BA Educational Science (Major) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

‘Every day is a school day!’—We have probably all heard this saying at one time or another. The foundations for access to education are laid in childhood. This upbringing and education should then encourage people to continue learning on their own in adulthood—ideally throughout their lives.

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Educational Science  |  Duration: 6 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Modules include Educational Research; Research Methods; Learning, Development and Socialization (Educational Psychology); Framework of Education –Socio-educational Basics; General Pedagogy; Subject-specific key qualification; Internship.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas such as With this degree, you can work in child and youth welfare, for example; child and youth welfare (pre-school and extracurricular education); youth social work; schools (school social work, after-school and recreational pedagogy); vocational education; adult education (training and continuing education, political education); care for the elderly; media and cultural education (media education, theatre education, public relations).

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