Doctor of Education in College Teaching of Visual Art
The Ed.D.CT. is designed for practicing artists with an MFA who hope to be involved in the education of professional artists. Students who join the Ed.D.C.T. are typically interested in teaching studio art courses in higher education, or in pursuing administrative positions at art schools or art departments in colleges and universities. Scholarly research and art practice are essential to the Ed.D.CT. Does not lead to Initial Art Teacher’s Certification (PK-12).
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Optional Concentrations
(for M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D., and Ed.D.C.T. students—not available for M.A. Initial Certification students)
Students may choose to take a Museum Education area of focus as part of their degree. This area of focus explores the art museum as a civic and educational institution, examines the role of museum education departments, and introduces students to innovative museum education programs and pedagogical practices.
Students who seek to sharpen their expertise designing pedagogically sound, imaginative studio art learning opportunities may complete the Art Pedagogy area of focus. This concentration equips students to teach people of different ages in different learning contexts—schools, museums, community centers, and beyond. It combines courses in the artistic development of children and adolescents, curriculum development, studio-based practice with applications for teaching, cultural diversity in art education, and special education, along with an optional art teaching internship.
Students may choose to take the Creative Technologies area of focus as part of their degree. This area of focus explores and strengthens the relationship between art, technology, and education. The goal is to prepare artists and art teachers to be leaders in educational ecologies that interweave digital tools and creative materials in multi- and cross-disciplinary, collaborative, and playful pedagogies.
If your aim is to be an art educator in community settings, you may take the Community Engagement area of focus as part of their degree. Students in this concentration take the courses below, along with other pertinent courses identified with advisement.
- Shaping Priorities: The Arts and Community Engagement
- Community Arts Pilot Project
- Designing for Social Impact: Community-Based Art Education Initiatives
Admissions Information
Doctor of Education in College Teaching
- Points/Credits: 90
- Entry Terms: Spring/Summer/Fall
Certification
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- Non-Certification Track
Application Deadlines
- Spring: November 1
- Summer/Fall (Priority): January 5
- Summer/Fall (Final): Rolling
* For details about rolling deadlines, visit our admission deadlines page.
Supplemental Application Requirements/Comments
- Students pursuing this degree are also eligible to apply for an Advanced Certificate in Creative Technologies
- Must hold MFA degree
- Academic Writing Sample
- Application Supplement and Portfolio (included in online application)
Requirements from the TC Catalog
Required Dissertation Seminar Sequence in Art Education (15 points):
- A&HA 5504 Proseminar in Art Education, Part 1
- A&HA 5504 Proseminar in Art Education, Part 2
- A&HA 6510 Advanced Seminar in Art Education, Part 1
- A&HA 6510 Advanced Seminar in Art Education, Part 2
- A&HA 7502 Dissertation Seminar
Required Research Methods Courses (4 points minimum)
Two courses minimum:
- A course that offers an overview of various research methods.
- A course that focuses on a specific methodological approach.
Required Content Courses in Art Education (flexible points)
To be selected in consultation with the advisor.
Required Studio Courses in Art Education (6 points minimum)
Optional Concentration Courses
Students enrolled in a concentration must fulfill all courses required for that specific concentration.
Required Courses in Art College Teaching (7 points)
- A&HA 5081 Advanced Curriculum Design in Art Education (3 points)
- A&HA 6002 Teaching and Administration of the Arts in College (3 points)
- A&HA 6482 Internship in the Teaching of College (1 point)
Required Courses Outside the Program (15 points minimum)
A. Higher/Adult Education (4-6 points minimum)
At least two courses in higher education/adult education each for 2 credits minimum, to be selected in consultation with the advisor.
Suggestions:
- ORLD 4051 How Adults Learn
- ORLD 4053 Facilitating Adult Learning
B. Other Courses Outside the Program (9-11 points)
To be selected in consultation with the advisor. Must be taken at Teachers College.
Presentation Requirement: A&HA 6999 - Exhibition Rating (0 points):
- Exhibition OR
- Publication OR
- Conference Presentation
Notes:
To complete doctoral certification, students must fulfill all course and doctoral/dissertation seminar requirements and successfully pass faculty review of doctoral qualifying papers and the dissertation proposal. Students are also required to offer a professional presentation. This may include—in consultation with the student’s advisor—a conference presentation, a published article, a gallery exhibition, or some other equivalent advisor-approved professional presentation. The doctoral certification process is accomplished through faculty review; students must complete each level satisfactorily before they are given permission to write the dissertation. Candidates should be in touch with the Office of Doctoral Studies to be certain of complying with the latest procedures and deadlines.