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Staatsexamen Kunstpädagogik für Quereinsteiger*innen (Artist's Pedagogy) at Akademie der Bildenden Künste München

Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Germany

Programme overview

The career-changer programme is for professional artists with a completed art academy degree who want to teach. It prepares for the first state examination in the double subject Art at Gymnasien and focuses on developing artistic methods of mediation alongside pedagogical and didactic training.

Faculty: Art Education  |  Duration: at least 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Wintersemester (start in October)  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Module areas cover artistic-pedagogical practice (work in the class), media education, subject didactics, art history and aesthetic theory, plus seminars in pedagogy and psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (taught in German); artistic practice is examined after the 2nd and 6th semesters.

Career pathways

Graduates qualify for teaching art at Gymnasien.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (can also be obtained through the Academy's Neues Diplom); German C1 certificate for non-native speakers; an independent artistic practice and a completed art-school or academy degree; portfolio submission in May and an oral interview in June/July.

Intake: Wintersemester (start in October)

Duration: at least 3 years

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