BEd Lehramt an Grundschulen (Primary Schools) at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

Programme overview

Six-semester Bachelor of Education at RPTU Landau with a focus on primary school teaching. It is the first phase of the primary-school teacher training track and does not by itself qualify for school service.

Department: Lehramt an Grundschulen (LAGrund), Landau | Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS) | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Location: Kaiserslautern und Landau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

The first four semesters combine two general teaching subjects with educational sciences (180 ECTS total: 40 + 40 ECTS subjects, 34 ECTS educational sciences). From semester five, Grundschulbildung (46 ECTS) covers educational foundations, German, mathematics, foreign-language education, Sachunterricht and aesthetic education, plus school placements (10 ECTS) and the bachelor thesis (10 ECTS).

Career pathways

Leads on to the M.Ed.; the M.Ed. is recognised on request as the First State Examination, which qualifies for the Vorbereitungsdienst (teacher traineeship) and Second State Examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Education: German Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (e.g. Abitur) or equivalent qualification. Subjects (Landau) are open-admission (no Numerus clausus). Applicants with a non-German school qualification must prove sufficient German; at Landau this is required at the time of admission. Subjects with an aptitude test before applying: Sport and Bildende Kunst. Application deadlines (open-admission): 15 Sept (winter), 15 March (summer); non-EU applicants to Landau 15 June / 15 December. Subject combination: one subject from German, English, French, Mathematics plus one from Art, Biology, Chemistry, German, English, Ethics, Protestant Religion, French, Geography, Catholic Religion, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Sport, Economics and Work.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 180 ECTS

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