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AHEDPHD - Art History and Education

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Art, Sch ofGraduate Degree SeekingPHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Requirements

Completion requirement

Core Major Units: 18
Additional Emphasis Units: 36 (see emphasis requirements below)
Required Minor Units: 9
Total Minimum Degree Units: 63

Completion requirement

*Students in Art History take ARH 920; students in Art & Visual Culture Education take ARE 920.

Completion requirement

See elective coursework for emphasis below.

Completion requirement

See additional requirements for emphasis below.

Completion requirement

9 unit minor required. Some minors require 12 units.

For those pursuing an Art and Visual Culture Education minor, the AVCE minor requires 9 units of coursework, as approved by the minor advisor. The minor advisor must be an Art and Visual Culture Education, tenure or tenure- track faculty member. 

Completion requirement

See student handbook for emphasis below.

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

36 (in addition to Core Major Units & Minor Units above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

3 units of Methods course:

  • course: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960 (3)

  • course: New Theory and Methods in Art History: 1960-Present (3)

Emphasis Elective Coursework

12 units of Major Area, chosen from the following coursework:

  • course: Topics in Museum Studies (3)

  • course: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and its Reception (3)

  • course: 19th Century European Art (3)

  • course: Queer Cinema (3)

  • course: Topics in American Indian Art (3)

  • course: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3)

  • course: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3)

  • course: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3)

  • course: Greek Pottery: Craft & Society in Ancient Greece (3)

  • course: Greek Architecture (3)

  • course: Topics in Art History (3)

  • course: Roman Art and Architecture (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Art As Plunder: The Spoils of War, the Formation of Collections, & Trade in Stolen Art (3)

  • course: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960 (3)

  • course: Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic (3)

  • course: Renaissance Art in Italy: 15th Century (3)

  • course: Northern Renaissance Art (3)

  • course: 16th-Century Art of Northern Europe (3)

  • course: Southern Baroque Art (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: History of Photography: Contemporary Trends (3)

  • course: European Art Since 1945 (3)

  • course: American Art: 19th Century Art (3)

  • course: American Art: 20th Century (3)

  • course: Problems in Renaissance-Baroque (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: Issues in Contemporary Theory and Criticism (3)

  • course: Issues in Mexican Art (3)

  • course: American Art (3)

  • course: Issues in Art History (3)

  • course: Issues in Native American Art (3)

Substitutions for electives can be made with the approval of the faculty advisor.

3 units of Interdisciplinary, chosen from the following coursework:
List of coursework coming soon.
 

18 units of Electives, chosen from the following coursework:

  • course: Community, Culture and Art Education (3)

  • course: Theory and Practice in Art Museum Education  (3)

  • course: Introduction to Research in Art Education (3)

  • course: Pedagogical Practices in Art and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Theory in Art & Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Art and Visual Culture, Wildcat Art (3)

  • course: Curriculum Theory in Art & Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Media and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Internship 1-6)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Historical Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Arts-based Research (3)

  • course: Visual Arts Teaching in Higher Education (3)

  • course: Internship (1-6)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Current Issues in Art Education Theory and Practice (3)

  • course: Topics in Museum Studies (3)

  • course: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and its Reception (3)

  • course: 19th Century European Art (3)

  • course: Queer Cinema (3)

  • course: Topics in American Indian Art (3)

  • course: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3)

  • course: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3)

  • course: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3)

  • course: Greek Pottery: Craft & Society in Ancient Greece (3)

  • course: Greek Architecture (3)

  • course: Topics in Art History (3)

  • course: Roman Art and Architecture (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Art As Plunder: The Spoils of War, the Formation of Collections, & Trade in Stolen Art (3)

  • course: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960 (3)

  • course: Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic (3)

  • course: Renaissance Art in Italy: 15th Century (3)

  • course: Northern Renaissance Art (3)

  • course: 16th-Century Art of Northern Europe (3)

  • course: Southern Baroque Art (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: History of Photography: Contemporary Trends (3)

  • course: European Art Since 1945 (3)

  • course: American Art: 19th Century Art (3)

  • course: American Art: 20th Century (3)

  • course: Problems in Renaissance-Baroque (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: Issues in Contemporary Theory and Criticism (3)

  • course: Issues in Mexican Art (3)

  • course: American Art (3)

  • course: Issues in Art History (3)

  • course: Issues in Native American Art (3)

Substitutions for electives can be made with the approval of the faculty advisor.

 

Additional Emphasis Requirements

Language requirement: Ph.D. students are required to demonstrate reading fluency in a second foreign language beyond that required at the Master's level.

 

Minor Requirements for Doctoral Students in this Emphasis

See minor requirements for overall plan above.

 

Emphasis Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Emphasis Units

36 (in addition to Core Major Units and Minor Units above)

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

  • course: Theory in Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • 1-3 units of course: Colloquium in Art and Visual Culture Education* (1)

*Course must be taken each fall until the student passes the comprehensive exam.

Emphasis Elective Coursework

9 units of Methods and Theory, chosen from the following coursework:

  • course: Introduction to Research in Art Education (3)

  • course: Arts-based Research (3)

  • course: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960 (3)

  • course: New Theory and Methods in Art History: 1960-Present (3)

  • course: Behavioral Research in the Arts (3)

  • course: Action Inquiry in Classrooms and Communities (3) 

  • course: Qualitative Methods in Education (3)

  • course: Research on Teacher Education (3)

  • course: Research on Teaching (3)

  • course: Evaluation of Educational Programs and Personnel (3)

  • course: Research Design in Higher Education (3)

  • course: Qualitative Methods in Education (3)
     

18-21 units of Major Area, chosen from the following coursework:

  • course: Community, Culture and Art Education (3)

  • course: Theory and Practice in Art Museum Education  (3)

  • course: Introduction to Research in Art Education (3)

  • course: Pedagogical Practices in Art and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Cross-Cultural Issues in Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Art and Visual Culture, Wildcat Art (3)

  • course: Theories of Child Art (3)

  • course: Curriculum Theory in Art & Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Media and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Art and Cultural Criticism in Art Education (3)

  • course: Internship (1-6)

  • course: Current Issues in Art Education Theory and Practice (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Historical Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Arts-based Research (3)

  • course: Visual Arts Teaching in Higher Education (3)

  • course: Issues and Recent Research in Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Internship (1-6)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

0-3 units of Electives:

  • course: Community, Culture and Art Education (3)

  • course: Theory and Practice in Art Museum Education  (3)

  • course: Introduction to Research in Art Education (3)

  • course: Pedagogical Practices in Art and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Theory in Art & Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Art and Visual Culture, Wildcat Art (3)

  • course: Curriculum Theory in Art & Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Teaching Media and Visual Culture (3)

  • course: Internship, 1-6 units

  • course: Independent Study, 1-5 units

  • course: Historical Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Arts-based Research (3)

  • course: Visual Arts Teaching in Higher Education (3)

  • course: Historical Foundations of Art and Visual Culture Education (3)

  • course: Internship (1-6)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Current Issues in Art Education Theory and Practice (3)

  • course: Topics in Museum Studies (3)

  • course: The Ancient City as Text: Rome and its Reception (3)

  • course: 19th Century European Art (3)

  • course: Queer Cinema (3)

  • course: Topics in American Indian Art (3)

  • course: Etruscan Art and Archaeology (3)

  • course: Greek and Roman Sculpture: Symbols and Society in Antiquity (3)

  • course: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3)

  • course: Greek Pottery: Craft & Society in Ancient Greece (3)

  • course: Greek Architecture (3)

  • course: Topics in Art History (3)

  • course: Roman Art and Architecture (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Art As Plunder: The Spoils of War, the Formation of Collections, & Trade in Stolen Art (3)

  • course: Theory and Methods in Art History: Renaissance to 1960 (3)

  • course: Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic (3)

  • course: Renaissance Art in Italy: 15th Century (3)

  • course: Northern Renaissance Art (3)

  • course: 16th-Century Art of Northern Europe (3)

  • course: Southern Baroque Art (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: The Art of Mexico (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: History of Photography: Contemporary Trends (3)

  • course: European Art Since 1945 (3)

  • course: American Art: 19th Century Art (3)

  • course: American Art: 20th Century (3)

  • course: Problems in Renaissance-Baroque (3)

  • course: History of Photography (3)

  • course: Issues in Contemporary Theory and Criticism (3)

  • course: Issues in Mexican Art (3)

  • course: American Art (3)

  • course: Issues in Art History (3)

  • course: Issues in Native American Art (3)

  • course: Contemporary Drawing Studio Practice (3)

  • course: Topics in Studio Art (3)

  • course: Alternative Process and Material: Collage & Construction (3)

  • course: Digital Fabrication (3)

  • course: Advanced Trends in Contemporary Practice (3)

  • course: Advanced Imaging (3)

  • course: Graduate Video (3)

  • course: Printmaking Studio Practice (3)

  • course: Clients & the Community Design (3)

  • course: Topics in Illustration (3)

  • course: Advanced Art Practices in Ceramics (3)

  • course: Painting Studio Practice (3)

  • course: Combining Media (3)

  • course: Graduate Watercolor Painting (3)

  • course: Sculpture Materials/Experimental and Combined Media (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Grad Interdisciplinary Critique (3)

  • course: Independent Study (1-5)

  • course: Interactivity (3)

  • course: Immersive Art (3)

  • course: Foundational Digital 3D Modeling, Rendering and Rapid Prototyping (3)

  • course: Figure Painting for Illustration (3)

  • course: Comics and Sequential Art (3)

  • course: Animation II (3)

  • course: Letterpress and The Multiple (3)

  • course: Visual Narratives and the Artist's Book (3)

  • course: Digital Illustration / Painting (3)

  • course: Design, Art & the Environment (3)

  • course: Gallery Praxis (3)

  • course: Contemporary Art: Concepts and Issues (3)

Substitutions for electives can be made with the approval of the faculty advisor.

 

Additional Emphasis Requirements

None

 

Minor Requirements for Doctoral Students in this Emphasis

See minor requirements for overall plan above.

 

Emphasis Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.