Programmes

Bachelor’s Degree Study

Students can enroll in the following bachelor’s fields of study at the Department of Art Education: Art Education – single-subject program, Art Education – double-subject program.

Art Education (single-subject program)

Length of study: 3 years

Type of study: Full-time

The aim of the study is to provide students with quality education in the field of artistic activity, good orientation in the issue of visual arts and culture, and also basic knowledge in the field of visual arts and experience with the world of art education. The student naturally learns about and confronts current tendencies and trends in visual arts through the authentic experience of his or her own artwork, which is the prerequisite for his or her ability to and skill for transmitting art values to the general public. A self-confident art teacher has the possibility, based on his or her own inner experience and (co)participation in art events, to make the public aware of the art values in a quality, competent and cultivated manner and to motivate them to be in contact with the world of visual arts, to visit gallery and museum institutions, and to participate in the art business.

Information about the admission procedure:

The entrance exam consists in a practical exam and a face-to-face interview. During the practical exam, applicants receive an art task that enables them to present their skills in improvisation, artistic and creative thinking. During the face-to-face interview, applicants prove their basic knowledge in the field of general cultural insight and visual arts (e.g., the knowledge of famous personalities, galleries and exhibitions). The interview also includes the evaluation of the applicant’s portfolio and his or her own artwork. Contact the Department Management for more information.

Art Education (double-subject program)

Length of study: 3 years

Type of study: Full-time

Education of students within the visual arts focuses on two basic areas – the area of art (includes students’ own practical artwork, as well as theory and history of arts) and the area of education (namely methods of mediating artwork and specifics of the visual arts didactics). These areas provide a sufficient preparation and support in the following career choice of the students and prepare them for the follow-up master’s degree at faculties of education.
The following combinations re usually available:
Art Education
+ English Language and Literature
+ Czech Language and Literature
+ Music Education
+ History
+ German Language and Literature
+ Humanities
+ Biology
+ Informatics
+ Math

Information about the admission procedure:

Master’s Degree Study

The Department of Art Education offers these follow-up master’s degrees:

Full-time study

Art Education for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Art Schools (single-subject program)
Art Education for High School (double-subject program)

Combined study

Art Education for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Art Schools (single-subject program, study program is offered once every two years)

Art Education for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Art Schools

Standard length of study: 2 years

Form: full-time

The study focuses on educating art teachers. It includes subjects from the field of theory of visual arts, artistic and teaching practice, related didactics, history of arts and educational research. It prepares graduates for the career of an art teacher in a comprehensive way.

Graduates of the follow-up master’s degree programme can work as art teachers at various types of schools, art lecturers in galleries and in extracurricular activities. They can also work in galleries, museums and exhibition spaces where they will be able to prepare and implement an art animation programme for visitors. Graduates in this field of study can not only implement their own art projects, but they are also able to give a lecture at a professional level, or to prepare a project in the field of intermediating artwork, animation, an art workshop, a creative workshop, a course or a trip.

Information about the admission procedure:

The entrance exam consists in a face-to-face interview with focus on knowledge in the field of visual arts, interpretation and intermediation of an artwork, applicant’s general insight in visual arts and education, and his or her previous teaching experience. The interview also includes the evaluation of the applicant’s portfolio and his or her own artwork. Contact the Department Management for more information.

Art Education for High School

Standard length of study: 2 years

Form: full-time

This is a follow-up study for graduates of double-major bachelor’s degrees with focus on arts. The field of study is mostly designed based on the fact that the area of art education contains two basic, equal levels – “practical” and “theoretical”, that is, the ability to create and the ability to give testimony about the creative performance in a social and cultural context, with emphasis put mainly on the theoretical embedding of the acquired knowledge and experience.

Graduates acquire competences for the career of teachers at secondary schools and corresponding years of grammar schools. Graduates have the knowledge in visual arts, related didactics, education and psychology that they are able to apply in their lessons and in other related activities they perform at schools. They are able to didactically analyse the curriculum and they are practically prepared to implement suitable forms and methods of education in order to achieve the educational objective. Graduates acquire the skills needed to master new technical devices, modern educational technology, and they are able to deal with the demands of an information-based society. Graduates in this field of study can not only implement their own art projects, but they are also able to give a lecture at a professional level, or to prepare a project in the field of intermediating artwork, animation, an art workshop, a creative workshop, a course or a trip.
The following combinations are usually available:

Art Education for High School
+ English Language and Literature for High School
+ Czech Language and Literature for High School
+ Music Education for High School
+ History for High School
+ German Language and Literature for High School
+ Education for Humanities for High School
+ Biology for High School
+ Math for High School

Information about the admission procedure:

Art Education for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Art Schools

Standard length of study: 2 years

Form: combined

The field of study is for graduates of bachelor’s degree in the field of Art Education, Visual Arts, or bachelor’s degree in Humanities with focus on education. The field of study is primarily designed to broaden or supplement qualification.

The content of the study is to acquire specific field-related competences of teachers, in close contact with teaching and artistic experience. The study includes subjects from the field of theory of visual arts, artistic and teaching practice, related didactics, history of arts and educational research.

Graduates can work at various types of schools (second level of elementary schools, grammar schools, general secondary schools, as well as schools with focus on arts or technology, elementary schools of art), as well as in galleries, museums and exhibition spaces where they will be able to prepare and implement an art animation programme for visitors.

Information about the admission procedure :

The entrance exam consists in a face-to-face interview and a practical exam. The face-to-face interview focuses on knowledge in the field of visual arts, interpretation and intermediation of an artwork, applicant’s general insight in visual arts and education, and his or her previous teaching experience. The interview also includes the evaluation of the applicant’s portfolio and his or her own artwork. The practical exam checks the ability of creative solution of an art problem. Contact the Department Management for more information.

Doctor’s Degree Study

The Department of Art Education offers the doctor’s degree program:

Theory of Arts and Crafts
Length of study: 4 years
Type of study: Full-time/Combined

The aim of the programme is to lead the student to acquire excellent knowledge in the field of Art Education – current trends and approaches in national and international context, interdisciplinary relations, contexts of the field in historical and current perspective. The study is defined by the ECTS credit system. Its form is mainly individual research activity concentrated on the dissertation topic itself, consultations with the supervisor and other specialists and fulfilling the study obligations given by the system of compulsory and compulsory elective courses. The intention is to develop the student’s competence to prepare and implement student’s own innovative research project and to publish its partial results in specialized journals with an appropriate index. Students present their research work internationally, work with foreign language sources, communicate professionally with foreign colleagues and experts.

The study is concluded with a state doctoral examination, during which students present their knowledge, knowledge and skills in the field before a professional committee. In addition to dissertation’ defence, students are able to clearly formulate the objectives and procedures of their own research/empirical or research work, describe the outputs and results achieved.

Current dissertation topics of Ph.D. students:
Light art as a means of developing creativity, imagination and relational thinking in art education.
Art education in a binational grammar school.
The use of photographic principles to develop creativity and visual perception of secondary school students.
Further education of teaching staff of the second level of primary and secondary schools in the field of art education.
Interaction with the landscape as a basis for educational strategy for the acquisition of key competences.
Implementation of environmental themes in art education at first grade of primary schools and their influence on interdisciplinary learning and environmental awareness.