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Art Subject (Primary Schools)
Overview
Degree:
Bachelor
Duration:
6 semesters
Course Start:
Winter semester & summer semester
Restrictions:
Without NC
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Contents of the subject Art
The bachelor's degree program in art in combination with the Master of Education qualifies students for the teaching profession at elementary schools. Within the framework of the workshops and studios offered, students acquire creative skills and, on the basis of artistic ways of thinking and acting, are enabled to transfer subject-specific scientific knowledge and subject-specific didactic concepts into well-founded art pedagogical action.
The structure of the program enables students to build up the necessary competencies in the areas of art practice, art studies and art didactics and to gradually link them with each other in the course of their studies. Some courses have an interdisciplinary orientation and do justice to the interdisciplinary work in elementary school as well as to aesthetic-artistic learning in the context of cultural education.
The completed bachelor's degree is usually followed by a master's degree in a teaching-related program leading to a Master of Education or an artistic-scientific program leading to a Master of Arts (e.g. master's degree in "Cultural Education").
Applicants who wish to study art education as part of a teaching degree program are enthusiastic about diverse forms of art expression, are interested in teaching art as part of children's aesthetic educational processes, and bring with them creative skills and basic knowledge of art history, which they demonstrate in an aptitude test.
Das sagen unsere Studierenden
Das Kunststudium ist das Highlight meines Studiums. Ich liebe die Kunst – und besonders schätze ich, wie herzlich sowohl die Kommiliton*innen als auch die Fakultätsmitarbeiter*innen sind. Man fühlt sich dort sofort zu Hause. Im Kunststudium kann man unglaublich kreativ sein und sehr viel eigenständig gestalten und ausprobieren – was mir besonders wichtig ist.
Kathy, Studentin
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Advantages of the subject Art at Bielefeld University
Practice-orientated training
The degree programme offers numerous practical elements that enable
students to test their creative skills in real art projects. This promotes
the development of competences that are crucial in later professional life as
art teachers. In addition, various event formats, such as workshops and
seminars, are used to gain practical experience.
Interdisciplinary networking
Close cooperation with the music department and regional cultural
institutions regularly results in interdisciplinary projects. These enable
students to broaden their artistic horizons and familiarise themselves with
different forms of artistic expression, which is supported by a variety of
event formats.
Specialised didactic skills
The degree programme provides students with sound didactic knowledge that
enables them to develop art education concepts and teaching formats. These
skills are essential in order to offer children and young people a
high-quality art education.
Diverse forms of expression
Students learn to apply different artistic processes and strategies. This
not only promotes personal artistic development, but also the ability to
stimulate and support creative processes in pupils. The diverse event formats
offer space for creative experimentation.
Secure career prospects
The demand for art teachers is high in North Rhine-Westphalia, which means
that graduates have good chances of finding a secure job in the teaching
profession. Forecasts show that in the long term, more art teachers will be
needed than are being trained.
Career prospects
There are particularly good job prospects in primary schools, secondary schools, comprehensive schools, and elementary schools, as well as in integrated special education. There is also a high demand for teachers in STEM subjects (with the exception of biology). Nevertheless, it is important to keep in mind that you will be teaching this material for a long time. You should therefore be interested in what you teach and study subjects that you are passionate about.Considering the age of the students in the respective school types is also helpful when making this decision.
What are the access requirements?
Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).
Please note that further approval requirements also apply for this subject:
A prerequisite for enrolment is a proof of artistic aptitude, which serves to determine whether an applicant fulfils the requirements that can be expected to achieve the study objective (aptitude assessment procedure).
Further information on the individual examination components, the procedure and dates
Please also read the subject-specific regulations, which are decisive for all applicable regulations.
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
What formalities are important?
Course start
Studies can be commenced in both winter and summer semesters. Courses are targeted to commencing studies in winter semester. Student counselling to plan the course of studies is recommended.
Length and scope of studies
The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.
The studies Subject (Primary Schools) Art comprise 40 credit points.
Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations.
Application, admission, and enrolment
The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.
Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC
Please note that Education Sciences is always a compulsory component of a degree programme with a teaching option (see study structure model) and therefore necessarily requires an application for a study place.
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
The courses
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
Possible Combinations
Possible Combinations
This subject can be combined with the following subjects in the Combined Bachelor's Degree:
Possible combinations for Combined Bachelor with teaching option
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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years
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Overview
Degree:
Bachelor
Duration:
6 semesters
Course Start:
Winter semester & summer semester
Restrictions:
Without NC
1
Apply now!
Put together your degree programme now
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