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Course Delivery: 100% Online
Total Credits: 60
In-State Tuition Per Credit: $500.17
Out-of-State Tuition Per Credit: $599.51
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Degree Overview
As a student in this program, you analyze ideas and issues, design and implement curricula, and support and mentor practicing educators. Learn how to contribute to art education through teaching, scholarship, and service. Conduct research that seeks practical, tangible solutions to challenges in art education. Gain experience in scholarly publication and in higher education instruction.
As an IU Online student, you’ll benefit from a career-focused program ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
You’ll graduate with an Indiana University degree respected by employers worldwide—and you can work on yours anytime and anywhere. And the benefits start long before graduation. More than half of IU Online students advance in their careers before they complete their degree.
To be accepted to this program, you must have:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75
To apply to this program:
Complete an online application that includes:
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume
- GRE scores (students with graduate GPA below 3.5 only)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL score or minimum 6.5 IELTS score (international students only)
- Writing sample from applicant’s master’s degree
- Option to provide up to three artworks, photographed in color, with short artist’s statement
Your IU Online Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Art Education prepares you for careers such as:
- Teaching and teacher education in higher education
- Leadership roles in K–12
- Museum positions or other community positions
- Independent consultant
- Scholar
To earn an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in art education, you must complete 60 credit hours.
Requirements are broken down as follows:
- Core inquiry courses (9 credit hours)
- Inquiry linkage course (3 credit hours)
- Focus courses (24 credit hours)
- Minor courses (9 credit hours)
- Electives (6 credit hours)
- Dissertation courses (9 credit hours)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC-Y 520 -or- EDUC-Y 521 | Strategies for Educational Inquiry -or- Methodological Approaches to Educational Inquiry | 3 Credits |
| Two additional courses from approved core inquiry courses | 6 Credits |
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