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Master of Arts in Fine Arts
The Lucerne School of Art and Design starts a practice and research-oriented masters degree programme with the focus on art in public spheres. The graduates of the Masters of Arts in Fine Arts can choose between two Majors: Art in the Public Sphere (MAPS) and Art Teaching(MAT). The students’ individual art projects form the basis of both majors.
The course comprises 120 ECTS points and takes two years.
The special advantages of an art course at the Lucerne School of Art and Design are: A committed team of lecturers with international experience; a wide range of workshops with modern, technical equipment; partnership of trust between the students and lecturers within a study and research community of a comprehensible size; varied contacts in the inter-disciplinary Lucerne campus and to an international network of art schools.
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The master degree
Flyer Master in Kunst (english, pdf)
Website Master of Arts in Fine Arts
The master degree
The MAPS/MAT master degree is aimed at students with a particular interest in the themes of public art and art in the public spheres Personal art projects are at the centre of the study. The field covers aesthetic, and pedagogical, political and social questions. This should be seen as a constructive challenge to an increasingly utilitarian society and initiate work on aesthetic, social and economic innovations.
The master course at the Lucerne School of Art and Design is based on the interaction between artistic practice and pedagogical transfer with regard to both method and contents. This is also the key advantage of the closely connected majors: Art in the Public Spheres (MAPS) and Art Teaching (MAT).
A flexible study structure is important for the two-year master tracks. In project and theory modules the students’ projects are analysed and developed individually or in a team from its concept via the theoretical basis to the detailed planning for the realisation.
The budget plan is as much part of the art project management as cooperation with experts or the public presentation of the project. Students are supported, advised, inspired and motivated by their faculty lecturers and mentors on an ongoing basis. Contents and methods of art research are taught in modules on the main research topics of the School of Art and Design – «Art and the public spheres» and «Artistic material research»: Students can participate in the on-going research projects covering these themes.
Workshop courses offer the opportunity to engage with specific media and work forms (digital, 3D, 2D) always in relation to the projects. The students can improve their intercultural skills by visiting one of the art schools in the international MAPS network.
The students reflect the contents and aims of their practical art work and link it to a social and historical context. This artistic and theoretical work merges in the master thesis at the end of the course.
Major Art Teaching (MAT)
Major Art Teaching (MAT)
Masters students in the Art Teaching major base their pedagogic perspective directly on their personal art practice. As well as creating their own projects, they develop strategies and techniques through which appropriate art/pedagogical visual design aims for secondary level II can be realised. The students analyse and test how they can initiate and support individual visual experiences and form giving processes with their high school pupils of all levels via methodological and didactic competences. They learn how aesthetic education in a interdisciplinary educational environment can be introduced as a meaningful asset for perception and action. Specially focused modules offer the opportunity for personal training in social skills and for dealing with criticism and teamwork. Through practical work the students reflect on how they can react to the increasingly rapid changes in the social and media reality of young people through the contents and methodology of their teaching.
Possible careers (MAT)
Possible careers (MAT)
- Teaching art at secondary school level II
- Teaching at other art or design schools
- Work in museums
- Cultural ambassador in schools
- Preparing events for companies or institutions
- Organising exhibitions
- Journalism
Major Art in Public Spheres (MAPS)
Masters students who concentrate on the Art in the Public Spheres track, place the conception of art projects at the centre of their study. They react to current societal developments with their individual work. These could be directed at reworking forgotten historical traditions or the aesthetic formulation of new social interactions. The study does not have any thematic limitations.
Specially focused modules offer the opportunity to develop competences for discussions on topics in the public domain. Project management strategies and problem solving techniques also form part of the course of study as well as in-depth theoretical knowledge on the topic of art and the public spheres.
Possible careers (MAPS)
Possible careers (MAPS)
- The development of free art projects in the public spheres: In urban, regional and virtual spaces, interdisciplinary projects with industrial firms, researchers, architects, designers, etc.
- Research work in artistic and related areas
- Work in art distribution/market
- Structuring workplaces and living spaces in business, management
- Project work for media companies
- Intercultural arts projects
Admission requirements
Admission to the MAT/MAPS master degree requires a BA or diploma in the areas of design or art. A prerequisite is an interest of aesthetics and communication in the public domain. For MAT students, a school-leaver’s certificate (Matura) or completed teaching training is required.
Registration
Registration
Interested students should register by 20 February 2009. Please note that applications are accepted until the deadline for the portfolio submission. Your application should include a letter stating your motivation, a portfolio and project outlines and/or work plans. Candidates who have been accepted take part in a final selection procedure in May 2009. The admission decision is made as of 7 May 2009.
Late applications may be processed if vacancies are available.
Late applications may be processed if vacancies are available.
Scholarship application MA of Fine Arts
The scholarship at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts -Art and Design enable students of outstanding artistic merit to pursue one year of graduate studies - for a reduced tuition fee (800.- sFr. per semester, instead of 7500.- sFr. per semester). The scholarship application is to be demanded for every year. In case of mediocre productivity the masterteam may suspend the reduced tuition fee for the following semester.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be from abroad (outside Switzerland)
- All admission requirements for the MA of Arts in Fine Arts must be fullfilled (see Website)
Application Prodess an Deadline
- All applicants must complete the Scholarship Application and return the signed Application Form by the general deadline of March 12th 2010.
- Final decisions will be made in May 2010.
As a rule, the course is taught in German, however, most of the lecturers also speak English. Basic knowledge of German is a prerequisite for the theory lessons. If you do not already have sufficient knowledge of German, we recommend that you take German lessons either before the start of the course or in Lucerne, where you will be studying.
Contact
Contact
Caroline Koch, E-Mail
T +41 41 228 57 11
Application Form
Application Form
Student Application Form (pdf)
