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MA Educational Science (Bildungswissenschaft) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Consecutive Master's programme of three semesters giving graduates of primary and lower secondary teacher training (L1, L2) and international students a Master-level educational-science qualification, with a route to a doctorate.

Faculty: Fachbereich 03 - Social and Cultural Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Education  |  Duration: 3 semesters (1.5 years), 90 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Six modules including the thesis module. The compulsory area (50 CP) includes General Educational Science (Heterogeneity, Interculturality, Social Inequality, 10 CP), an introduction to methods (10 CP), survey procedures (10 CP) and a research project (20 CP).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a completed degree in teaching for primary schools or for lower secondary schools or a comparable degree of 210 CP in total; the examination committee may recognise other programmes after individual review. No NC. Deadlines for summer semester 2027: applications open 1 December 2026 and close 20 March 2027 (Bachelor's degree from Germany) or 28 February 2027 (Bachelor's degree from abroad).

Intake: Winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 3 semesters (1.5 years), 90 CP

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

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