PhD programs in art are offered in education and art departments.
A doctorate (Ph.D.) in arts education will position you to move ahead into a leadership position in K-12 arts education, or as an instructor in a community college or university setting. According to the "Chronicle of Higher Education," college-level jobs in the humanities are limited, so you will need a doctorate to qualify for these increasingly competitive positions. Doctorates in this field are offered by both education departments and art departments at universities. Explore the course offerings and requirements in both departments to find the program that fits your goals. Doctoral programs in education may offer more options for students who wish to emphasize the pedagogical side of the profession, while art department programs offer more arts-specific coursework.
Indiana University at Bloomington
The doctoral program at Indiana University, like many art education programs housed in education departments, emphasizes curriculum and instruction. You may choose between the 60-credit-hour Ed.D. and the 90-credit-hour Ph.D. program. The program offers rigorous training in research methods and educational theory. You can include specific art content in the required 24 graduate hours of specialized educational classes, or as part of the 12-unit minor included in the program.
Indiana University at Bloomington
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Room 3140 Wright Education Building
201 North Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
812-856-8100
http://education.indiana.edu/~edci
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is another example of an art education doctoral program offered by an education department. Students in this program take classes in cooperation with the art and art history departments in one of three areas:
Contexts for Visual Arts Research, Visual Art Making Practice Philosophy or Visual Art Making Research Practices. While they do emphasize the theoretical aspects of the discipline, this program especially values applicants who have K-12 teaching experience.
University of Iowa
College of Education
Art Education K-12 Teacher Certification Program
13 North Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-3013
Penn State University Park
Penn State's art education doctoral program is housed in the art department. With an emphasis on cross-disciplinary work and social change, the program offers a doctorate in art education as well as a doctorate in art education and women's studies. A 12-credit-hour core curriculum of art education forms the foundation for these programs, and although there are no fixed number of credits for the doctoral degree, the program does emphasize original scholarly research and requires an average of three to four years post-master's-level work.
Penn State University Park
School of Visual Arts
Art Education Office
207 Arts Cottage
University Park, PA 16802-2905
814.865.6570
Columbia University
Columbia's art education doctoral program is part of the Teachers College, but it is housed in the Department of Art and Art Education. The program offers both a Ph.D. in art education and a doctorate of education in the teaching of college art. Each program requires at least two semesters of studio practice in addition to the core 16 to 27 credits in arts education. The program also offers the option of using studio work as part of your doctoral dissertation.
Columbia University
Teachers College
Art and Art Education
444 Macy Hall
525 W. 120th St.
New York, NY 10027
212-678-3360
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