If you have any queries about exams, the programme structure or recognition of academic credits for your entire degree programme, please contact Prof. Judith Samen, the academic advisor. Prof. Samen can also assist with enquiries about transferring to another institution, as well as with general questions about degree programmes, the structure and content of courses, academic planning, and the recognition of academic credits when changing majors or institutions. Prof. Samen can also provide information and advice on examination procedures. Information and advice on the transfer examination in Art Education is also available. Dr Irene Schütte is the contact person for recognising art history coursework and examination results from German and international universities following completion of the aptitude test. For organisational questions regarding course scheduling or registration for exams in the Bachelor’s/Master’s programmes, please contact the Student Office. If you require personalised advice on your application or the aptitude test, please take advantage of our ‘Individual Academic Advising’ service, which includes a review of your portfolio.
Art Education, degree program
Introductory information
Both programmes focus on the fine arts and their pedagogy. The teacher education programme provides students with the comprehensive subject-specific, practical and pedagogical skills necessary for a career as an art teacher in secondary schools. In contrast, the Fine Arts programme prepares students for careers as freelance artists. Artistic studies take place in art classes and are supplemented by lectures and seminars in art theory and pedagogy, as well as field trips.
Bachelor’s program
The Bachelor of Fine Arts programme is divided into two phases: The orientation phase: This takes place in the foundation class at the Mainz Academy of Fine Arts in the first and second semesters. This phase provides an initial introduction to artistic and academic matters. Studying in an artistic class: From the third semester onwards, students pursue their artistic practice in individually selected classes. The studio programme does not differ fundamentally from that of the Fine Arts programme. During the Bachelor’s programme, students also take introductory courses in the university’s workshops, including woodwork, metalwork, printmaking, the media lab, analogue and digital photography, and painting techniques. The Bachelor’s programme in art education, art theory and art history spans semesters one to six without subdivision. It is designed to provide foundational academic knowledge and includes the completion of an art education project.
Master’s program
The Master’s programme in Fine Arts runs continuously from the 7th to the 10th semester. During the advanced artistic studies phase, students have the opportunity to focus extensively on their work in a studio and develop a corresponding artistic specialisation. Students also take two advanced courses in the studios. The academic component of the programme is designed to further develop knowledge and skills in art education and theory. The master’s programme concludes with a master’s thesis. In Rhineland-Palatinate, graduates with this master’s degree (followed by recognition as the First State Examination) are eligible for preparatory service (a teaching internship). Upon application to the State Examination Office for School Teaching, graduates receive a certificate confirming that their university examinations have been recognised as the First State Examination (Staatsexamen).
Contact Person for Academic Advising
Academic Advising
Information and guidelines in German
Zweitsemesterprüfung Antrag auf Zulassung (gültig für alle Fassungen) (pdf)
Handreichung für die Aufnahme in die Fachklasse (pdf)
Handreichung künstlerisch praktische Masterarbeit (pdf)
Merkblatt_Masterarbeit_Kunstbezogene-Theorie (pdf)
Merkblatt Masterarbeit Kunstdidaktik (pdf)
Kriterien zur Bewertung künstlerischer Arbeiten an der Kunsthochschule-Mainz (pdf)