The core objective of the master study programme Teacher education orientation Art education is to empower students to recognize and use appropriate scientific research methods in the field of art education, and assume responsibility for quality teaching/learning processes that are based on evaluating and reflecting on own professional and teaching work and career development.
The studies focus on developing artistic and pedagogic knowledge connected to knowledge, understanding and usage of different art grammars, understanding the status of images in modern cultures and including multicultural content in the learning processes, reflecting on own art practice, researching art problems on all levels of art education and schooling and connecting the local and foreign art didactics with the achievements of general didactics, development psychology, art history and other areas.
The students will develop managerial and organizational skills, the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, establish partnerships with different groups, reflect on values that apply to activities in education and schooling, and evaluate the schooling practice in art classes and other forms of arts activities.