美术教育以及非裔美国人和侨民研究的双学位学位探索了跨学科的观点以及对文化生产的多样化拥护，同时扩大了散布在世界各地的近十亿非洲人后裔的教学，研究和奖学金。宾夕法尼亚州立大学的艺术教育探索艺术和课程的制作，将其作为重要思想的制作。这些制作方式具有参与性，创造性和社会意义。SoVA的艺术教育的目的是培养知识渊博，技能娴熟且有爱心的专业教育家，使其成为批判性，反思性的从业者，研究人员和艺术家，以及在教育实践的不同背景下促进社会正义的变革推动者，生成并传播能够新的教学理念，可以以此为基础制定更有效的政策和实践，并
Take your experience and research in art education to the next level. Penn State’s Ph.D. in Art Education–including unique dual-title options that incorporate African American and Diaspora Studies or Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies–is ideal if you want to build on your experience in the field through original research projects that make significant contributions to art education theory and practice.<br><br>Coursework in art education and related disciplines such as philosophy, curriculum and instruction, sociology, anthropology, and other fields provides necessary theoretical and methodological background for dissertation research. Doctoral students are required to complete 32 credits of graduate coursework (20 of which are to be completed in art education), pass their Qualifying Examination, English Competency Examination, Comprehensive Examination, Final Examination, and submit a dissertation.<br><br>Faculty bring a range of teaching, research, and administrative experience from across the country and around the world. The international student body provides students with insight into a range of art teaching practices. You’ll benefit from all the resources of a large research university while studying as part of the collaborative, close-knit community within the Penn State School of Visual Arts.