BA Art Education
The course imparts the fundamentals of art, design, art theory, media, materiality and communication. At the Bern University of Arts, students develop their own artistic and creative practice. Meanwhile the University of Bern supplies the History and Theory of Art components of the course. This combination of creative-artistic production and academic reflection is unique in Switzerland.
The subject-related and contextual knowledge acquired provides the basis for the competent transmission of art and design, which is professionalised within the framework of the Master programme. In co-operation with our practice-partners in schools and museums, the Bachelor programme gives students their first experiences of communicating their knowledge and competence in various professional areas.
The Bachelor programme followed by the Master programme is intended to provide professional training with a view to obtaining the teaching diploma for secondary schools in the area of pictorial design at the Bern College of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Bern). The Bachelor programme is therefore not a professional qualification in itself.
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The Bachelor`s degree provides a very broad education and further specialisation can take various directions. Educational activity takes place wherever artistic and design processes are maintained or taught – in museums, workshops, in the cultural industry and in educational institutions. The versatility of the degree also helps students to identify their own talents and interests, and can therefore support the definition of their own artistic qualities and encourage their own productivity.
Degree
Students graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education.
This degree is the first step in the specialist training for the “Höheres Lehramt” teaching diploma in visual design. It is the foundation and a prerequisite for an advanced artistic, scientific and pedagogic Master degree. Only the MA qualifies for work in the teaching profession.
The BA enables
- transfer to a Master programme in Art Education at the BUA or another art school (admission through an aptitude test)
- transfer to a Master programme in Art History at the University of Bern
- admission to an education degree at the Bern teacher training college (Pädagogische Hochschule) to obtain a qualification to teach at secondary level II
- transfer to a Master programme in related fields (admission through an aptitude test)
- simplified access to teacher training for secondary level I (Pädagogische Hochschule)
Graduates who are not aiming for a Master`s degree are qualified for auxiliary activities in museums, workshops, in the cultural industry and in educational institutions.
