Art Education - Combined degree course History and Cultural Studies University of Giessen

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Extracurricular art education/cultural activities, Communication of Art and Visual Media, Artistic Communication

Target group

Students with an academic degree resulting from a Bachelor's degree course in Art Education, a multi-subject Bachelor's degree with Art Education as a main subject, as well as a Teaching Qualification (Grammar Schools) with Art as the main subject. Recognised as equivalent are: academic degrees in the subject areas Cultural Studies with focus on Art, Media Studies with focus on Art, Fine Arts and Art History, as well as related subject areas with artistic/aesthetic components. After individual consideration, the Examination Committee may recognise other courses as equivalent and take into account additional professional training. In all cases the proof of artistic suitability must be provided by the passing of a portfolio examination in accordance with the order of proof of artistic suitability.

Annotation

Study as major and minor subject possible. The course qualifies graduates for the field of extra-curricular artistic education/cultural work, the field of art instruction and visual media or the field of artistic communication.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

a.) Major subject
Students wishing to study Art Education as a main subject in the Master's degree course in History and Cultural Studies should have a relevant Bachelor's degree in Art Education, a multi-subject Bachelor's degree with Art Education as major subject, as well as a Teaching Qualification (Grammar Schools) with Art as major subject. Recognised as equivalent are: academic degrees in the subject areas Cultural Studies with focus on Art, Media Studies with focus on Art, Fine Arts and Art History, as well as related subject areas with artistic/aesthetic components. After individual consideration, the examination committee may recognise other courses as equivalent and take into account additional professional experience. In all cases the proof of artistic suitability must be provided by the passing of a portfolio examination in accordance with the order of proof of artistic suitability.
a.) Minor subject
Students wishing to study Art Education as a minor subject in the Master's degree course in History and Cultural Studies should have a relevant Bachelor's degree in Art Education, a multi-subject Bachelor's degree with Art Education as major subject, as well as a degree in teaching (Grammar Schools) with Art as major subject. Recognised as equivalent are: academic degrees in the subject areas Cultural Studies with focus on Art, Media Studies with focus on Art, Fine Arts and Art History, as well as related subject areas with artistic/aesthetic components. After individual consideration, the examination committee may recognise other courses as equivalent and take into account additional professional experience. In all cases the proof of artistic suitability must be provided by the passing of a portfolio examination in accordance with the order of proof of artistic suitability.

Artistic aptitude test
Aptitude test: In all cases the proof of artistic suitability must be provided by the passing of a portfolio examination in accordance with the order of proof of artistic suitability.
Registration for the artistic aptitude test (portfolio assessment) by 15 June.
Registration form and regulations to download:
www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/eignungspruefung

Language prerequisites: Proof of two foreign languages is required. Proof is to be provided as for the Bachelor's degree. These language requirement regulations are available as a download in the current version:
www.uni-giessen.de/studium/sprachvoraussetzungen

Main language

German