BEd Spanisch, Lehramt HRSGe (Spanish teaching) at Paderborn University

Scientific study of the Spanish language, Spanish-speaking cultures and literatures and how to teach them: students analyse Spanish, discover other cultures, read literature, perfect their language skills and learn to lead pupils to intercultural communication. Bachelor of Education teaching degree for lower secondary schools: Hauptschule, Realschule, Sekundarschule and Gesamtschule.

Faculty: Language, literature, culture; teacher education (Lehramt)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 60 of 180 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in German and Spanish  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The 180-credit degree comprises subject content and didactics in this teaching subject (60 credits); subject content and didactics in a second teaching subject (60 credits); educational sciences (36 credits); Sekundarstufe I focus area (6 credits); German for pupils with a migration background (6 credits); bachelor's thesis (12 credits). Practical elements are an orientation and aptitude placement of 25 days and a work-field placement of at least four weeks.

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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