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MEd Bildungswissenschaften - Integrierte Sonderpädagogik (Educational Sciences with Integrated Special-Needs Education) (Schwerpunktfach, Lehramt Grundschule mit Integrierter Sonde at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Education in educational sciences with integrated special-needs education, a research-based programme that qualifies for teaching and opens perspectives in other educational fields of work. The subject variant covers 29 credit points.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Master of Education (Lehramt)  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Research-based training in educational sciences and integrated special-needs education, practice-oriented elements for working with heterogeneous learning groups and wide freedom of choice among complementary courses for an individual profile.

Career pathways

Qualifies for the Vorbereitungsdienst (Referendariat) and teaching career for the chosen school type; the prospects depend on school type and subject combination, regional demand, mobility and education-policy priorities.

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Entry requirements

A first professional higher education degree with a standard period of at least six semesters. The first degree is qualifying if the Bachelor was completed at Bielefeld with a matching orientation (career goal and subject choice); other degrees can qualify if equivalent achievements for the intended teaching career are shown, and admission may be subject to bridging studies. Admission is checked in an application procedure under the MPO Ed. (Master examination and study regulations). For the Vorbereitungsdienst (Referendariat), knowledge of two foreign languages must be proven, usually already through the Abitur certificate. No Numerus clausus.

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

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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