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MA Education with a focus on Out-of-School Education at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Consecutive programme building on the Bachelor's of the same name and open to applicants with an educational-science Bachelor's from other universities. Gives research-oriented further qualification for out-of-school youth education, adult education or higher-education management.

Faculty: Fachbereich 03 - Social and Cultural Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Education  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Five modules including the thesis module (80 CP in total) plus a minor subject (40 CP); in the profile area two of four modules are chosen, such as General Educational Science (Heterogeneity, Interculturality, Social Inequality).

Career pathways

Qualifies for managerial and planning roles in public and private out-of-school youth education, adult education and higher-education institutions, and for research and development of educational provision and educational administration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires the JLU Bachelor's of the same name or an educational-science Bachelor's (or recognised equivalent) from another university with at least 24 CP in out-of-school youth education or adult/continuing education and at least 10 CP in research methods; Diplom and Magister degrees in educational science and some Social Work Bachelor's degrees are recognised.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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