaching in a greater San Francisco Bay Area public school classroom, mentored by a master teacher. Once you have completed: all coursework, and student teaching requirements, and passed both cycles of California Teacher Performance Assessment tests, you will be recommended for a California K-12 art teaching credential. For your Capstone project, you will be encouraged to think like an advocate in order to create a dynamic arts advocacy video to educate the public about the importance of art education to a 21st-century creative economy.

Track 2: for non-AAU BFA in Art Education graduates

The Art Education Master of Arts in Teaching & Credential Program will prepare you for a career as a successful and innovative art teacher in classrooms K-12. This program meets both national and California art education standards and includes one semester of student teaching in a public school classroom, mentored by a master teacher. Once you have completed: all coursework student teaching requirements, and passed both cycles of California Teacher Performance Assessment tests you will be recommended for a California K-12 art teaching credential. For your Capstone project, you will be encouraged to think like an advocate in order to create a dynamic arts advocacy video to educate the public about the importance of art education to a 21st-century creative economy.

About Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University aims to defy the ordinary and create the extraordinary. We offer over 120+ degree programs in art and design, and 29 degrees that intersect with the world of innovative technology qualifying for STEM OPT. Through our career-centered curriculum, award-winning faculty, and real-world projects, we prepare our talented students for exciting and rewarding creative careers.