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MEd Vocational and Business Education (Berufliche und Betriebliche Bildung) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Consecutive Bachelor's/Master's programme meeting the Hessian Teacher Education Act. The Master's degree is equated with the First State Examination for vocational teaching (L4), after which graduates can apply for the preparatory service and, on completing the Second State Examination, teach at vocational schools and vocational Gymnasiums.

Faculty: Fachbereich 03 - Social and Cultural Sciences  |  Department: Zentrum für Lehrkräftebildung  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; teacher-training Master (Staatsexamen equivalent)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Educational sciences (sociology, political science, psychology), a general-education teaching subject, and Labour, Vocational and Business Pedagogy. One vocational specialism must already have been studied in the Bachelor's: Agricultural Economics, Nutrition and Home Economics, Electrical Engineering or Metal Technology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a relevant Bachelor's degree (or recognised equivalent). No admission restriction (no NC).

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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