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MEd Elektrotechnik, Lehramt BK (Electrical Engineering teaching) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Vocational subject for teaching electrical engineering at vocational colleges, training tomorrow's skilled workers in fields from microelectronics to smart grids. Master of Education teaching degree for vocational colleges (Berufskolleg).

Faculty: Electrical and mechanical engineering; teacher education (Lehramt)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 27 of 120 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The 120-credit degree comprises subject content and didactics in this teaching subject (27 credits); subject content and didactics in a second teaching subject (27 credits); educational sciences (23 credits); school placement semester (Praxissemester) (25 credits); master's thesis (18 credits). The school placement semester is normally taken in the second master's semester, covers one school half-year and consists of a school-based part and accompanying university courses.

Career pathways

The M.Ed. completes the first phase of teacher training; after the eighteen-month Vorbereitungsdienst (Referendariat) graduates can work as teachers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-phase teaching degree: a bachelor's degree in teaching for vocational colleges (Berufskolleg) from Paderborn University with the same teaching subjects as chosen for the master's, or an equivalent degree at another university. Sufficient German (normally shown by the entrance qualification); two foreign languages must be shown during the degree, normally via the entrance qualification. 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: Summer and winter semesters

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years); 27 of 120 ECTS in the degree

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

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