This master’s programme will teach you to find balance – between engagement and critical distance, between vision and reflection, between the desire to understand and the courage to let things remain open-ended.
Within the programme, the roles of teacher, artist, and researcher are deeply intertwined – each enriching and reinforcing the other.
The Master of Education in Arts offers an inspiring environment in which you can grow in your role as an artist educator – within an interdisciplinary community of students, (guest) lecturers, tutors, and partners. You will engage in field research and develop a deep understanding of critical pedagogy, arts-based research, and (educational) philosophy. You will develop as an agent of change, gaining even greater strength in your roles as teacher, artist, and researcher.
The focus of the Master of Education in Arts is on arts-based research: various research methods are combined to explore and address an issue from multiple perspectives. By approaching your topic from different angles, you will combine the best of both worlds – often leading to unexpected and valuable results.
Research forms the foundation of all master’s programmes at ArtEZ. As a master’s student in Education in Arts, research is a constant part of your work – it underpins your position and activities within the professional field of art education. The programme helps you build your research skills, using your own research question or theme as a starting point.
The gap between theory and artistic practice has become much smaller. My interests in science and art have come together, and I now have the confidence to take a clearer stance.