Certificate: Geosciences for Teaching (additional studies) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

The additional qualification Geosciences for Teaching offers a unique opportunity for teaching degree students studying primary or secondary education to pursue an additional qualification. In this additional qualification, students explore the topics of resources, climate change, natural disasters, groundwater protection and geoenergy, and consider the subject knowledge, teaching methods and practical aspects of geosciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences  |  Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The additional qualification lasts two semesters and is worth 10 ECTS credits per semester. First semester (winter semester): Students acquire fundamental subject knowledge in seminars and tutorials. Second semester (summer semester): Students learn teaching skills and methods in field exercises and seminars.

Career pathways

Students who choose to study this additional qualification may have a greater chance of being employed by a school. It is important to be aware that the State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research (ISB) introduced the alternative curriculum in geology for the final years at Bavarian secondary schools (Gymnasium) in 2004 The alternative curriculum allows students to choose between geography and geology in year 12.

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