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Master Education in Arts

Master Education in Arts

Acknowledgement: Master education in Arts, Graduation show 2018.
Image Credit: Michaela Lakova.

Experimental and Engaged Practices in Arts Education

The Master Education in Arts is a two-year part-time program for working professionals in arts education. Our program harbors an interdisciplinary community of educators from a wide variety of disciplines: art, design, theater, dance, film, media, community arts, museum education, as well as from different levels of education. In practice, education no longer takes place solely within the walls of schools or universities, but also outside the school in museums, neighborhoods, local workshops, or self-established initiatives. Therefore, our curriculum is designed for teachers in secondary education and MBO, higher art education (HBO), museum education, as well as for self-employed educators and artists with experimental practices at the intersection of education and socially engaged art.

An Interdisciplinary Learning Community

How can educators help define the role of art and design in society? Which pedagogical frameworks are appropriate for specific audiences and contexts? Can art education help children grow up to become self-confident and emancipated adults? How do art educators work with themes like ecology, interculturality, art mediation or AI? These are but a few of the questions at the core of our program. Our students conduct practice-based research in a professional context, closely interlinking practice and theory. They are guided by a team of tutors with specific expertise on education and contemporary, cultural practice. Collaboration, an openness to experimentation and a sound ethical compass are essential in all educational settings. Therefore, being part of a learning community – learning together with colleagues and fellow students – is a central feature of our program. Additionally, students tap in a broad community of alumni working in arts education and partnerships with arts institutes in Rotterdam.

Taking Time: Deepening and Expanding Existing Practice

Our 60-credit part-time programme has a modular structure of classes that take place every two weeks on Fridays and Saturdays. The course is based on intensive seminars and workshops combining collective learning with individual tutorials and practice-based research with theoretical inquiry. During the two-year study, students develop a practice-based research and education project that deepens their existing educational, artistic practice or opens new directions within it. Although the program is specifically geared towards enhancing professional practice, it also prepares students for a possible continuing trajectory of a Professional Doctorate or PhD-level research. Our English-taught course admits students from the Netherlands and the EU. Depending on the context, graduate research may also be written in Dutch. Upon fulfilling credit requirements, students graduate with a Master of Education (in Art) – M Ed.

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