PhD Degree Requirements
- PhD Art History
- PhD Art & Visual Culture Education
- Graduate Course Descriptions
63 units beyond the MA degree (a total of 93 beyond the BA) are required to complete the Doctor of Philosophy in Art History and Education degree, including 18 units of dissertation research and 45 units of coursework. Candidates are expected to complete a master’s degree before entering the PhD program.
- A Second foreign language is required beyond the MA in the ARH Track. No foreign language is required in the AVCE Track.
- Applicants with an MA outside Art History may be admitted to the program, but they will be required to take the methodologies course (ARH 511) and three graduate level courses in Art History (a total of 12 units) that will not count as coursework for the PhD degree. Students not holding a graduate degree in Art Education will be asked to take 2-3 background courses in Art and Visual Culture Education, including an introductory research methods course.
Please see the Graduate Advising page, and the Art & Visual Culture Education Graduate Handbook for specific program requirements.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art History and Education, Art History Track
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Methods
DESCRIPTION
ARH 511 Theory and Methods in Art History
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
3 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Major Area of Emphasis
DESCRIPTION
Coursework in the major area of emphasis
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
12 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Minor
DESCRIPTION
Coursework in the minor, as approved by the student’s minor advisor
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
9 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Interdisciplinary Courses
DESCRIPTION
Interdisciplinary courses outside Art History
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
6 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Electives
DESCRIPTION
The Faculty strongly recommends that the student take 3 units of independent study in preparation for dissertation writing with relevant professor
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
15 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Dissertation
DESCRIPTION
ARH 920 Dissertation
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
18 units
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art History and Education, Art & Visual Culture Education Track
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
ARE 535
DESCRIPTION
Theory in Art and Visual Culture Education
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
3 units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Methods
DESCRIPTION
A minimum of 3 methods courses are required. A combination of quantitative and qualitative is strongly encouraged, and options may include:
ART or AVCE 530: Introduction to Research in Art Education
ARE or AVCE 631: Arts-based Research
ARH 511a: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960
ARH 511b: New Theory and Methods in Art History: 1960-Present
MUS 551: Behavioral Research in the Arts
MAR 639: Methods of Media History
LRC 576: Teacher Research
LRC 605: Qualitative Methods in Education
TTE 596R: Action Research Workshop
TTE 696A: Research on Teacher Education
TTE 696B: Research on Teaching
EDL 601: Qualitative Methods in Education
HED 602: Research Design in Higher Education
HED 605: Qualitative Methods in Education
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
9 Units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Major Area of Emphasis
DESCRIPTION
Coursework in the major area of emphasis, is chosen in conjunction with the advisor from current and future course listings in Art and Visual Culture Education (ARE OR AVCE). A minimum of 18 credits in ARE or AVCE coursework is required except for persons who completed their MA in AVCE at the University of Arizona.
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
18-21 Units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Colloquia
DESCRIPTION
ARE 695 – Colloquia is a course offered each fall for all doctoral students who have not yet advanced to candidacy to exchange their research and scholarship
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
1-3 Units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Electives
DESCRIPTION
Coursework taken in Art and Visual Culture Education, or Art History (ARH), Art (ART), Theater (TAR), Music (MUS), Media Arts (MAR), Language Reading and Culture (LRC), Higher Education (HED), Education Leadership (EDL), Public Administration and Policy (PA), Mexican American Studies (MAS), American Indian Studies (AIS), and other relevant disciplines at the 500 level and above to support scholarly development.
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
0-3 Units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Minor
DESCRIPTION
Coursework to support the development of a second area of expertise and/or to support the major area of emphasis.
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
9 Units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Dissertation
DESCRIPTION
ARE 920 – Dissertation
REQUIRED NUMBER OF UNITS
18 units
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