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MEd Deutsch als Zweitsprache und Mehrsprachigkeit (German as a Second Language and Multilingualism) (Deutsch als Zweitsprache und Mehrsprachigkeit) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Education in German as a second language and multilingualism for primary-school teaching, deepening the Bachelor foundations. The offer starts in the winter semester 2029/30. The subject variant covers 15 credit points.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Master of Education (Lehramt); offer starts in the winter semester 2029/30  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester (teaching is organised for a winter-semester start)  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Practice semester, teaching German as a second language to newly arrived pupils, changing didactic deepening courses and the option to write the Master thesis in the subject; graduates carry out language diagnostics at their primary schools and teach German, mathematics and other subjects in a language-sensitive way.

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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