Master of Arts in Art Education Program Information

The Boston University Online Master of Arts in Art Education (MA AE) is designed to provide an immersive online learning environment for those who are passionate about enriching the lives of K-12 children through a relationship with art.

Offered through BU's renowned College of Fine Arts, the MA AE provides an integrated, relevant curriculum specifically for the "artist teacher"—those who seek to expand their artistic abilities to enrich their effectiveness as teachers of art as a way to enhancing their careers. Students in the program share a belief that art has the power to impact lives and society in a positive manner, and that effective instruction in the arts at the K-12 level is vital to the development and nourishment of children's lives—and to our culture.

The convenient online format enables students to benefit from the resources of a prestigious, world-class university, without conflicting with day-to-day responsibilities in the classroom or at home. The MA AE program provides artistic and educational instruction that enriches classroom pedagogy, while fostering original thought and creative curriculum development. Students graduate with instruction that is highly relevant and applicable to their own classrooms and overall career aspirations.

A recommended summer studio component of the program allows students to engage and interact in intensive, hands-on and process-oriented instruction within a supportive, creative, and intimate community of artists and art educators.