BA Social Pedagogy (Teacher Training) at TU Dortmund University

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Social Pedagogy 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 fundamentals of early childhood education and the fundamentals of youth welfare (such as participation).

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): BK  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Topics include fundamentals of early childhood education and the fundamentals of youth welfare (such as participation); methodical and didactic principles of teaching with regard to social-pedagogical topics (for example, learning through case; studies); historical and systematic foundations of social pedagogy (for example, origins of social work and laws such as the SGB VIII); methodological and practical competences in social-pedagogical fields of action (for example, forms of conversation guidance and; pedagogical relations); theories and research approaches as well as concepts of social pedagogy (for example, everyday-life orientation).

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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