Alanus: Institute for Waldorf Education, Inclusion and Interculturalism
Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
Mannheim, Germany
Exerzierplatz 28, D-68167 Mannheim
Contact information:
+49 0621 4844010
Teaching language: German
Number of students: 600
Permanent faculty: 25
Guest faculty: 40+
Degrees offered:
Bachelor of Arts in Curative Education (3 years, full-time)
Bachelor of Arts in Waldorf Education (3 years, full-time)
Master of Arts in Waldorf Education (2 years, full-time)
Master of Arts in Music Education (2 years, full-time)
Various part-time programs
Certificate options
The Institute for Waldorf Education, Inclusion and Interculturalism in Mannheim is a study center of Alanus University and offers various B.A. and M.A. programs in educational and curative professional fields. Coursework is substantiated by practical training, comprehensive art exercises, and participation in current research projects of the lecturers. Research focuses primarily on Waldorf Education in dialogue with educational science; inclusion and curative education; intercultural and interreligious education; as well as philosophy, anthropology, consciousness studies, and aesthetics. Graduates of the study programs work mainly in Waldorf schools and anthroposophically oriented institutions for people with disabilities, but also in other educational and cultural contexts.
The Department is composed of six institutes on two campuses (Alfter and Mannheim), each with its own area of responsibility:
Alfter:
Department of Educational Science, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Art and Waldorf Education
Department of Philosophy and Aesthetics
Mannheim:
Department of Waldorf Education, Inclusion and Intercultural Communication
