Having acquired advanced skills in arts practices and communication, graduates of the Major in Art Teaching (MAT) degree programme are equipped to initiate educational processes in the classroom. They independently devise artistic, art-educational and mediatory projects that are informed by contemporary methodologies, by discourse on participation and self-empowerment, and by critical reappraisal of institutional structures and the terms and conditions of education today, be it in schools or museum outreach programmes. As teachers and outreach professionals, graduates of the Major in Art Teaching (MAT) programme highly value their own artistic positions and are able to introduce, communicate and demonstrate them in art education contexts. The generally two-year Master of Arts in Fine Arts with a Major in Art Teaching (MAT) is non-consecutive (i.e. allows lateral entry) and may be taken part-time over a three-year period. The educational sciences part of the programme is taught in cooperation with the Lucerne University of Teaching and Education (UTE). Graduates here thus gain an EDK1-certified teaching degree that qualifies them to teach art up to baccalaureate (GCSE “A”) level.
- EDK: Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (Federal Swiss Board of Education)
