Studies in the Theatre and Education for the Deaf specialisation aim to create creative personalities with artistic and pedagogical education and practical experience for the needs of basic art education, for the area of theatre activities of groups with special needs and in particular for the Deaf, as well as for various types of theatre education, both formal and non-formal, including further training of educators. The Theatre and Education for the Deaf bachelor’s degree studies aim to prepare professionals with artistic and pedagogical education for practice and to teach them how to accept the specifics of students and target groups of children, youth and adults. Emphasis is also placed on cultivation and education in the field of artistic use of sign language and artistic interpretation into sign language.
Studies in this field also focus on research into pedagogical use of theatre activities, especially in the field of theatre in education and research into specific forms of theatre of the Deaf and for the Deaf.
Graduates of the bachelor’s degree studies in the Theatre and Education for the Deaf specialisation can find employment mainly as lecturers of leisure activities in organisations and institutions that focus on art in education, in theatres or in the implementation of their own creative project activities. Graduates also find employment as actors, creators and interpreters of Czech sign language on Czech Television, specifically on the CT Décko channel.
for example in:
Divadlo Tiché Iskry (Slovakia)
Hands Dance Group
Divadelní spolek OUKEJ
The bachelor’s degree studies are focused on practical theatrical and movement skills, on the methodology of working with children and youth and on acquiring basic theoretical knowledge of theatre, as well as insight into the use of sign language in theatre.
Field of study specification | |
Code | VDN |
Type | Bachelor’s study programme |
Degree | BcA. |
Length of studies | 3 Years |
Field of study guaranteed by | Theatre Faculty |
Accreditation | |
B0215A310029 Div_vych:B Drama and Education Accredited until 15. 12. 2030 |
Guarantor | |
prof. PhDr. Veronika Broulíková |