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BA Sportwissenschaft (Sport Science) (Kernfach, Lehramt Gymnasium und Gesamtschule) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training core subject in sport science, mainly oriented to school but also to sports organisations and the commercial sector. It prepares movement, play and sport for young people and young adults. The subject variant covers 90 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 semester only  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The culture of sport in theory and practice, the experiential potential of different movement cultures, health and performance education, intercultural and aesthetic education and social learning, with a focus on sport in the upper secondary school (scientific propaedeutics).

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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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. A medical certificate (not older than three months at enrolment) confirming fitness for the physical demands of sport studies is required; final aptitude is regarded as proven by sufficient sporting performance. Bildungswissenschaften is a compulsory component of any study programme with a teaching option.

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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