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Staatsexamen Kunstpädagogik (Art Education, Gymnasium) at Akademie der Bildenden Künste München

Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Germany

Programme overview

Students study Art and Art Education for teaching at Gymnasien in Bavaria as a double subject; no second subject is required. Professors and artistic staff provide artistic training comparable to study in a free class, while additional qualifications are acquired in workshops and theory seminars.

Faculty: Art Education  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Artistic training in classes, workshops, theory seminars, art didactics and media education, leading to the first state examination.

Career pathways

Graduates qualify for teaching art at Gymnasien in Bavaria.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is by portfolio selection (Mappenauswahl); applications are submitted via the online application portal, with the portfolio and documents sent to the Academy by 15 May for the following winter semester. Applicants also pass a practical and oral examination (end of June or early July). Students are admitted on probation. German level C1 is required for applicants with a non-German qualification. Application deadline 15 May; winter semester entry.

Intake: Wintersemester

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