Course Topics
See the individual course modules.

Teaching format
lectures and labs

Educational objectives
The students - have in-depth didactic knowledge and competences in the areas of art education and music education; - are able to express themselves verbally and non-verbally in relation to aesthetic content and reflect on the corresponding forms of expression in a well-founded manner; - can realise statements, ideas, wishes and conceptions with creative and musical means and reflect on the corresponding forms of realisation in a well-founded manner; - learn to develop ideas for aesthetic projects and to plan them appropriately; - learn to plan, carry out and reflect on aesthetically orientated educational activities, in particular teaching units. Expected learning outcomes and competences: Knowledge and understanding The students - have in-depth knowledge of the basic concepts of art and music education and didactics for musical and artistic educational work and aesthetic education in the primary sector, in particular primary school; - know the different levels, dimensions, forms, genres and contexts of music and artistic creation and the relevant parameters in the area of visual and musical communication. Applying knowledge and understanding The students - can analyse works of music and the visual arts and children's works, didacticise these analyses and transfer them to specific pedagogical work; - are able to systematise and reflect on their own musical and artistic experiences and implement them in didactic planning, implementation and evaluation, especially for primary schools; - are able to utilise various techniques, both traditional and innovative, in order to expand the spectrum of performance and design for themselves and the children. Judgement The students - Demonstrate the ability to think across disciplines in the context of aesthetic education, which is expressed in an independent judgement; - Are able to assess the consistency, methodological rigour, precision and accuracy of didactic concepts; - Are able to assess the quality and potential of children's drawings and artistic and musical works in an age-appropriate, parameter- and criteria-orientated manner. Communication The students - Can listen, understand different points of view and at the same time defend their own well-founded point of view; - are able to communicate in and with different symbol systems and support ideas for representation and design Learning strategies The students - Can convey orientations to the children that enable them to set themselves a creative task; they can justify and evaluate this performance reflexively; - utilise the change of symbol systems, formats, techniques and genres in order to take a critical look at aesthetic conventions.

Assessment
Oral examination taking into account work assignments to be completed during the semester. Reference: topics covered, expected learning outcomes and specific educational objectives (syllabus).

Evaluation criteria
Criteria for assessment are: - correct answers, - logical structure, clear argumentation, - reference to literature, - ability to critically analyse and reflect, - use of academic terminology, - independent and well-founded judgement and quality of subject-specific presentation; and musical or artistic performance and communication. In the event of a negative assessment of the overall module, any positively assessed parts of the module will be credited the next time you take the module examination. Please note, however, that a negative assessment will also be included in the count of examination attempts in this case. According to the examination regulations, three attempts without passing will result in a block for three examination dates. (see also Article 6, Paragraph 4 of the current examination regulations).