Art and Visual Media

The MH in Art and Visual Media is designed to prepare you for either teaching at the community college level or applying for further graduate study at the doctoral level. You will learn how theory turns into practice by studying multiple art genres and art media. Our students enjoy creative assignments that build critical thinking and analysis skills in all courses.

As a graduate of the program, you will be prepared to inspire students, continue your studies, or join the workforce ready to use your skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to share your love of art with others. Our faculty will guide you through courses and help you reach your potential.

Tiffin University’s MH in Art & Visual Media was designed for anyone who enjoys learning about a variety of art genres and art media and anyone who wants to share that knowledge with others.

professional art & visual media training

• All faculty within the program hold a terminal degree (M.F.A. or Ph.D.) in the field.
• Class sizes are small, allowing professors to provide timely, productive feedback and interactions with students.
• A graduate advisor is specific to the program and will work one-on-one with you to determine your individualized pathway to graduation.
• The program prepares you for further graduate study or for teaching introductory art courses at the college level.
• 100% online, with a combination of 7-week courses
• Students have options to begin their program at three different times throughout the year (January, May, and August).
• As a full-time student, you can complete your program in less than two years.

Each instructor within the Master of Humanities program brings experience in their field of study. They bring this real-world knowledge to their teaching, to the building of our curriculum as subject matter experts and to their interactions with students on a daily basis.

As part of our professional program, you’ll learn career-ready skills that will prepare you for a job within the field of Art & Visual Media. Courses are relevant, and all content is focused on practical skills. You’ll apply your knowledge as you engage in creative assignments, working both individually and in group discussions and projects.

The program will prepare you to be an effective communicator in the field, as well as an accomplished teacher who can share their knowledge effectively with others. If you enjoy analyzing texts and/or encouraging others to enjoy texts, then the MH in Art & Visual Media is for you.

Within the Art & Visual Media program, you’ll actively engage through discussions with your peers and instructors. Each week, you’ll engage with classmates and complete an outside assignment related to your required readings and interactive activities throughout the week. You’ll apply your learning as you analyze texts and discuss ideas with others.

Within the program, you’ll continuously work on your communication and problem-solving skills as you take part in weekly discussions and assignments. These assignments, focused on textual analysis and synthesis, will require you to critically think about how texts are created and how ideas are communicated.

You’ll participate in a capstone project that allows you to pursue your own more specific interests that you may have discovered in your courses. By the end of the capstone project, you will have a polished writing sample that you can use for future graduate applications and/or seek to publish.

FORMAT

Online – Offered in 7-week courses, starting in January, May and August

SAMPLE COURSES

• Art Theory and Criticism (ART510) – This course surveys selected texts and figures important to the history of visual interpretation from the classical era to the twentieth century, Students will learn to consider multiple interpretations of a text and learn to examine the assumptions underlying a variety of interpretive strategies. Students will also explore the interrelationships between artist, text, and audience.
• Teaching in the Humanities (CMA515) – This course will investigate both theoretical and practical issues related to teaching topics in the humanities, including but not limited to first-year composition, art, and film. Course topics will include developing effective syllabi, identifying and articulating learning objectives, designing effective writing assignments, assessing college writing, understanding and creating rubrics, and developing an effective critique process. Students will also develop a teaching philosophy, syllabus, and sample lesson plans.
• History of Photography (ART525) – This course surveys topics in the history and cultural uses of photography in Europe and the US in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Starting with the origins of photography in Enlightenment and early Industrial Revolution Europe, students examine the role of the daguerreotype in the US, and photography’s role within war, western expansion, and social Darwinism. There will be discussions on the establishment of elite art organizations in Europe and the US by the 1890s concurrent with the flood of mass consumer photography and commercial production. The course will then examine major developments and uses of photography such as magazine journalism, advertising and fashion, and social documentary as well as photographic practices linked to art movements like constructivism, surrealism, documentary realism, and formalism. It will conclude with a look at the more contemporary postmodern practices which foreground the question of photography’s social and psychic operations. Special attention will be paid to the interrelations among photography’s diverse cultural uses and the terms in which debates about the medium’s unstable art status have played out.
• Issues in Art and Technology (ART635) – As technology becomes more accessible and prevalent in all areas of life, students must be aware of the issues it causes or improves within their chosen field of study. In this course, students will examine how technology and art interact. The course will explore different technologies used in creating and evaluating art as well as how technology affects a variety of visual media.

All MH concentrations offered:

• Art and Visual Media
• Creative Writing
• Film Studies
• Rhetoric and Composition

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of postsecondary teachers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030. The median annual wage for postsecondary teachers was $80,560 in May 2020.

careers

The online Masters in Humanities in Art & Visual Media program prepares you for positions related to:

• Postsecondary Teacher
• Artist
• Art Dealer
• Art Consultant
• Arts Administration
• Public Relations Manager
• Customer Service Representative
• Sales Representative

what is art and visual media?

Art and visual media refers to all aspects of the production, circulation and reception of visual images in culture, science and society.

what is a master’s in art and visual media?

A master’s in art and visual media promotes visual literacy and gives students the appropriate tools to interpret and evaluate visual media in all forms. This specific concentration also supports those students interested in teaching art at the community college level and guides students through both the western traditional and contemporary film and graphics with courses such as Survey of Western Art History, The Graphic Novel and Woman and Art. Students will learn how theory turns into practice by studying multiple art genres and art media and will complete creative assignments that build critical thinking and analysis skills in all courses.

what can i do with a master’s in art and visual media?

With a degree in art and visual media, you will be qualified for a variety of career opportunities, including postsecondary teacher, artist, art dealer, art consultant, arts administration, public relations manager, customer service representative, sales representative and more.