Program Overview

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Master of Education, Section 4: History of Art and Archaeology

The Master of Education, Section 4: History of Art and Archaeology is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the subject matter and its application in educational settings.

Program Structure

The program is divided into several components, including:

• Didactics and pedagogy (25 credits)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (15 credits)
• Internships (20 credits)
• Disciplinary training (40 credits)
• Research and integration (20 credits)
• Maîtrise de la langue française (French language mastery)

Didactics and Pedagogy

This component includes courses such as:

• General pedagogy
• School and diversities
• Teaching and learning cultural and artistic education in the core curriculum
• Didactics of art history

Humanities and Social Sciences

This component includes courses such as:

• Developmental and learning psychology
• Social, cultural, and political approaches to education
• Ethics of education, neutrality, and citizenship
• Communication in school contexts

Internships

This component includes:

• Observation internship and support seminar in basic education cultural and artistic education classes
• Long-term teaching internship and support seminar in art history

Disciplinary Training

This component includes courses such as:

• Museum and Heritage Education
• The history of painting in the former Low Countries
• The history of adornment
• The history of the avant-garde
• Art and Photography

Research and Integration

This component includes:

• Introduction to educational research
• Master's thesis support seminar
• Dissertation

Maîtrise de la Langue Française

This component includes a course on French language mastery for teaching, which is mandatory for students who do not demonstrate a sufficient level of proficiency in French.

Preparatory Module

A preparatory module is available for students who need to take supplementary classes to satisfy course prerequisites. This module includes courses such as:

• History of Art and Music
• Historical Criticism
• Antiquity History
• Middle Ages History
• Modern Times History
• Contemporary Period and Anthropocene History

Archaeology and History of Art

This component includes courses such as:

• Museums and heritage
• Iconography and iconology
• Archaeology: scientific methods and practice I
• Art history: scientific methods and practice I
• Archaeology: scientific methods and practice II
• Art history: scientific methods and practice II

Technology

This component includes courses such as:

• Materials and Techniques of Antiquity, Archeometrics and Archaeology of Buildings
• Materials and Techniques of the Visual Arts, Archeometrics and Archaeology of Buildings

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the history of art and archaeology, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to teach these subjects in educational settings.