BA Educational Sciences (Teacher Training) at TU Dortmund University

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Educational Sciences is a 6-semester bachelor’s programme in the Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology at TU Dortmund University, taught in German. It forms part of the teacher education offer for the stated school types. Students work with topics such as general principles of school, education, and educational research; interdisciplinary understanding of teaching and learning processes in schools; professionalization of educational practice based on scientific findings.

Faculty: Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology  |  Department: Educational Sciences and Psychology  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Lehramt (teacher training) for school type(s): GyGe  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Topics include general principles of school, education, and educational research; interdisciplinary understanding of teaching and learning processes in schools; professionalization of educational practice based on scientific findings; classification and development of the institution of school in a social context; dealing with diversity in schools and society; Educational Sciences are studied as part of teacher training for all school types at TU Dortmund University.; Teacher training for elementary schools (G); primary school education and research; fields of action in primary school education; Teacher training for the German secondary schools ‘Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- und Gesamtschule’ (HRSGe); youth culture research and social work.

Career pathways

The Bachelor’s degree is a first professional qualification but does not alone qualify for teaching at schools; a Master of Education is required for that. Graduates can also work in various educational and non-educational fields.

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