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MEd Geschichtswissenschaft (History) (Kernfach, Lehramt Gymnasium und Gesamtschule) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Master phase of the history teaching degree in which students complete, develop and deepen their historical and history-didactic knowledge and competences and qualify for the Vorbereitungsdienst. The subject variant covers 20 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

A practice semester at a school that is prepared and followed up intensively with the teaching staff.

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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Application information

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. For the Master of Education for Gymnasien and Gesamtschulen, Latin knowledge at the level of the Kleines Latinum is required for completing the Master up to and including the winter semester 2028/29, and from the summer semester 2029 already for enrolment. 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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