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    Educational objectives and professional fields

    Educational Objectives

    Through a critical exploration of diverse facets of experience and of social power structures, students develop an ethico-political stance within their chosen professional contexts. They assume accountability for their artistic-educational actions and convey corresponding attitudes and strategies to others. 

    In a future-oriented understanding of art education, collective learning, participatory project development and organization, research-driven experimentation, and the formation of professional self-positioning are seen as key elements for developing the educational landscape. 

    The program culminates in the Master's project, which entails a critically reflected articulation of one's own professional stance and aims to integrate synergies from the various perspectives and activities of the program. Students have the option to specialize in one of two tracks: Research Practice, in which the final project (research proposal) is used to apply for research funding and/or the admission to a doctoral program. Autonomous Practice, in which the final project (project design) serves as the foundation for the practical realization of an art-educational project in the public/cultural sector. 

    Degree title

    Master of Arts ZHdK in Art Education with a Major in Critical Social Practice in Art Education

    Potential areas of employment

    The Major qualifies graduates for self-employment in the cultural sector and for leadership roles in socio-cultural and educational contexts. It also equips them with the skills to further develop these contexts thematically and conceptually, with a special focus on urgent societal issues such as social justice and ecological responsibility.