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BA Erziehungswissenschaft (Kernfach) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Core subject giving sound knowledge of education, upbringing and socialisation and of social-science research methods, with individual profiling.

Faculty: Faculty of Educational Science  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Kombi-Bachelor core subject (Kernfach)  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students choose from three professional fields: childhood education; adult and continuing education; and social work. An integrated practical phase lets them test theory.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in education management and in research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A suitable higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); special rules apply for applicants with a foreign qualification and for vocationally qualified applicants. No NC (no admission restriction); applicants must still apply within the deadline and then enrol if entry requirements are met. Application deadline (winter semester 2026/27): 16 July to 15 November 2026. German-taught: applicants with a foreign qualification must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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