Master of Education (M.Ed.) Bildende Künste Lehramt at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg

Programme overview

Master of Education that extends the subject knowledge of the Bachelor and includes art-pedagogy studies. The thesis may be written in educational science or the artistic discipline with supervisor approval.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; teacher-training Teilstudiengang (with University of Hamburg); language of instruction not specified | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Artistic study of advanced techniques, methods, media and formats, with reflection on one's own artistic position within historical and current aesthetic discourses; art-pedagogy studies on the historical, social and institutional conditions of art, art mediation and aesthetic education. Tracks: primary school (LAGS), secondary school for Stadtteilschulen and Gymnasien (LASek) and special education with secondary profile (LAS-Sek).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Relevant Bachelor's degree with the same subject combination from the University of Hamburg or another university meeting KMK teacher-training guidelines; proof of artistic aptitude via a digital portfolio of work from the last two years; motivation letter, CV and Bachelor's certificate. Conditional admission possible with at least 120 credit points (180 for Bildende Künste) and thesis registered. Winter semester only; application 4 February to 5 March 2027 (16:00) via HISinOne, plus a second application to the University of Hamburg for the second subject and educational science.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://hfbk-hamburg.de/de/informationen/studieninteressierte/bewerben/bewerbung-master-lehramt

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