First State Examination Teacher Training (Regelschule): Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The aim of the degree programme is to provide you with solid training as a professionally experienced, responsible chemistry teacher who is well prepared for teaching practice and who is able to plan and carry out modern experimental lessons on a self-employed basis and check their results. During your studies, you will acquire fundamental scientific and didactic knowledge of chemistry in the fields of general, inorganic and analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, technical chemistry and the History of Chemistry.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Science  |  Department: Institutes of the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth 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

You will study two subjects of your choice, including subject didactics. Your pedagogical qualification takes place in the educational sciences de.

Career pathways

General education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). During this phase, you develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree. Secondary school teachers have very good employment prospects.

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