MA Lehramt Bildende Kunst an ISS/Gymnasien (Quereinstiegsmaster) at Universität der Künste Berlin

Programme overview

Four-semester Master of Education for career changers who already hold an artistic degree, preparing them to teach visual art at integrated secondary schools and Gymnasien. Bildende Kunst is studied at UdK Berlin and the teaching-related professional studies at Freie Universität Berlin.

Faculty: Fakultät Bildende Kunst | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points | Study mode: full-time, German-taught; Master of Education (Q-Master) | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

Art studies and aesthetics, art didactics, art education including Studium Generale and teaching-related professional studies (LBW); about 20% of study time is at Freie Universität Berlin, with a practical semester in the third semester at a secondary school.

Career pathways

Graduates enter the 18-month Vorbereitungsdienst at a school, which ends with the Second State Examination and leads to appointment as a teacher.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

First professionally qualifying degree in Bildende Kunst or Freie Kunst without a teaching component (BA, Diplom or Absolvent*in) and no prior teacher-training degree; particular artistic aptitude for school teaching; German C1 (application possible with B2). Portfolio pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. Application window 5 February to 10 April for the winter semester; application fee EUR 30 (not a programme fee).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credit points

Apply through the official page: https://www.udk-berlin.de/bewerbung/bewerbungsguide/bildende-kunst-lehramt-issgym-quereinstieg-master/

Explore more study programmes

Arts & Humanities