教学艺术硕士（MAT）计划教育研究生成为艺术，设计和视觉文化的老师，同时加强他们自己的艺术创作实践。上汽艺术教育界支持学生成为敬业和反思的老师/艺术家，他们的教学工作促进了更多公正和欢乐的个人和社会的出现。该计划满足成为伊利诺伊州持牌K-12视觉艺术老师的要求。上汽的教师准备课程有助于（并可能满足）其他州和国家的教师执照要求。MAT被设计为全日制课程，在四个学期（两年）内完成
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program educates graduate students to become teachers of art, design, and visual culture while strengthening their own artmaking practices. The SAIC Art Education community supports students in becoming engaged and reflective teachers/artists whose pedagogical work fosters the emergence of more just and joyous individuals and societies. The program fulfills requirements to become a licensed K-12 Visual Arts teacher in the State of Illinois. SAIC's teacher preparation coursework contributes to (and may meet) the teacher licensure requirements for other states and countries. The MAT is designed to be a full-time program completed in four semesters (two years)