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

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

M.Ed. in sport science for Gymnasien and Gesamtschulen, continuing the Bachelor and deepening the areas that open up the culture of sport in theory and practice. 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

Including scientific-propaedeutic aspects of physical education in the upper secondary school and the presentation and assessment of the biological foundations of movement.

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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