Study programme	Music, theatre arts, dance, visual arts teacher
Higher Education Institution	Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Study field	Education and Pedagogy

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	42141
EQF/LQF Level	6
Study Programme Type	Otrā līmeņa profesionālā augstākā izglītība (piektā līmeņa profesionālā kvalifikācija un profesionālā bakalaura grāds) vai otrā līmeņa profesionālā augstākā izglītība (piektā līmeņa profesionālā kvalifikācija), īstenojama pēc vispārējās vai profesionālās vidējās izglītības ieguves. Studiju ilgums pilna laika studijās četri gadi
Study programme (short name)	Professional bachelor study programme
Thematic group	Pedagogu izglītība
ISCED code	0112; 0113; 0114
ISCED	Pedagogu izglītība
Credit points	240
Degree to be acquired	Professional bachelor's degree in music teacher education; Professional bachelor's degree in dance teacher education; Professional bachelor's degree in visual arts teacher education ; Professional bachelor's degree in theater art teacher education
Qualification to be obtained	Teacher
Study type and form	Full time studies
Study lenght	4 years
Language	latvian

Licence number	04052-21
Licence date	13.10.2020
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	Netiek izsniegta
Accreditation date	15.11.2023
Accreditation duration (in years)	6
Accreditation till	16.11.2029

1) The graduate is able to apply pedagogical competences in their chosen field of specialisation;
2) The graduate is able to creatively organise teaching and educational work in general education schools, professional music schools, vocational education institutions or in interest education;
3) The graduate is able to perform responsibly and independently the duties of a teacher, to analyse, evaluate and develop curricula, lesson content, select and develop teaching resources, as well as to plan, organise and manage lessons, teaching and learning process, evaluate and analyse the knowledge and skills acquired by learners, structure their own and learners' learning;
4) The graduate is able to direct their further learning and professional development, demonstrate a scientific approach to solving pedagogical problems, take responsibility and initiative when working individually, in a team or managing the work of others, make decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain circumstances;
5) The graduate is able to verbalise and analyse various issues related to their specialisation, using professional terminology in the national language and in a foreign language, as well as to discuss in detail the development trends and topical issues in their chosen field of specialisation;
6) The graduate is able to navigate and use technologies related to the specialisation, such as audio, video resources;
7) The graduate understands professional ethics, is able to assess the impact of their professional activities on the environment and society and to participate in the development and continuity of the professional field.

Sub-programme "Teacher in Music and Cultural Studies":
- the ability to apply knowledge of music and culture, drawing on both tradition and the latest knowledge;
- the ability to explain the patterns of musical and Culture development;
- the ability to analyse and evaluate compositions of different periods and styles, to determine the role of musical means of expression in the revelation of the composition's image;
- the ability to predict and achieve the outcome of an artistic performance;
- the ability to perform work from different eras, styles and genres;
- the ability to select artistic and instructional repertoire, to compose teaching and concert programmes;
- the ability to organise and plan the work of oneself, the learner and the music unit;
- the ability to select and evaluate a composition of music (curriculum content) for its suitability to the learner's abilities, and to select and apply it to the curriculum;
- the ability to assess the technical and artistic level of a performance and to make adjustments;
- ability to use professional music terminology in Latvian and in the relevant foreign language.

Sub-programme "Teacher in Dance and Cultural Studies":
- the ability to demonstrate the basic and specialised knowledge characteristic of the dance teaching profession and a critical understanding of this knowledge in dance history and theory, trends and patterns in the development of the art of dance, the strategy and planning methods for the development of the field of dance pedagogy, and methods of scientific research;
- the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts and rules of the dance teacher's professional field, the professional terms of dance and pedagogy, the methods of learning dance and the variety of their use, the principles of technical movement performance and the role of different means of expression in dance;
- the ability to demonstrate and explain movements and steps appropriate to the genre and style of dance being learnt;
- the ability to conduct dance classes;
- the ability to stage dances or variations in a particular genre and style of dance movement, to achieve artistic revelation of the dance content, according to the choreographer's intentions;
- the ability to compose a dance composition appropriate to the age of the learner;
- the ability to conceptualise a dance production;
- the ability to evaluate choreographic compositions of different periods, dance genres and styles, to be familiar with dance and music history and theory, to choose musical material appropriate to the concept of the dance production;
- the ability to motivate and engage learners in their learning, to stage dances of simple and medium complexity for learners, of different periods, genres and styles, to achieve revelation of artistic image and content.

Sub-programme "Teacher in Arts and Cultural Studies":
- the ability to apply knowledge of the arts based on both the traditions of the field and the latest thinking in the field;
- the ability to explain the creative principles of visual plastic art techniques;
- the ability to research, develop, refine and enrich the vocabulary of the language of art, to conceptualise an artwork and to create complex artistic creativity;
- the ability to organise the creative process from conception to realisation, choosing appropriate materials;
- the ability to work in a creative and interdisciplinary team;
- the ability to analyse and evaluate the compositions created by students in different artistic movements and techniques;
- the ability to develop curricula, select and design teaching resources, and curriculum content for visual arts and Culture awareness in general education;
- the ability to organise and lead art lessons, to assess and analyse the knowledge and skills acquired by learners in the education process, to teach the learner the revelation of art content, to explain learning techniques;
- the ability to understand difference in artwork, to formulate learning aims and objectives.

Sub-programme "Teacher in Theatre Arts and Cultural Studies":
- the ability to apply knowledge based on both the traditions of theatre arts and culture and the latest developments in the field;
- to explain the principles of creativity;
- the ability to organise the creative process from conception to realisation, to choose appropriate means of artistic expression,
- the ability to keep on theatre art and culture theory;
- the ability to develop the curriculum for theatre arts and Culture awareness in general education;
- the ability to select and design learning resources;
- the ability to organise and lead teaching of theatre arts and Culture awareness;
- the ability to evaluate and analyse the knowledge and skills acquired during the learning process;
- the ability to teach the learner an understanding of artistic and Culture content and to explain learning techniques.