Program Overview

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Overview of the Faculty

The Faculty of History, Art, and Regional Studies is located at Schillerstra絽 6, 04109 Leipzig. The faculty is led by Dean Prof. Dr. Markus A. Denzel and Dean of Studies Uta Al-Marie.

Institutes and Facilities

The faculty comprises several institutes and facilities, including:

• Egyptological Institute
• Ancient Near Eastern Institute
• Faculty central facilities/Faculty for GKR
• History seminar
• Institute for African Studies
• Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies
• Institute of Art History
• Institute for Art Education
• Institute of Musicology
• Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Institute for Theater Studies
• Oriental Institute
• East Asian Institute
• Religious Studies Institute
• Scientific institution of the Faculty of History, Art and Regional Sciences

Program Overview

The program in question is the Kunst Lehramt an Oberschulen, which is a teacher training program in art for upper schools.

Program Description

The program combines artistic-practical, art-pedagogical, and art-scientific training for teaching at upper schools. Students engage with art pedagogy, art theory, art history, and artistic production and reception. The program qualifies students to work independently with pupils, focusing on problem-solving strategies, communication forms, presentation techniques, and creative use of new media.

Program Structure

• The program is a nine-semester, full-time or part-time course of study.
• It includes 270 credit points (LP), with 80 LP for the subject and its didactics, 80 LP for a second subject, 35 LP for educational science modules, 15 LP for additional studies, 5 LP for the module "Body-Voice-Communication", and 30 LP for the final examination.
• The program also includes two school internships.

Admission Requirements

• Higher education entrance qualification (general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification)
• A phoniatric certificate is a mandatory requirement for enrollment.
• Language knowledge: Knowledge of a modern foreign language (preferably English) at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(by the end of the fourth semester).
• An aptitude test is required for this program.

Program Content

The program covers:

• Artistic practical training
• Art-pedagogical and didactic training
• Art-scientific training
• Two school internships
• Modules on art pedagogy, art theory, and art history
• Project work and practical exercises

Career Prospects

Graduates can work as art teachers at upper schools in Germany. Other potential fields include private or foreign educational institutions, colleges and universities, and cultural institutions like museums and galleries.

##Application

• The application period for the winter semester is from May 2nd to September 15th.
• The program is not subject to a numerus clausus (NCU).
• International students can find information on application deadlines and procedures on the "International" page.

Additional information

For further details on the program, including study plans, module descriptions, and examination regulations, please refer to the relevant documents and web pages.