Staatsexamen Lehramt an Förderschulen at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Programme overview

Lehramt an Förderschulen (270 LP) is the first stage of training as a teacher at special-needs schools, where trained teachers deal with the specific needs of pupils and give intensive individual support. The programme ends with the First State Examination, followed by the Vorbereitungsdienst.

Faculty: Zentrum für Lehrer*innenbildung | Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Educational-science modules such as introduction to general inclusive education, perspectives on participation and exclusion, fields of action and concepts in inclusive education and analysis of teacher action, combined with chosen special-education focus areas and subjects.

Career pathways

With the First State Examination, graduates can apply for the second phase of teacher training, the Vorbereitungsdienst, which can in principle also be completed in other federal states.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Recognised Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (usually the Abitur); qualified professionals without it can gain study entitlement through a trial study period. Where applicable, a passed aptitude test in the secondary-school subjects is also required. Admission depends on the choice of subjects. Admission depends on the subject combination (NC or no NC).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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