MEd Teaching-related Master's Degree Program Gymnasium M.Ed. at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

Discover new professional and academic perspectives at home and abroad with the teaching-related Master’s degree program Gymnasium at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg! As an internationally recognized university degree, the Master of Education offers an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your academic competencies and to recommend yourself for a further career outside the school system.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The teaching-related Master’s degree program Gymnasium comprises 120 credit points (ECTS) and usually lasts 4 semesters. The teaching-related Master’s degree program Gymnasium is related to the teacher training program Gymnasium in such a way that the first three semesters of the Master’s program represent the modules of the 7th, 8th and 9th semester of the Bavarian teacher training program for Gymnasium. This study structure makes it possible for credit points earned in the Gymnasium teacher training program to be credited in the Master’s program.

Career pathways

The teaching-related Master’s degree Gymnasium is an offer for students of the teacher training program Gymnasium who wish to obtain an additional or alternative degree. They can decide whether to take the state examination, choose the Master’s degree, or earn both degrees.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: For the master’s program, a teacher training degree from a university at bachelor’s level for the teaching profession Gymnasium with two subjects offered at FAU in the combination with at least six semesters of regular study time or 180 ECTS credits or a comparable degree from a university is required. In the teacher training program Gymnasium at FAU, a corresponding Bachelor’s certificate can be applied for. This Bachelor’s certificate is mandatory for application to the Master’s program. Students enrolled in the Gymnasium teaching program at FAU can apply for the master’s program at the earliest after obtaining the bachelor’s certificate. An application in a later semester is not problematic. The Bachelor’s degree should have been completed with an overall grade of at least „good“ (2.5). Applicants with a Bachelor grade up to 3.0 must take an oral entrance examination. Applicants with

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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