Graduate & Professional Studies - The University of the Arts (2024)

Erin Elman,Dean
eelman@uarts.edu

C O N T E N T S

• Introduction
• Objectives

Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS) provide a unique opportunity for educators to develop, refine, or advance their skills in an arts-infused environment. GPS Programs support pre-service, K-12, and museum and externally-based educators by offering matriculated degree, certificate and teacher certification programs as well as non-matriculated graduate coursework for professional development that meet PA Act 48, New Jersey and New York state professional development requirements. Faculty is composed of passionate, experienced, and practicing professionals dedicated to the design and development of relevant, rewarding, and career directed educational experiences for educators across numerous artistic disciplines and all experience levels, both nationally and abroad.

• Educators will enhance skills to design and develop high-quality curriculum and instruction.
• Educators will explore diverse ways to assess student learning.
• Educators will gain skills, tools and techniques to enrich creative education through the arts.
• Educators will strengthen their role in the lives of students through participation in and exploration of the arts and humanities to integrate cultural resources into the educational environment

Programs

• Arts Education, GC
• Educational Program Design, MEd
• Educational Technology, GC
• Educational Technology, MEd
• Museum Studies, MA
• Music Education, GC
• Music Education, MAT
• Music Education, MM
• Visual Arts, MAT

• Art Education
• Creative Arts Therapy

• Professional Institute for Educators
• Summer Music Studies
• Teaching with Primary Sources

Courses

• AEDU 498 Selected Topics in Art Education
• AEDU 512 History of Ideas in Art and Museum Education
• AEDU 598 Selected Topics in Art Education
• AEDU 799 Teaching Internship
• AETH 198 Selected Topics in Art Therapy
• AETH 298 Selected Topics in Art Therapy
• AETH 398 Selected Topics in Art Therapy
• AETH 498 Selected Topics in Art Therapy
• AETH 598 Selected Topics in Art Therapy
• AMUS 632 Program Like a Pro - Programming for Band, Orchestra, Choir
• AMUS 633 Neuroscience and Musical Development: Practical Implication
• AMUS 637 Teaching Music Theory
• CAT 101 The Art of Creative Care: Empathy, Culture, and Mindfulness
• CAT 102 Introduction to Creative Arts Therapy
• CAT 201 Creative Arts Therapy Approaches with Diverse Populations
• CAT 301 Creative Arts Community-Based Observation and Engagement
• EDPD 602 Curriculum Design
• EDPD 603 Instructional Design
• EDPD 604 Designing 21st Century Learning Environments
• EDPD 605 Research Methods
• EDPD 606 Research Methods
• EDPD 701 Capstone Project: Master of Education
• EDPD 702 Capstone Project: Master of Education
• ETEC 600 Foundations of Educational Technology
• ETEC 601 Integrating Educational Technology Into Student Assessment
• ETEC 602 Personalized Learning with Educational Technology
• ETEC 603 Ethics in Educational Technology
• ETEC 641 Integrating Media Literacy into Today’s K-12 Curriculum
• ETEC 642 Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
• ETEC 648 Digital Communication in the Classroom
• ETEC 651 Creating Websites for Teachers
• ETEC 652 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
• ETEC 653 Integrating iPad Tech into Today’s K-12 Classroom
• ETEC 654 Advanced Classroom Integration of iPad Technology
• ETEC 655 Digital Citizenship in Today’s K-12 Classroom
• ETEC 658 Interactive Presentations Curriculum
• ETEC 659 Google for Education
• ETEC 661 Game-Based Learning in the Classroom, Introductory
• ETEC 662 Game-Based Learning in the Classroom, Advanced
• ETEC 663 Leadership in Educational Technology
• ETEC 664 Using BYOD as Mindtools
• ETEC 665 Open Educational Resources (OER): What’s Best for Your Classroom?
• ETEC 667 Getting Started With Augmented Reality In Your Classroom
• ETEC 668 Google for Education, Advanced
• ETEC 669 Steam for Integrated Learning
• ETEC 670 Digital Badges: Getting Started With Micro-Credentialing
• ETEC 671 3-D Printing in the K-12 Classroom
• ETEC 673 Building Apps for Education
• ETEC 674 Classroom As Makerspace
• ETEC 675 Wearable Technology and Its Application to Learning
• ETEC 676 Engagement Matters: Formative Assessment Using Web-Based Technology
• ETEC 677 Technology for Differentiated Instruction
• ETEC 681 TeacherQuest: Designing Games for the Classroom
• ETEC 699 Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology Capstone
• INCL 600 Foundations of Inclusionary Practices in the Classroom
• INCL 602 Classroom Management for Inclusive Classrooms
• INCL 603 Understanding How to Teach to Diverse Student Populations
• INCL 605 Gifted Education in Inclusive Classrooms
• INCL 607 The Arts and Inclusion
• INCL 608 Differentiated Instruction
• INCL 615 Creating Classroom Community Through the Arts
• INCL 616 Creating a Classroom Culture of Belonging
• INCL 617 Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom
• LITY 602 Exploring Literacy through the Visual Arts
• LITY 603 Exploring Multicultural Literature
• LITY 617 Visual and Digital Literacy in the Secondary Classroom
• LITY 619 Digital Writing Workshop: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres
• MMED 602 Sociological Foundations of Music Education
• MMED 603 Curriculum and Assessment in Music Education
• MMED 605 Historical and Philosophical Foundations In Music Education
• MMED 606 Integration of Technology in Music Education
• MMED 611 Band Instrument Repair LEVEL 1
• MMED 612 Band Instrument Repair LEVEL 2
• MMED 613 Band Instrument Repair LEVEL 3
• MMED 638 Introduction to Dalcroze
• MMED 657 Foundations of Teaching Strings for the Music Educator
• MMED 658 Jr./Sr. High School Band Literature
• MMED 666 Alternative Ensembles in the Music Education Class
• MMED 678 Brass Instrument Technique Lab
• MMED 682 Teaching Music Improvisation with the iPad
• MMED 685 Choral Conducting Techniques
• MMED 701 The Art of Teaching Songwriting for the Music Educator
• MMED 703 The Art of Teaching Songwriting for The Music Educator, Level 2
• MMED 713 Advocating and Administrating: Inside Job Essentials
• MMED 725 Lights, Camera, Learning! Video Projects in Music Education
• MMED 728 Garageband Does It All
• MMED 740 Orff Level III
• MMED 743 Curriculum Development in Orff Schulwerk
• MMED 748 Orff Level I
• MMED 749 Orff Level II
• MMED 751 Creative Classroom Musicianship for Elementary General Music Education