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COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
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Other Catalog Change: Page 265, 2007-08 Graduate Catalog. Insert new copy below Ed.D. Cognate. (Ph.D. in Art
Education).
Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education
The Ph.D. program emphasizes research, theory and philosophical development, and applications of new
knowledge in art and visual culture. The Ph.D. prepares students to be researchers, scholars, and leaders in
the field of art education, including education in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, museums and
community art centers, and other cultural institutions.
Admission
A student seeking admission to the Ph.D. program in Art Education in the School of Art must meet all
requirements for admission to the Graduate School and have satisfied the requirements (or equivalent) for
the M.S., M.A., or M.F.A. degree in Art at NIU. The student must also submit acceptable scores for the
General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations and show evidence of writing and English-language
proficiency as defined by NIU Graduate School criteria.
Course Requirements
Completion of this degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate course work at NIU
beyond the graduate credits earned toward the student’s master’s degree.
Core Courses (15)
ARTE 792, Philosophies of Art, Culture, and Pedagogy (3)
ARTE 686, Policy Studies for the Administration & Supervision of Art Programs (3)
ARTE 790, Foundations of Art-Based Educational Programs: Research and Theory (3)
ARTE 791, Critical Foundations in Art and Aesthetics (3)
ARTE 783, Doctoral Seminar in Art Education (3)
Research Methodology Requirements (9)
ARTE 784, Research Methods in Art Education (3)
ETR 520, Introduction to Educational Research (3)
ETR 521, Educational Statistics I (or equivalent) (3)
Cognate Requirements (12-15)
All students are required to complete a cognate of 12-15 semester hours in art or related fields such as
education, anthropology, museum studies, visual culture, computer imaging, women's studies, or statistical
analysis, at or above the 600 level. These must be in addition to the core and tool courses. The student’s
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GRADUATE COUNCIL CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (GCCC)
Sixth Meeting/2007-08 Academic Year
February 11, 2008
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graduate committee in the School of Art must approve the area(s) and the courses chosen to meet this
cognate requirement in each case.
Elective Course Work (12-15)
Graduate course work may be taken in art and related areas of studies. The courses chosen to meet this
requirement are subject to the approval of the student's graduate committee.
Dissertation (12)
ARTE 799, Doctoral Research and Dissertation (12)
Candidacy Examination
A student must receive approval from his/her graduate committee to take the candidacy examination. The
candidacy examination is a written examination based on the core courses and other graduate courses and
may consist of cases, queries, or research problems. The examination is to be taken within one year of
completion of the core courses. The assessment criteria and procedures are outlined below. Upon
satisfactory completion of the candidacy examination the student is admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D.
degree. A student who fails the candidacy examination may be granted the opportunity to take a second
examination. Failure on the second examination denies the student admission to candidacy.
Dissertation Committee
Upon successful completion of the candidacy examination, a dissertation committee for the student will be
nominated by the Art Education Division of the School of Art in consultation with the student, and
appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School. This committee will consist of three to five graduate faculty
members, one of whom will be designated as the dissertation director, and will meet the specifications of
the Graduate School.
Oral Dissertation Defense
A final oral examination related to the dissertation is required and is conducted in accordance with the
general requirements of the Graduate School.
GCCC Section B 4/10/06, Graduate Council 5/1/06, IBHE 1/16/08