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MA in Art Education
NSCAD University

Application Deadline Extended to: April 15, 2024

The Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE) teaches students how to apply their knowledge and talents to become change makers, going beyond the conventional to reach radical possibilities in art education research and practice.

Our future art educators will be immersed in a theory-rich academic experience, rigorous research training and field-based practicum that reflects current trends and roles that art educators play in diverse professional settings, including community organizations, non-government organizations, museums, galleries, and visitor centres.

Students specialize in one of three program streams that allow exploration of current methodologies relevant to specific art education practices.

Applied Pedagogy in Art Education Stream: designed for those seeking advanced training in the teaching of art to specific age groups including children, youth, adults, and the elderly in a variety of contexts such as educational institutions, retirement homes, and youth facilities. This stream focuses on the development of best practices associated with human development and well-being.

Museum and Curatorial Stream: designed for those seeking advanced training in the delivery of art education programming in informal educational settings such as art museums, galleries, and other organizations that offer immersive visitor experiences. This stream expands on conventional approaches to public engagement with collections.

Community-Based Practice Stream: designed for those seeking advanced training in responsive art education pedagogy that is grounded in the needs and experiences of communities. This stream focuses on outreach, activism, and contextualized learning about art and culture in ways that support equitable access to educational opportunities.

Develop a Unique Philosophy of Teaching in Art
We encourage students to consider their own life experiences and connect their art and teaching practices with pedagogical theory, conceptual understanding, and critical reflection. Courses model and develop socially responsible, exemplary teaching practices in and across art education contexts.

Established in 2019, the Master of Arts in Art Education is a relatively new degree program at NSCAD University. We are the only university east of Quebec to offer Art Education studies at the graduate level.
 

For more information:


- Graduate admissions

- NSCAD Academic Catalogue

- International applicants

- Program page

WHAT OUR GRADUATES SAY

“THE MAAE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED MY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND FACILITATING ART IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, COMMUNICTY CENTERS, AND MUSEUMS.”



Jasmine Amoaka, Current MAAE student
IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT FOCUSES ON THE ART EDUCATION EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS IN NOVA SCOTIA AND ONTARIO WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE ART OR DESIGN PROGRAMS.
 

"I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ETHICAL AND INCLUSIVE SYLLABUS DESIGN, DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES, AND PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND ENGAGING IN INTENTIONAL REFLECTIVE ACTIVITIES."

EMMA MAY, MAAE 2022
IS INTERIM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL LEARNING AT UC SANTA CRUZ WHERE SHE DEVELOPS INTERCULTURAL STUDY ABROAD/AWAY PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.
“I BELIEVE ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MOMENTS AT NSCAD WAS GETTING TO KNOW AMAZING CLASSMATES AND FACULTY MEMBERS WHO NOT ONLY GAVE ME INCREDIBLE SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK BUT ALSO DEEPLY INSPIRED MY RESEARCH.”



 

Nina Acosta Bello, Current MAAE student
IS CURRENTLY THE PROJECT COORDINATOR OF THE COMMUNITY MOBILE MEDIA LAB, A RESEARCH PROJECT LED BY NSCAD
FACULTY SOLOMON NAGLER.

 

OUR CAMPUSES
NSCAD University offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary educational experience that is unlike any other art school in the country. For 132 years, our students, faculty, and administrators have shared a commitment to experimentation, progressive thinking, and cutting-edge art and design. Many students report that their time here completely shaped the way they think not only about art, but about the world around them. It changed their lives. It will change yours too.
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ACADEMY CAMPUS
The Academy Campus is located in a Gothic Revival brick building built in 1878 as a high school. The Academy Campus is home to Media Arts, and is home to specialty facilities including edit suites, sound recording facilities, screening rooms, animation studios, and studio space. Rentable equipment is also available - video and audio production from analog (8mm and 16mm film, VHS and cassette recording) to brand new, state-of-the-art technology (motion capture, virtual reality, 3D printing, and much much more! 
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FOUNTAIN CAMPUS
A National Historic Site of Canada, the Fountain Campus encompasses an entire city block–19 adjoining commercial buildings, with shops at street level and studios and classrooms above. The Fountain Campus is home to the Anna Leonowens Gallery and Art Bar + Projects, our own NSCAD Art Supply Store, as well as studios for painting, printmaking, drawing, weaving, dyeing, fashion, photography, jewellery, and metalsmithing.

 
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PORT CAMPUS
Perched on Halifax’s waterfront and boasting uninterrupted views of the harbour from its glass curtain seawall, the Port Campus is a renovated historic warehouse repurposed specifcally for art education and production. The  campus houses Foundation year classes, as well as the school’s more industrial art, design, and craft practices, with wood and metal fabrication shops, sculpture studio, plastics lab, and foundry. The Port Loggia Gallery and Treaty Space Gallery, on the first floor, expands NSCAD's exhibition programming.

WHERE OUR GRADUATES WORK

NSCAD University is in Mi’kma’ki on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq Nation. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.
 
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