Pedagogy
“The roots of education are bitter but the fruit is sweet.” -Aristotle
What will you learn?
Graduates of the Master’s degree study programme in pedagogy have a broad knowledge in the discipline, have mastered its principles and structure, and are aware of its links to other disciplines. They are equipped with theoretical knowledge as well as the practical skills needed in jobs in institutions providing formal and non-formal education. They possess knowledge and skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational research. They are also ready to undertake developmental, organizational, and project activities within the education system and in out-of-school education and, thanks to the high degree of professional flexibility acquired during the study, also at a number of positions in state administration. The widely applicable skills in working with specialized texts and advanced communication competences (including competences in experiential and reflective learning) can be used in a number of jobs as well as in lifelong learning. They include especially advanced writing skills (writing specialized texts, popular science texts and journalistic writing, including grant applications) and spoken (presentation) skills.
Practical training
The internships are undertaken in the field (e.g. in departments of education of city and town magistrates, in educational agencies, consultancy firms, non-profit organizations, and educational research) and within the Expert Module course, taught by experts from the field. The course has been designed to prepare students for the internships but will also support the application level of the study. All internships are supplemented with reflection blocks co-managed by internship supervisors and experts in techniques of reflection from among the teaching staff at the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University.
Further information
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Master’s degree study programme in pedagogy will be ready to take up pedagogical work involving people of all age categories (e.g. in departments of education of city and town magistrates, in educational agencies, consultancy firms, non-profit organizations, and educational research). Their knowledge of educational theories and theories of adjacent disciplines provides them with an ability to participate in planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical and educational activities. To this end, they are equipped with knowledge, skills, and competences acquired through the study of theoretical and applied disciplines, emphasizing the broad foundation shared by theoretical pedagogy and human sciences on the one hand, and the marriage of theory and practice in pedagogy on the other. In addition, graduates possess advanced knowledge and skills in empirical research methodology across the range of fundamental research designs.
Admission requirements
Study options
Single-subject studies
Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.
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Full-time studies in czech
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Combined studies in czech
What will you learn?
Single-subject studies with specialization
In the single-subject studies, the student deepens knowledge in the concrete focus of the degree programme and chooses one specialization. The specialization is stated in the university diploma.
Combined studies
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (MA) (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), combined studies
+ Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ French literature and linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Mediterranean Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Modern Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Slavonic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Pedagogy (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Courses
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies
Single-subject studies with specialization
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
Graduates from the Master’s degree study programme in the Department of Educational Sciences can enrol in a doctoral degree study programme in pedagogy or in andragogy (including in English).
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Follow-up master's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | Yes | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | Yes |
| single-subject studies with specialization | Yes | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 2 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
Do you have any questions?
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doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
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doc. Mgr. Jiří Zounek, Ph.D.
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Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D.
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Mgr. Bc. Libor Juhaňák, Ph.D.
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Mgr. Helena Juřicová
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Mgr. Klára Záleská, Ph.D.
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Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
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