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Staatsexamen Lehramt an berufsbildenden Schulen at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training programme (Staatsexamen) for teaching at vocational schools; the first aim is to gain the competences required for the subsequent preparatory service (Referendariat).

Faculty: Centre for Teacher Education, School and Vocational Education Research / Faculty of Educational Sciences  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Includes two vocational fields, or one vocational field and one subject, with subject didactics, educational sciences and practical school studies.

Career pathways

After the university degree, an 18-month preparatory service (Referendariat) starting on 1 February or 1 August must be completed.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification) or an equivalent entrance qualification. German language proficiency is required; international applicants and German applicants with foreign qualifications must meet the university's language requirements. Applicants whose foreign qualification does not give direct access to German higher education must first attend a Studienkolleg. Numerus clausus: no (open admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 September (bei zwei zulassungsfreien Fächern und ausreichenden Deutschkenntnissen); 1 April – 15 July (bei mind. einem NC-Fach oder nicht ausreichenden Deutschkenntnissen). Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time

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