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BA Anglistik: British and American Studies (Schwerpunktfach, Lehramt Grundschule) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training Schwerpunktfach for primary-school English with deeper subject-specific study. It prepares students for child-appropriate English teaching. The subject variant covers 60 credit points within the Bachelor teacher-training structure and leads to the Master of Education.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; teaching degree (Lehramtsoption); Numerus clausus  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Language, literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world with a focus on authentic children's literature such as picture books, three primary-level didactics courses and practical language courses; the Schwerpunktfach allows deeper subject-specific professionalisation.

Career pathways

Graduates normally continue with the Master of Education. Chances of appointment are good especially in Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- and Gesamtschulen, in primary schools and in integrated special-needs education; the Bachelor also opens other educational fields of work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Higher education entrance qualification (for example the Abitur); special rules apply to applicants with a foreign educational qualification and to those qualified through vocational education. Local admission restriction (Numerus clausus); apply within the published application deadlines and enrol after receiving an admission notice. English at least at CEFR level B2/C1 is expected of beginners. Bildungswissenschaften is a compulsory component of any study programme with a teaching option.

Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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