The Faculty of Music and Choreography has long traditions and extensive experience in training highly qualified specialists in the fields of "Education/Pedagogy" and "Culture and Art" in specialties "Musical Art" and "Choreography".

Over the 55 years of its existence, the faculty has become one of the leading centers of musical and choreographic education of children and youth in Ukraine, has become a powerful scientific institution for researching the problems of artistic education, artistic pedagogy, musical and choreographic performance. The faculty is an authoritative and actively operating scientific and methodological center of artistic and aesthetic education, artistic education of children and youth.  

The faculty trains specialists in specialties 014 Secondary Education. Musical Art, 025 Musical Art, 014 Secondary Education. Choreography and 024 Choreography in full-time and part-time forms of study at the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels of higher education.

The faculty has significant experience in training highly qualified specialists at the third (educational and scientific) level for obtaining the scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Currently, almost 40 postgraduate students study in specialty 014 Secondary Education Almost 40 postgraduate students are studying Musical art, 30 of whom are foreign students. Over the past 5 years, almost 50 postgraduate students have successfully defended their candidate dissertations. For the first time at the university during the 2020-2021 academic year. 7 dissertation defenses were conducted experimentally during one-time meetings of specialized academic councils.   

The artistic and educational process at the faculty is provided by four professional departments: musical art and choreography; musical and instrumental training; music theory and vocals; conducting and choral training, which employ 7 doctors of sciences, professors, 22 candidates of sciences, associate professors, 2 people's artists of Ukraine, 4 honored artists and honored educators of Ukraine. Leading specialists in the field of musical and choreographic art, ballet master training from educational institutions and academic theaters of the city are invited to teach.

The powerful scientific and pedagogical potential of the Faculty of Music and Choreography makes it possible to successfully solve the problem of modernization of the educational process regarding innovative approaches to the formation of professional competence, creative activity, and creativity of future specialists. The high professionalism of scientific and pedagogical workers of specialized departments is confirmed by the creative and performing achievements of the graduates of educational and scientific degrees: "Bachelor" "Master" "Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)". Every year, students of the faculty receive prizes at international and national competitions, festivals and olympiads (in particular, Austria, Greece, Spain, Germany, Romania, Poland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, etc.). Only in the last 3 years, the graduates received 184 prizes, of which: 29 the highest awards "Grand Prix" and 117 first places.

The faculty maintains international academic, creative and scientific ties with scientific centers and educational institutions in Germany, Israel, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic and other countries. Specialists from Israel, Poland, Sweden, China, and other countries perform master classes, webinars and lectures for students and teachers. Graduates and teachers-choreographers have presented their performing skills in South Korea, Italy, Germany, Croatia.

For over 20 years, foreign students have been receiving professional training at the faculty, mainly from China (during this period, almost 400 specialists for the PRC have been trained), as well as from Ecuador, Turkey and other countries.

Graduates of the faculty work in various cities of Ukraine, as well as abroad: in Germany, Sweden, China, Israel, Turkey, the USA, Kazakhstan, etc. Among the graduates of the faculty are doctors and candidates of sciences, professors, associate professors, deans of faculties and heads of departments in Ukraine, China, Turkey, Ecuador and other countries. The education received at the faculty provides wide employment opportunities. Graduates get the opportunity to teach music, choreography, world artistic culture; work as scriptwriters and directors of theatrical events, teachers of music and choreography in secondary education institutions, art schools, colleges, heads of art groups, studios, circles, children's theater groups, etc.

Currently, the Faculty of Music and Choreography is one of the leading educational, scientific and educational, and artistic university departments, known not only in Ukraine, but also far beyond its borders. The faculty is open to new approaches, the introduction of innovative technologies and is aimed at modernizing the training of future specialists in the field of art education in the context of its integration into the global educational space.

The faculty is headed by the Dean - Novska Olena Rudolfivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor.

Location of the Faculty of Music and Choreography: Ukraine, 65009, Odesa, 4, Fontanska Doroha.

Postal address: Ukraine, 65026, Odesa, 26, Staroportofrankivska Str.

Phone: + 380630598450;

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Reception of visitors by the Dean: every Monday and Wednesday at 12.30-14.30.

60 years ago, the first Faculty of Arts and Graphics in Ukraine was opened within the walls of Odesa State Pedagogical Institute named after K. D. Ushynsky.

With the establishment of the Faculty, the first dean and head of the department of drawing was Valery Arutyunovych Hehomian – a famous artist-painter and experienced teacher.

The teaching staff of the Faculty (V. Hehomian, V. Korzh, V. Kalimov, L. Lubarska, V. Filipenko, R. Yakhenko) began scientific and methodological work, organized the process of training future teachers. Thus, higher arts and pedagogical education was initiated in Ukraine.

Highly professional artists were involved in teaching activities, in particular, People's Artist of Ukraine P. Zlochevski, Chairman of the Board of the Odesa Branch of the Union of Artists of Ukraine A. Rusin, and later - M. Pavliuk. Graduates of the Kyiv Art Institute and other art universities of the country were invited to teach.

During its existence, the Faculty has trained more than 3,500 teachers of fine and applied arts, drawing, and artistic work.

Studentsof the Faculty participate in regional, all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions of student creativity, gain knowledge and master additional specializations, professionally prepare themselves for future life activities, that is, they receive a high level of ability to be competitive in the modern artistic and educational space.

Most of the graduates of the Faculty were able to realize their creative and scientific potential, becoming outstanding artists of fine and decorative and applied arts, members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Honored Artists of Ukraine, Honored Artists of Ukraine, Candidates and Doctors of Sciences.

The educational process at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Graphics is provided by highly experienced teachers, including 4 professors, 9 Candidates of Sciences, Honored Artists of Ukraine, 15 members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, who work fruitfully at the departments of fine arts, theory and methods of decorative and applied arts and graphics, technological and professional education.

Students and teachers of secondary schools of Ukraine study and work according to the author's programs and textbooks on fine arts compiled by the Faculty's teachers.

Faculty structure:

Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Graphics – Honored Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor

VELYCHKO Dmytro Oleksandrovych

Visitor reception schedule:

Monday – 11:00-13:00

Wednesday – 11:00-13:00

Three departments provide professional training for future specialists at the Faculty:

The Faculty of Art and Graphics trains specialists in the following specialties:

014 Secondary Education (Art. Fine Arts) (Bachelor);

015 Professional Education (Design) (Bachelor);

023 Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Restoration (Bachelor and Master);

022 Fashion Design (Bachelor).

The curricula offer applicants the opportunity to study the entire basic set of subjects of the humanitarian and socio-economic cycle of higher education.

Also, during their studies, the applicant acquires knowledge of pedagogy, psychology and teaching methods of artistic disciplines.

However, special attention is paid to the study of the main disciplines - Theory and Practice of Drawing, Theory and Practice of Painting, Theory and Practice of Composition, History and Theory of Arts, Decorative and Applied Arts, and others.

At their discretion, students choose elective subjects, in particular, specialized courses in fine and decorative arts, such as workshops in watercolor, soft materials in drawing, philosophy of art, cultural studies, acrylic painting, monumental painting, icon painting, printing art, design, etc.

The list of elective subjects is updated each year in accordance with the needs and wishes of applicants.

Graduates of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Graphics can work as teachers of fine and decorative and applied arts, ethics and aesthetics in secondary education institutions, art colleges, lead art clubs, work in children's art schools and art schools, and after completing their master's degree, work as teachers in institutions of professional pre-higher and higher education.

If they wish to continue their education, graduates of the faculty are invited to complete postgraduate studies at Ushynsky University to obtain the educational and scientific degree of "Doctor of Philosophy".

In addition, the training of students, supported by a state diploma, provides an opportunity to realize their creative potential in the field of advertising, marketing, graphic design, artistic design of printed publications, design of WEB sites, computer two- and three-dimensional graphics, clothing design, furniture, interior, landscape design.

The pedagogical direction of education does not exclude, but on the contrary encourages students and graduates of the faculty to personal and collective creative activity in the field of fine and decorative and applied arts.

On the initiative of teachers and students of the Faculty, creative art exhibitions are constantly organized at the Faculty, city, regional, regional and international levels.

Students are given the opportunity to hold personal exhibitions.

The Faculty of Arts and Graphics is located within the walls of an old noble estate in the quiet city center on the corner of Staroportofrankivska and Paster streets. From the first steps along its corridors, decorated with the works of students and teachers, you can feel the exquisite atmosphere of creativity and art.

In addition to its own library, specialized classrooms and workshops for theoretical and practical classes, it has a large courtyard for plein air classes (painting in the open air), which best corresponds to the Odesa tradition of painting.

The Faculty has been introduced and effectively operates student self-government. All issues related to studies, everyday needs and leisure of students, which include accommodation in a dormitory, granting scholarships, transferring from a contract form of education to a budget form, holding creative exhibitions and competitions, and awarding the most active students, are resolved with the direct participation of the student council.

Contacts: 2/4 Staroportofrankivska Str., Odesa, 65020

 Dean's office tel.: (048)-731-76-45; 731-73-51.