Art Education, Education Specialist (EdS)
Mission
The mission of the Education Specialist degree program in Art Education is to prepare professional educators to attain distinguished levels of both theory and practice and to become contributing members in the professional discourse of improving schooling in roles such as director of art education, department head, or curriculum coordinator.
The Educational Specialist in the field of Art Education is for candidates who currently hold a Georgia teaching certificate in art education. Completion of the EDS in Art Education qualifies for a certificate upgrade in Georgia. Candidates must have a Master’s in Education to apply for the EDS program.
Candidates outside of the state of Georgia are responsible for vertifiying the EDS certification upgrade is accepted by their state. Many states do have a teaching certification reciprocity agreement with Georgia. It is the responsibility of the candidate to verify reciprocity prior to applying to the program.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
| EDS 8800 | Program Orientation and Scholarship | 3 |
| ARED 8650 | Theoretical Perspectives in Art Education | 3 |
| EDS 8816 | Advanced Curriculum and Instruction in the Fine Arts | 3 |
| EDS 8822 | Practice of Research Analysis in Fine Arts | 3 |
| EDS 8830 | Foundations of Learning and Cognition | 3 |
| EDS 8845 | Theory and Practice of Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
| EDS 8846 | Principles of Assessment Design and Application | 3 |
| EDS 8851 | Professional Resource Utilization | 3 |
| EDS 8860 | School Law and Ethics | 3 |
| EDS 8890 | Contemporary Trends in Fine Arts Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |