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Teaching Degree for Gymnasium (Lehramt an Gymnasien, L3), Erste Staatsprüfung at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

University (first) phase of teacher education preparing for teaching in grades 5-13 at Gymnasiums, ending with the First State Examination; the teaching qualification follows after the preparatory service and Second State Examination.

Faculty: Teaching subjects across faculties  |  Department: Zentrum für Lehrkräftebildung  |  Duration: 9 semesters, 240 CP plus First State Examination  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen (teacher training); German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Studied in parallel: educational sciences (education, political science, psychology, sociology), two teaching subjects of choice, a basic internship and a practical semester, and a work-placement internship.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No admission restriction (no NC). A recognised higher education entrance qualification is required; foreign qualifications are checked via anabin. Application deadlines for winter semester 2027/28 are not yet published.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 9 semesters, 240 CP plus First State Examination

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

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