The Department of Art Education was established as a home department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo in 1972. The interdisciplinary character of the study program allows students to develop key competences, which constitute the basis for professionalism, innovation and originality in developing and applying ideas and concepts, both in artistic practice and in the practice of art education. The acquired competences will be used for systematic understanding of complex ideas and processes, integrating knowledge of the selected discipline of fine arts and methods of teaching visual art and culture of art. Students will be able to apply the acquired skills in an encounter with new challenges and within a broad interdisciplinary context, all aimed at improving the quality of their own creative strategies and practical and theoretical knowledge in the context of teaching. They will adopt professional values, i.e. a system of beliefs and views in the context of school, global and local community, and orientation toward critical consideration of the role of a teacher of visual art and culture of art with all social and moral responsibilities. The interdisciplinarity of the study program of the Department of Art Education, which has been a content-integrated program since the 2019/2020 academic year, is visible through the encounter between different fields and disciplines, such as painting, sculpting, printmaking, art form, methods of teaching visual art and culture of art, theory of art, history of art, aesthetics, pedagogy, psychology, didactics, inclusive education, etc., where contents of the listed courses allow and encourage development of artistic and educational thought. Upon completing studies, students will be able to work in a wide field of artistic and educational work. Besides acquiring key competences for educational work at all levels of education (primary, secondary and higher), students will be capable for independent artistic work and research, as well as for work in institutions of culture and professional associations. Fundamental competences are expanded in line with passed exams in elective courses.





Duration of the program: 8 semesters (4 years)
Academic degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts – art education
Degree granted by: University of Sarajevo
Structure of the program:
The scope of the study program is valued at 60 (E)CTS credits in one year of studies, or 30 (E)CTS credits in one semester. Undergraduate studies for obtaining a degree last four years and are valued at 240 (E)CTS credits.
| I semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Drawing I | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Art Form I | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| Fundamentals of Fine Arts Technology | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| History of Art I | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| General Pedagogy | P2 + V0 | 3 |
| Plastic Anatomy I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of Multimedia and Digital Creation I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Spatial Theory | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| II semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Drawing II | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Fundamentals of Painting Technology | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| Art Form II | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| History of Art II | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| General Psychology | P2 + V0 | 3 |
| Plastic Anatomy II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of Multimedia and Digital Creation II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| General Sociology | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| III semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Drawing III | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| History of Art III | P2 + V1 | 4 |
| Fundamentals of Modelling I | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| Printmaking Techniques I | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| Fundamentals of Printmaking Technology | P1 + V2 | 3 |
| Didactics | P2 + V0 | 3 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| English I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of Photography I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Art Form III | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Calligraphy I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| French I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| IV semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Drawing IV | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Fundamentals of Modelling II | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| Printmaking Techniques II | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| History of Art IV | P2 + V1 | 4 |
| Technology of Wall Painting | P1 + V2 | 3 |
| Inclusive Education | P2 + V0 | 3 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| English II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Fundamentals of Photography II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Art Form IV | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Calligraphy II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| French I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| V semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Painting I | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Fundamentals of Sculpting I | P1 + V2 | 4 |
| Printmaking Techniques III | P1 + V2 | 4 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art I | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| History of Art – 20th Century I | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| Aesthetics I | P2 + V1 | 3 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| English for the Profession I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing III | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Ebru I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Materials, Decorations and Manual Technics of Production I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| French I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Introduction to academic writing | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Space design strategies – experimental design I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| VI semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| Painting II | P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Fundamentals of Sculpting II | P1 + V2 | 4 |
| Printmaking Techniques IV | P1 + V2 | 4 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art II | P2 + V2 | 4 |
| History of Art – 20th Century II | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| Aesthetics II | P2 + V1 | 3 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| English for the Profession II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing IV | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Ebru II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| French II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Materials, Decorations and Manual Technics of Production II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Space design strategies – experimental design II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| VII semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| a) Painting III b) Sculpting Expression I c) Printmaking Techniques V |
P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art – Methodology Practicum I | P2 + V4 | 7 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art III | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| Art Aesthetics I | P2 + V1 | 4 |
| Demonstration classes in teaching visual arts and culture of art | P0 + V2 | 2 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose THREE optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| Printmaking – Serigraphy I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing V | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Contemporary Art in BiH I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Conservation of Paper I | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| VIII semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| a) Painting IV b) Sculpting Expression II c) Printmaking Techniques VI |
P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art – Methodology Practicum II | P2 + V4 | 7 |
| Art Aesthetics II | P2 + V1 | 4 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art IV | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| Creative Process Methodology | P2 + V0 | 2 |
| Sociology of Culture and Art | P2 + V0 | 2 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| Printmaking – Serigraphy II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Evening Nude Drawing VI | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Contemporary Art in BiH II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Conservation of Paper II | P1 + V1 | 2 |
Duration of the program: 2 semesters (1 year)
Academic degree: Master of Fine Arts – art education
Degree granted by: University of Sarajevo
Structure of the program: 30 (E)CTS credits in one semester, 60 (E)CTS credits in one year of studies.
| I semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| a) Painting V b) Sculpting Expression III c) Printmaking Techniques VII |
P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art – Graduation Practicum I | P2 + V4 | 7 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art V | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| Pedagogical research – scientific research work | P2 + V0 | 3 |
| Methods of artistic research work | P2 + V1 | 3 | + ELECTIVE COURSES Students are required to choose TWO optional courses from the offered list of courses: |
| Forms in contemporary artistic practices | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Synthetic Technologies in Contemporary Fine Arts | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Poster | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| Visual Communications | P1 + V1 | 2 |
| II semester | Course name | Study hours | ECTS |
| a) Painting VI b) Sculpting Expression IV c) Printmaking Techniques VIII |
P3 + V4 | 8 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art – Graduation Practicum II | P2 + V4 | 7 |
| Methods of Teaching Visual Arts and Culture of Art VI | P2 + V2 | 5 |
| Museum theory and practice | P2 + V1 | 3 |
| Graduation Thesis | 7 |
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