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M.Ed. Integrated Arts Programs
M.Ed. Integrated Arts Programs

Features of the Program

The Integrated Arts Programs highlight the power of the arts in education by offering:

  • Opportunities for international study in England, Ireland, South Africa, the Baltics, Russia and New Zealand
  • Arts in Education institutes
  • Integrated Arts conferences
  • Flexible scheduling of classes in a variety of settings including public school classrooms and schools
  • Opportunities for participating in the award-winning Educational Theatre Collaborative, the Kearsarge Arts Theatre for Children and TIGER
  • State-of-the-art facilities including the Silver Cultural Arts Center and the Draper & Maynard building on the Plymouth campus.

The Integrated Arts Programs address the following knowledge base tenets:

  • Knowledge of current standards of professional practice in the arts
  • The ability to express an aesthetic concept through a multiplicity of symbol systems
  • An understanding of the importance of the arts to human experience
  • An understanding of the interactive dynamics of the arts in creation and reflection of culture
  • An understanding of the historical perspectives and consciousness as it relates to the arts
  • The ability to act as an advocate for the arts
  • Knowledge of curriculum development as it relates to the process of creative and critical thinking
  • Knowledge of current trends and standards of practice in technology in the arts
  • The skill necessary to plan, implement and manage an integrated arts project within a given setting
  • An understanding of the consultant and supervisory skills necessary to effect programmatic and instructional change for the integration of the arts in various settings.
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