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GRAD STUDENT INFORMATION

Master's students

MA courses 2024-25

*All courses can be adapted for and delivered in the emergency remote teaching mode, if required.

ARTE 670 Critical Perspectives on Art Education: History, Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: Juan Carlos Castro 

A seminar course in which students develop critical reading and writing skills while adding to their understanding of trends past and present that have shaped the field of art education. 

ARTE 672 Advanced Critical Analysis (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 670)

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: MJ Thompson

A seminar course in which students develop advanced skills in critical analysis, academic writing and library research. Assignments include compiling and writing a review of literature on a topic of research or professional interest.

ARTE 680 Foundations for Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: TBD

A seminar course in which students are introduced to the basic concepts, terminology, and contexts of inquiry in art education. Students learn about the practice of systematic inquiry, including: identifying and articulating a topic or question; situating the inquiry within a theoretical framework; relating the inquiry to art education practices; and selecting appropriate inquiry procedures. Each student develops a proposal for a small-scale project related to his/her particular art education interests.

ARTE 682 Research Practice (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 680 )

Term: Winter
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

Instructor: Joana Joachim

A seminar course in which students conduct a small-scale research project based on their own research proposal. Students are introduced to appropriate forms and practices for conducting the project and presenting the results.

ARTE 606 Studio Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Thursday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: TBD
Topic: TBD 

 

ARTE 606 Studio Inquiry (3 credits): 

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 14:00-18:00

Instructor: TBD
Topic: TBD

 

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Fall
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: Joana Joachim
TopicCritical Museologies as Art Education

In this course, we will consider some of the key issues related to critical museology and art education in Canada. We will ask: How can critical museologies serve as forms of art education for social change? We will examine the cultural and social stakes of this and think critically about the disciplines of museology and art education. We will develop an understanding of museum education practices as well as harness skills to discuss art from critical perspectives considering issues around exhibition, acquisition, documentation, education, curating and how these intersect with gender, race, sexuality, disability and class, for example. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with some basic principles of critical museology, key aspects of Black studies and social justice as well as how to take them up in art education contexts. Students will be encouraged to question the practices and histories which have led to marginalizations and erasure in museums. At the end of the course students will be able to articulate these issues in a compelling manner and will have general knowledge of the key social functions within museums. Students will also develop some museum education skills and learn how to facilitate conversations around art for general audiences.

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Winter
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor: TBD
Topic: TBD

ARTE 660 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Summer 2024
Day/time: June 1-30, 2024

Instructor: Kathleen Vaughan

Topic: Iceland Field School

The Iceland Field School is is an interdisciplinary, mixed-level (BFA to PhD) Special Topics course (3 credits), sited at the Icelandic Textile Centre (textilmidstod.is/en), an academic research centre and artistic residency in Blönduós, Iceland, from June 1-30, 2024. In addition to pursuing workshops with Icelandic experts in spinning, tapestry weaving, and natural dyeing from foraged plants, students develop individualized and interdisciplinary artistic projects in a variety of media including textiles, photography, video, performance, drawing, environmental art, graphic novels, book arts, writing, or academic work on themes of museum studies, community development, tourism, and hospitality studies. We learn using a place-based, post-humanist lens, and consider environmental issues important to Iceland, Canada, and the world. We aim to give back to our host community as well as to receive. Admission is by application only, and now closed for 2024. 

 

 

Suggested MA student timeline

  Fall   Winter
Year 1 670 672
680 682
660 or 606 660 or 606
Year 2 660 or 606 Thesis work
Thesis work Thesis work

Please note: 

Students are required to complete a minimum of 3 credits of 660 (Selected Topics in Art Education).  The remaining 6 credits of elective coursework may be chosen from additional 660 (Selected Topics in Art Education) or 606 (Art Education Topics in Studio Inquiry). The first studio inquiry course taken by students is 606.  Subsequent registrations in the course are registered under 607 and 608. 

  Fall   Winter Summer
Year 1 670 672 3 or 6 credits chosen from:
680 682 660 / 606 / elective 
660 or 606 660 or 606  
Year 2 660 660 3 or 6 credits chosen from:
606  606  660 /606 / elective
elective elective  

Please note: 

Students are required to complete 12 credits of 660 (Selected Topics in Art Education course)  within their degree.  The deparment normally offers one section in each of the fall and winter terms.  The offering of 660 and/or 606 in the summer term can vary from year to year. 

The Art Education Topics in Studio Inquiry course (606) can be repeated up to a maximum of 6 times.  The first time it is taken students register under the course number 606. Subsequent registrations are done sequentially as 607, 608, 609, 610, and 611.

Doctoral students

PhD courses 2024-25

*All courses can be adapted for and delivered in the emergency remote teaching mode, if required.

ARTE 870 Critical Perspectives on Art Education: History, Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30


InstructorJuan Carlos Castro

A seminar course in which students develop critical reading and writing skills while adding to their understanding of trends past and present that have shaped the field of art education. 

ARTE 872 Advanced Critical Analysis (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 870)

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 18:30-20:30


InstructorMJ Thompson

A seminar course in which students develop advanced skills in critical analysis, academic writing and library research. Assignments include compiling and writing a review of literature on a topic of research or professional interest.

ARTE 880 Foundations for Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00-18:00


Instructor: TBD

A seminar course in which students are introduced to the basic concepts, terminology, and contexts of inquiry in art education. Students learn about the practice of systematic inquiry, including: identifying and articulating a topic or question; situating the inquiry within a theoretical framework; relating the inquiry to art education practices; and selecting appropriate inquiry procedures. Each student develops a proposal for a small-scale project related to his/her particular art education interests.

ARTE 882 Research Practice (3 credits -prerequisite ARTE 880 )

Term: Winter
Day/time: Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

Instructor: Joana Joachim

A seminar course in which students conduct a small-scale research project based on their own research proposal. Students are introduced to appropriate forms and practices for conducting the project and presenting the results.

ARTE 884 Doctoral Seminar (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Wednesday 18:30-20:30

Instructor: David Pariser

This course addresses research and communication, thesis writing, and professional practice.

ARTE 806 Studio Inquiry (3 credits)

Term: Fall
Day/time: Thursday 14:00-18:00

Instructor:  TBD
Topic: TBD

 

ARTE 806 Studio Inquiry (3 credits): 

Term: Winter
Day/time: Monday 14:00-18:00

Instructor:  TBD
Topic: TBD

 

 

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Fall
Day/time:
Tuesday 16:00-18:00

InstructorJoana Joachim
TopicCritical Museologies as Art Education

In this course, we will consider some of the key issues related to critical museology and art education in Canada. We will ask: How can critical museologies serve as forms of art education for social change? We will examine the cultural and social stakes of this and think critically about the disciplines of museology and art education. We will develop an understanding of museum education practices as well as harness skills to discuss art from critical perspectives considering issues around exhibition, acquisition, documentation, education, curating and how these intersect with gender, race, sexuality, disability and class, for example. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with some basic principles of critical museology, key aspects of Black studies and social justice as well as how to take them up in art education contexts. Students will be encouraged to question the practices and histories which have led to marginalizations and erasure in museums. At the end of the course students will be able to articulate these issues in a compelling manner and will have general knowledge of the key social functions within museums. Students will also develop some museum education skills and learn how to facilitate conversations around art for general audiences. 

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Winter
Day/time: Tuesday 16:00-18:00

Instructor:  TBD
Topic:  TBD

 

ARTE 850 Selected Topics in Art Education (3 credits):

Term: Summer 2024
Day/time: TBD

InstructorKathleen Vaughan
Topic:  Iceland Field School

Description will follow shortly.

Support contacts

For registration please contact the graduate program assistant arte.gpa@concordia.ca 

 

Graduate Program Director, Vivek Venkatesh vivek.venkatesh@concordia.ca

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