MA Geragogik (Gerontagogy, part-time) at Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe

Programme overview

The part-time Master of Arts in Geragogik teaches the skills to design educational offers and social initiatives for older people, linking theory and practice on the basis of current educational research.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP | Study mode: German-taught, part-time (berufsbegleitend) | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Four compulsory areas built from CAS modules, including a foundation area (45 CP) with Bildungsarbeit mit Älteren, Altern in der heutigen Gesellschaft and Theologie und Philosophie des Alters, and a subject-didactics area (30 CP). Attendance is on weekends, usually Friday and Saturday.

Career pathways

Leading and functional roles in education, counselling and social institutions, NGOs working on ageing, culture and education organisations, in-company training and generation management, and adult education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to working people in the education sector, paid or voluntary, who already hold an academic degree, for example in education, nursing science, gerontology, psychology, social work, teaching, humanities or theology. Admission for Wintersemester; deadline 15 July.

EUR 6,400 for the whole programme. Total for the regular duration (4 semesters), payable in three instalments; covers seminars, e-learning, supervision, learning platform and thesis supervision. The semester contribution is charged in addition. Source

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.ph-karlsruhe.de/studieren/studienangebot/masterstudiengaenge/geragogik/bewerben

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