Edited sentence: A description of a single course in EA was included in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Association for Information Systems (AIS)’s Curriculum for Information Systems as one of the 6 core courses.A handful of universities are also offering courses in Enterprise Architecture, including the University of Chicago and the University of Denver.Academic research into Enterprise Architecture is currently being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Information Research and at Pennsylvania State University's Center for Enterprise Architecture.Articles on Enterprise Architecture can be found in the Journal of Enterprise Architecture, published by the Association of Enterprise Architects.As a relatively new field, most colleges and universities do not yet offer courses in Enterprise Architecture.Commercial training companies also offer courses for professionals, usually framed around a single framework or methodology.Each of these programs have taken different approaches to their EA curricula, so students interested in a degree in EA should research each program carefully to find a program that matches their goals and aspirations.In addition to the universities above, some institutions offer certificates only.In order for a field of study to mature, rigorous academic research must be conducted, peer reviewed, and published.Nearly every university that offers a degree in EA also offers a certificate program for professionals.Notable in this group are certificate programs from California State University and National University that are tailored to US Federal Government Enterprise Architecture practices.Only a handful of universities offer full degree programs or full specializations in Enterprise Architecture.Proceedings from the EDOC conference are published by the IEEE.Professionals looking to improve their skills in this new field, without the overhead of taking a full degree, can opt for certificate programs.Stevens Institute of Technology (USA) and University of Toronto (Canada) both offer more general certificate programs in Enterprise Architecture.The development of common curricula for degrees in Enterprise Architecture is a just beginning.The most notable Enterprise Architecture research conference in the field is the International IEEE Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference (EDOC), held annually.This short list includes Pennsylvania State University and Kent State University in the United States, the University of Antwerp in Belgium, the University of East London in the UK, and Griffith University in Australia