Doctor of Education in College Teaching of Visual Art
The Ed.D.CT. is designed for practicing artists with an MFA who hope to teach studio courses in higher education, or pursue an administrative position at an art school or an art department at a college/university. 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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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
- Applicants must hold MFA degree
- Academic Writing Sample
- Supplemental application and Portfolio required (included in online application)
Course Requirements
Doctor of Education in the College Teaching of Art (90 points)
Required courses in Art Education (31 points minimum):
- A&HA 4085 - Historical foundations of art education (2 points)
- A&HA 4088 - Artistic development: Adolescence to adulthood (2 points)
- A&HA 5063 - Advanced studio (2 points)
- A&HA 5064 - Experiments in content: Writing literature reviews (2 points) AND A&HA 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Sponsor integrated seminar 2 (2 points)
- A&HA 5081 - Advanced curriculum design in art education (3 points)
- A&HA 5082 - Philosophies of art in education (3 points)
- A&HA 5086 - Art in visual culture (2 points)
- A&HA 6002 - Teaching and administration of the arts in college: Art (3 points)
- A&HA 6482 - Internship in the teaching of college and museum programs (1 point)
- A&HA 6580 - Problems in art education: Conducting collaborative research (3 points)
- Three advanced studio courses (2 points each)
Required Dissertation Seminar Sequence in Art Education (17 points minimum):
- A&HA 6XXX - Topics: Doctoral research proseminar (3); Please see Program Handbook for course number.
- A&HA 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Dissertation topic development (2 points) AND A&HA 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Sponsor integrated seminar 1 (2 points)
- A&HA 6510 - Advanced seminar in art education research: Pilot study (2 points) AND 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Sponsor integrated seminar 3 (2 points)
- A&HA 7502 - Dissertation seminar: Dissertation proposal (2) AND 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Sponsor integrated seminar 4 (2 points)
- A&HA 6502 - Doctoral seminar: Sponsor integrated seminar 5 (2-3 points)
- A&HA 8900 - Dissertation advisement (0 points) - as needed
Suggested Courses in Art Education (up to 21 points in the following or other courses):
- A&HA 4079 - Exploring cultural diversity: Implications for art education (2-3 points)
- A&HA 4087 - Processes and structures in the visual arts (2-3 points)
- A&HA 4089 - New media, new forms (2-3 points)
- A&HA 4090 - Museum education issues I: Culture of art museums (3 points)
- A&HA 5125 - Inquiry-based art and design (2 points)
- A&HA 6003 - Critical perspectives and practices in the arts (2 points)
- A&HA 5081 - Advanced curriculum design in art education (3 points)
- A&HA 6002 - Teaching and administration of the arts in college: Art (3 points)
- A&HA 6482 - Internship: Teaching in college/museum programs (3 points)
- A&HA 6010 - Writing for journal publication in the arts (3 points)
Required Research Methods Courses (6 points minimum):
- A&H 5001 - Research methods in arts and humanities (3 points) (REQUIRED)
- At least one additional course from the following areas: Qualitative methods, narrative methods, interview methods, quantitative methods, visual methods (A&HA 5005 - Visual Arts Research Methods)
Presentation Requirement: A&HA 6999 - Exhibition Rating (0 points):
- Exhibition OR
- Publication OR
- Conference Presentation
Required Courses Outside the Program (15 points minimum):
Students in the Ed.D. program must take at least 15 points of coursework offered outside the Art and Art Education Program at Teachers College. Any course that does not start with A&HA qualifies as an out-of-program, or breadth, course. Note: students in the College Teaching of Art degree track must take at least two courses in the Adult Learning and Leadership Program: ORLD 4051 - How adults learn, ORLD 4053 - Facilitating adult learning, others in consultation with advisor.
Students should consider also taking courses in the social and cultural biases of teaching and learning, aesthetics and philosophical bases of teaching and learning, student development and counseling, and/or leadership/administration.
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.