Aims and Qualifications

The RSUC master programme was founded in 2005, and aims at developing and furthering the transformative, sustainable and caring aspects of education, including Waldorf pedagogy. One particular interest is contributing to a dialogue between Waldorf education and the wide spectre of contemporary educational ideas and practices.

The core activity in the master programme is facilitating our students in attaining educational research competence. We believe that educational research is a tool for renewal both on personal and societal levels. On the one hand, it enables practitioners to reflect on their experiences, give fresh life to professional activities and facilitate further work options. On the other hand, most of our students experience how becoming an educational researcher is empowering in the sense of creating new visions and consciousness.

RSUC master students perform self-chosen research projects in line with their interests and experience. This ranges from developing one’s own teaching skills or subject knowledge, to partaking in institutional development, or dealing with the overarching philosophical aspects of education. During five course modules the required knowledge, skills and competencies are systematically conveyed and exercised. The programme concludes with each student researching and writing their master thesis.

RSUC master graduates work in kindergartens, schools, higher education, in social and therapeutic education, NGOs and independent organizations. They are employed within private and state governed institutions and in counseling and welfare services. Most students choose the master programme to deepen and develop their professional qualifications. Others are drawn to the course to ground their particular yearnings for community, meaning and personal development. As with all mastering of new fields, completing a master study requires dedication and hard work.

From 2010, a German version of the programme is provided at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Germany, see: Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft