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Ignite your passion. Invigorate your practice. Inspire your students. This flexible online program is designed to fit into your schedule as a full-time educator who wants to immediately apply new concepts to your daily teaching practice. With an emphasis on social justice, wellness and contemporary arts, the dynamic curriculum will engage you as both an artist and a culturally competent educator. From the very beginning, you’ll be challenged to think more deeply about your practice and your students' work.
Top-ranked programs in two categories
Mizzou’s online master’s in education programs ranked among the nation’s finest in two U.S. News & World Report 2023 categories.
Quick facts
Official name
Master of education in learning, teaching and curriculum with an emphasis in art educationCampus
Program type
Master's degreeAcademic home
College of Education & Human Development | Department of Learning, Teaching and CurriculumDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning Commission, Teacher Accreditation CouncilCredit hours
31Estimated cost
$15,825.50*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
This program is intended for practicing teachers who already have their initial teaching certification. It is not intended for those seeking K–12 Art certification and does not provide the initial certification required to become a teacher.
Program structure
Delivery of this program is 100% online: no campus visits are required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take two classes each semester and finish in two years.
Course work includes
- Art education curriculum and research
- Artistic thinking
- Classroom research
- Intro to Therapeutic Arts for Artists/Arts Educators
- Multicultural classrooms
- Visual culture and literacy
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
2 yearsTypical course load
2 classes per semesterAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The College of Education and Human Development is a member of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council.
MPER Early Career Scholars Program
If you are a first-, second- or third-year teacher, and teach in an MPER partner school district, you might qualify for a 50 percent tuition sponsorship from the College of Education and Human Development.
