MA in Art Education in Vancouver Canada | The University of British Columbia

Our goal is to motivate, involve, and challenge educators to explore, investigate, and demonstrate curriculum and teaching approaches through meaningful engagement with visual arts in cultural and social contexts. Located within a major research university on traditional Musqueam territory, the Art Education Program aims to: Foster and undertake research within an energetic, cooperative community that examines methods and subjects pertinent to visual arts in culture and society; Develop, exemplify, and promote teaching practices that are socially conscious and environmentally mindful, with an emphasis on visual arts across various settings; Offer guidance and collaborate with arts and cultural institutions and experts at local, national, and global levels.

Faculty in Art Education pursue varied research interests, supporting broad student exploration in areas including: arts-based research, a/r/tography, art curriculum development, early childhood education, teacher training, Indigenous art and pedagogy, art education history, multicultural education, museum and gallery learning, perception studies, studio practice, digital media and visual culture, theory-practice connections, and gender studies.