Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion (M.A.)

The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion (MAIAI) is a new, one-of-a-kind, graduate program designed for classroom teachers, arts specialists, teaching artists, administrators and arts entrepreneurs.

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Arts integration with young people thrives best in a supportive community of learners where experimentation is valued. Graduate courses with MAIAI reflect that same spirit.
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Our first class of MAIAI students getting a sneak peak at the innovative Cross-Pollinated: Hybrid Art Abuzz exhibit with the faculty curator, Lynn Tomlinson.
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MAIAI students working with children at at the Community Art Center summer art camp. Summer 2017
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TU Community Art campers working with MAIAI students. Summer 2017.



Why Earn a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion?

Towson University has been leading the State of Maryland with its focus on arts integration since 1999. Arts integration offers a critical synthesis and an integrated study of arts and non-arts content as the primary basis for constructing knowledge. MAIAI deepens and extends these efforts by ensuring that the skills and techniques of the arts disciplines, so necessary to 21st Century innovation, are recognized, understood, utilized with integrity, and valued for their contribution to the advancement of our ever-expanding global community. 

The MAIAI degree provides expertise in differentiated learning opportunities for those who do not respond as well to traditional learning methods, and accounts for aural, visual, and kinesthetic learners. In addition, the practices of arts infusion energize instruction and learning, can provide increased professional satisfaction, and align with the focus and outcomes of both Common Core State Standards and the National Core Arts Standards. 

Flexible Program Design

  • Evening courses to accommodate working professionals
  • Part-time program—take one or two classes at a time. Your choice.
  • Summer courses available
  • Growing number of blended online courses
  • Fall, spring and summer admissions

 Read more about what it means to be in an interdisciplinary arts program (PDF).

Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions

View admission and degree requirements and course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.

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