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Art Education (PhD)

Art Education (PhD)

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Program description
Degree awarded: PHD  Curriculum and Instruction (Art Education)

The concentration in art education in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in curriculum and instruction provides opportunities for research and study in one or more of the following areas:

  • Art education in art museums.
  • Developmental graphic stages of children.
  • International issues in art education.
  • Multicultural issues.
  • Multiple methodologies in research.
  • Qualitative research.
  • Research on effective art instruction.
  • Visual culture and virtual worlds.
  • Visual culture studies.

At a glance
  • STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree requirements

Core Requirements (6)

DCI 701 Curriculum Theory and Practice
DCI 702 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction Professional

Inquiry and Analysis (15): approaches to education research

Examples of courses that meet this requirement are:

COE 502 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
COE 503 Introduction to Qualitative Methods
DCI 691 Narrative Research in Education
DCI 791 Discourse Analysis

Major Area of Concentration (30)

Internships (6)
Three two-credit-hour doctoral internships are required in the areas of research and college teaching. One area must be chosen twice. During the course of the internship, the student works closely with selected art education program faculty members or other approved faculty.

Cognate Study (12)
Twelve credit hours are required of students to broaden their understanding of the conceptual base and issues underlying the field of art. Students will take course work outside of art education. Cognate studies can be drawn from a broad range of offerings, both from within and outside the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Independent Research and Dissertation (15): a minimum of three credit hours of research and 12 credit hours of dissertation leading to completion of an approved dissertation are required.

These credit hours demonstrate that the student is capable of conducting original research of high quality. The research is to be conceived and carried out such that it advances scholarship in art education.

Doctoral students are also encouraged to participate in the Preparing Future Faculty Program offered by the Graduate College of Arizona State University. This program consists of two credit hours in which students learn faculty roles and responsibilities and participate in an ongoing series of integrative and collaborative seminars coordinated with the Graduate College. Students have the opportunity to develop and participate in interdisciplinary teaching, research and service activities.

The broad goals of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in curriculum and instruction are to:

  1. Prepare individuals who can provide leadership to the evolving field of curriculum and instruction.
  2. Produce research scholars who are well equipped for empirical and systematic examination of educational theories, strategies, principles and practices related to the content and organization of curriculum and to the process and outcome of instruction.
  3. Produce research scholars who can enhance the knowledge base underlying curriculum and instruction in a variety of concentrations.
  4. Provide experts, for all levels of instruction, in the design, implementation and evaluation of educational personnel preparation programs.

The program also seeks to produce scholars who have the knowledge base to engage in such studies within the broad historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, intellectual and physical contexts in the country and abroad.

Admission requirements

General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
U.S. applicants | International applicants | English proficiency

The following are required:

  1. Application to the Graduate College.
  2. Curriculum vitae (resume).
  3. GRE scores.
  4. Letter of intent/statement of purpose.
  5. Statement of research interests.
  6. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to the applicant's potential for success in a graduate programs.
  7. Transcripts.
  8. A writing sample (approximately 10 pages long).

Additional materials may be required to gain admission into certain programs or cohorts.

Note: This program is at maximum enrollment capacity and new applications are not being accepted at this time.

Tuition information
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