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BEd Sport, Lehramt BK (Sport teaching) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Teaching subject covering basic concepts, models, theories and methods of sport, building understanding of the disciplinary structures of sport and the subject-science foundations for education, with introductory didactics; 'theory and practice of sports' is an indispensable part of the degree. Bachelor of Education teaching degree for vocational colleges (Berufskolleg).

Faculty: Health and sport; teacher education (Lehramt)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 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 180-credit degree comprises subject content and didactics in this teaching subject (72 credits); subject content and didactics in a second teaching subject (72 credits); educational sciences (18 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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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with professional qualifications can also be admitted. Knowledge of two foreign languages must be shown by the bachelor's thesis, normally via the Abitur certificate (only one further language if German is not the first language and the entrance qualification was gained in German; only one foreign language for a vocational subject at vocational colleges). The aptitude test is dropped for all teaching degrees from winter semester 2026/27, but a medical certificate of fitness for sport (valid 12 months after issue) must be uploaded at online enrolment. A relevant practical activity of 12 months is required for access to the Vorbereitungsdienst for vocational colleges, mostly completed before the end of the master's; it is not an enrolment requirement. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 of 180 ECTS in the degree

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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