Overview

Audiences for the Community Arts Option program at Eastern Illinois University include artists, community workers, education text authors, museum educators, arts center educators, elementary teachers, special needs teachers, and other professionals.

This option does not lead to licensure. Professionals may choose to complete their masters over two years by taking courses online during the fall and spring semesters, and art history courses online and studio art courses on campus for two summers or take courses as their other professional commitments allow.

Key Features

Benefits of this online program include the following:

The online courses allow you the opportunity to continue to work as a professional and earn the MA in Art, Community Arts Option.

You are not limited by geographic proximity to EIU.

The tuition costs for taking EIU online courses are the same for residents and non-residents of the State of Illinois.

Studio courses are designed as one week of immersive work at EIU followed by independent work at home.

Accreditation

The Department of Art Eastern Illinois University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art Education
Assessment & Curriculum Design in Art Education

Research Methods in Art Education

Art, Culture, & Community: Alternative Sites for Art Education

Creative Technology in Art Education

Independent Study in Art Education

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

31 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Charleston, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Teaching Museum Studies View 14 other Masters in Museum Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.

Provide an official transcript verifying the degree, grade point average and date of degree completion.

Verify licensure in art education.

Meet all of the requirements for admission to the Graduate School.

Have a 2.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or have a 2.75 GPA for the last 60 hours of graded academic work. Course work taken as a post-baccalaureate student may be considered in the computation of the GPA.

Submit three letters of recommendation from principles, supervisors or others who can attest to the applicant’s academic and professional performance.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

9300 USD / year

≈ 9300 USD / year
Out-of-State

9300 USD / year

≈ 9300 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9300 USD / year

≈ 9300 USD / year

Funding

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