Get a Foundation in Arts-Based Community Work
In this action-based Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Community Arts, you will get an interdisciplinary foundation in arts-based community work, grant writing, arts administration, networking, fundraising, and other components that will enable you to effect change through art. Six credits of specialization courses and twelve credits of electives help you tailor your program to your particular passion.
Choose the specialization that best fits your interest, mission, and purpose, from among:
- Community Media
- Integrated Arts
- Multicultural Education
- Theater Studies
- Visual Art
Key program information for the M.Ed. in Community Arts:
- The program consists of 36 credits, including 6 credits of specialization courses, 9 credits of required courses, and 12 credits of arts foundation/interdisciplinary arts electives
- Classes are offered at Lesley's Cambridge, MA, campus
- A culminating thesis project documents students' research work in specific areas of interest
- Students choose from five specialization areas
- An internship is required at a location related to specialization; may be in Boston, in the US, or in another country
- Students develop individual electronic portfolios
SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE
EARTS 6101 Art and Culture in Community (elective)
This course will define community, both local and global. It will guide students in the process of identifying and utilizing arts and resources within communities. Students will develop an expansive definition of visual culture from the traditional to the popular and the contemporary. Through art-based work, they will obtain a complex understanding of the role of art in communities near and far while developing advocacy strategies.
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Aziza Braithwaite Bey
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