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MEd Kunst (Art) (Fach, Lehramt Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- und Gesamtschulen) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Education that deepens art-scientific knowledge and engagement with place- and institution-related art mediation, continuing the art practice training in interdisciplinary projects. Two sub-variants are listed according to whether a Bachelor thesis was written (wenn mit Ba-Arbeit: 30 credit points; wenn ohne Ba-Arbeit: 20 credit points).

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Master of Education (Lehramt)  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Fundamental questions of art didactics with a view to classroom practice and approaches and methods of school-related research in art education, with an own study project in the practice semester.

Career pathways

Qualifies for the Vorbereitungsdienst (Referendariat) and teaching career for the chosen school type; the prospects depend on school type and subject combination, regional demand, mobility and education-policy priorities.

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Entry requirements

A first professional higher education degree with a standard period of at least six semesters. The first degree is qualifying if the Bachelor was completed at Bielefeld with a matching orientation (career goal and subject choice); other degrees can qualify if equivalent achievements for the intended teaching career are shown, and admission may be subject to bridging studies. Admission is checked in an application procedure under the MPO Ed. (Master examination and study regulations). For the Vorbereitungsdienst (Referendariat), knowledge of two foreign languages must be proven, usually already through the Abitur certificate. No Numerus clausus.

Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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