Arts Education

The Arts Education (PhD) in Arts Education explores the relationship between arts theory, inquiry, and practice in a variety of social and education settings. Central to our program, is a commitment to the theoretical, historical and philosophical foundations of arts in society and in community. Attention is given to diverse forms of research through the arts: Arts-based methodologies including embodied inquiry, performative inquiry, poetic inquiry, a/r/tography, research-based theatre. We celebrate individual artistic journeys and arts practices enacted throughout the degree. A variety of perspectives and ways of being in the world are welcomed (e.g. arts for social change, Indigenous, ecological, phenomenological).  Doctoral students come from a variety of artistic backgrounds: dancers, artists, media artists, musicians, theatre artists, writers, curators and creatives, who work in a variety of contexts, such as post-secondary, K-12, cultural and arts institutions, consultants, and the film, theatre, music, and visual arts communities.

The program is firmly grounded in the interstices between one’s scholarship, artistic practice and pedagogy. Students are encouraged to explore interdisciplinary knowledge across the arts, while allowing for specialization in a particular arts area. The non-departmental structure of this faculty is conducive for students to take advantage of a wide variety of faculty expertise and courses to complement the core courses required.

This program has a biennial intake.