First State Examination Teacher Training (Gymnasium): Biology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Biology is formally divided into botany, zoology, physiology and microbiology as well as overarching disciplines such as genetics, ecology and molecular biology. The aim of the teacher training programme is to enable you to teach biology in a modern, experimentally based way. Initially, all of the above-mentioned subject areas / to register for / to take sth. / to enrol for sth. in advanced studies / graduate studies, you can then specialise.

Faculty: Faculty of Biological Sciences  |  Department: Institutes of the Faculty of Biological Sciences  |  Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught; First State Examination (Staatsexamen)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

As a future teacher, you will study two subjects on an equal footing at the University of Jena and round off your pedagogical profile with an accompanying Educational Science programme. A total of 300 credit points (ECTS) / ECTS credits (1 ECTS = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work / follow-up activity, study and assessed coursework and examinations) must be earned.

Career pathways

Possible occupational fields:. General education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). In this phase, you will further develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree.

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