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First degree (undergraduate) studies in Pedagogy, specialization Cultural Animation and Museum Education are addressed to those wishing to acquire knowledge and professional skills necessary to undertake activities in the area of cultural animation and education with particular consideration of museum studies and education.

This professional higher education course lasts three years (6 semesters) and after its completion graduate obtains licencjat which is an equivalent for bachelor degree.

Studies program includes courses in the areas of:

• Philosophy and its conceptions and systems
• Developmental, personality and educational psychology
• Sociology and sociology of education
• Pedagogy, contemporary educational conceptions, systems, research methods
• History o education
• Basics of general didactics and upbringing theories
• Social pedagogy and special education

Within the specialization students are offered the following courses:

• Knowledge about culture
• Popular culture
• Cultural animation - conceptions and theories
• Museum studies - history and nowadays
• Art history outline
• An introduction to archaeology
• Pedagogy of place
• Anthropology of everyday life
• Amateur art activities
• Museum education of children, youth and adults
• Animator in the cultural institutions
• Literary culture and reading promotion
• Basics of economy and management in culture
• Educational-artistic projects - planning and realization
• Museum education - methods and techniques
• Social and cultural animation - methods and techniques
• Internet - tool and space for cultural animation
• Narrative techniques of museum exhibits
• Artifacts and art events interpretation
• Animator's and curator's workshop
• Field seminars and practical training
• Optional courses
  o     Theatre - knowledge and activities
  o     Film - knowledge and activities
  o     Music and dance - knowledge and activities
  o     Photography - knowledge and activities 

After completing studies in the specialization: Cultural animation and museum education the graduate possesses knowledge in the field of cultural animation, with particular consideration of knowledge in the area of museum studies. The graduate can use the acquired knowledge and skills in the process of promotion of culture and its products, as well as can animate the educational activities of various environments and social groups representatives. The acquired competencies enable a professional preparation of: self-education workshop programs, courses perfecting amateurs’ artistic skills in the variety of art disciplines, museum classes and exhibitions. The graduate is familiar with the basics of management and financing of culture and is able to obtain domestic and European funds for the development of cultural institutions and carrying of their statutory activities.

Practice

During the course of studies, students complete 8 weeks - 160 hours of practical training in various cultural and educational institutions and organizations.

Career

The graduate of this specialization is prepared for work in cultural and non-school based education institutions, which design their activities for all recipients’ and participants’ age groups (museums, community centers, centers for cultural activities, common universities, universities of the third age, culture disseminating organizations, associations and non-governmental organizations etc.). The competencies acquired by graduates enable creative usage of contemporary media (Internet) for dissemination, promotion and animation of actions in the area of widely understood culture as well as initiation of independent actions in the economic reality.