BEd Ernährungs- und Hauswirtschaftswissenschaft with Lebensmitteltechnik (combined vocational subjects, Lehramt BK, with TH OWL) at Paderborn University

Teaching degree for vocational colleges in the vocational subject Nutrition and Home Economics Science, which must be combined with the vocational subject Food Technology. It is offered jointly by Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (Lemgo) and Paderborn University. Bachelor of Education degree.

Faculty: Health and sport; teacher education (Lehramt)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 180 of 180 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The degree covers both vocational subjects plus educational sciences, vocational pedagogy and practical elements. In the bachelor phase courses are mostly at TH OWL, except the subject-didactics courses of the 6th semester, which are at Paderborn; the master phase is at Paderborn. Practical elements are the orientation and aptitude placement and the work-field placement, plus a 12-month relevant practical activity for vocational colleges.

Career pathways

The B.Ed. is followed by the M.Ed., which completes the first phase of teacher training and leads into school service; a non-school career is also possible, often after gaining out-of-school experience or a subject-specific master's.

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