Bachelor's degree
Cultural education

On 21 and 22 May 2020, eleven FSJ Culture volunteers attended their first Education Days at the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences to get to know the Bachelor's degree programme in Cultural Education.

The education days kicked off on Tuesday evening with a relaxed start at JuLook. Vivianne Schnitzler and Professor Frank Jebe introduced the volunteers to the Cultural Education degree programme, the professional fields for cultural educators and the cultural scene in Mönchengladbach before the "Cooking & Foosball" event. On Wednesday, the volunteers were able to gain their own experience in the Degree programme's indoor seminar. In addition to artistic experimentation, there was plenty of time for questions and dialogue with the students.

The educational days were organised by Prof. Dr Felicitas Lowinski and Prof. Dr Frank Jebe as well as the second semester students of the Cultural Education degree programme in cooperation with LAG Arbeit Bildung Kultur NRW e.V..

In the field of tension between culture and education, cultural education is characterised as a cross-sectional discipline of educational science, applied pedagogy, cultural studies and cultural management. In view of the academic and artistic expertise in the faculties, you will experience mediation practice in the field of cultural education and cultural education in an appealing breadth and high quality.

• Degree // Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Type of degree programme // Full-time
• Standard time to degree (in semesters) // 6 semesters
• Scope of study // 180 ECTS
• Place of study // Mönchengladbach campus
• Costs per semester // approx. 360.00 € incl. NRW Ticket (as of 04/24)
• Language of instruction // German

The generalist studies programme forms the foundation course for a wide range of career opportunities. As additional specialisations are set during the course of studies, our graduates have a wide range of career opportunities in art, music, theatre or museum education, social work, media education, cultural institutions, child and youth work or family and adult education. Make the most of your career opportunities.

The degree programme qualifies you for the following fields of work:

• Cultural institutions
• Educational institutions
• Cultural and youth welfare offices
• Foundations
• Association work
• Academia
• Commercial enterprises
• Non-governmental organisations
• Cultural Entrepreneurship

The Cultural Education degree programme is characterised by a close link between theory and practice. The aim is to develop a self-reflective and professional attitude to the demands of the professional field. The content of the studies includes aesthetic project assignments, the examination of scientific theories and empirical research as well as the acquisition of legal, financial and organisational knowledge and skills. You will gain an advanced course in the development of cultural education as a sub-discipline of educational science, deal with philosophical, political and cultural science theories and familiarise yourself with educational and cultural policy concepts. You will also gain a basic insight into the common methods of empirical social research, learn to interpret statistical findings competently and deal with the challenges of contemporary society. You will acquire knowledge and skills in the following fields, among others:

• Media design & digitality
• Aesthetic perception
• Pedagogical fields of action & projects
• Educational, political and social sciences
• Educational, media and cultural theories
• Art and cultural mediation
• Post-migration & post-colonialism
• Public relations, marketing, organisation, management and law
• Practical research & research methodology

The specialisation in cultural education studies focuses on the development of the human senses. The studies make a decisive contribution to your own ability to perceive and create. You will experience differentiated forms of hearing, seeing or movement through music, literature, dance, film, photography, visual arts or theatre.

By independently planning and implementing a cultural project, you will gain valuable knowledge and skills to successfully position yourself in the cultural and educational labour market. Together with your fellow students, you will develop, design and reflect on a topic relevant to cultural education, dovetailing theory and practice. In addition to gaining experience in conceptual, organisational and public relations work, you will develop presentation skills, experience the joy of a joint presentation and gain insights into the regional and local cultural scene. In recent years, a number of impressive performances and exhibitions have been organised as part of the studies.

The Cultural Education degree programme attaches particular importance to the connection to practice and the close exchange between teaching education and experts from the relevant professional fields of cultural education. For this reason, numerous excursions and meetings with cooperation partners take place. With the forums "Politics-Culture-Education" and►"Postmigrant perspectives" the faculties enable students to engage in lively dialogue and provide vivid insights into current debates and social discourse.

Please note: From the winter semester 2023/24, you will no longer need a 3-month pre-study internship for your application.

With the Bachelor's degree programme in Cultural Education, you will acquire a level of expertise that will qualify you as far as possible for work in daycare centres and (all-day) schools. This is of interest as there is a high demand for high-quality cultural programmes in this field of work. Please note that recognition as a pedagogical specialist is a case-by-case decision and depends on the respective institution. Individual certificates of pedagogical or artistic qualification may also need to be obtained. As a rule, 6 months of professional experience in a daycare centre or all-day care facility must be demonstrated before recognition as a pedagogical specialist is granted.

If you are interested in being recognised as a specialist, we will support you in your project. Please contact the Degree Programme Coordinator by email.