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Staatsexamen Lehramt an Grundschulen at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training programme (Staatsexamen) for teaching at primary schools, enabling students to plan, design and evaluate teaching and learning processes.

Faculty: Centre for Teacher Education, School and Vocational Education Research / Faculty of Educational Sciences  |  Duration: 8 semesters (4 years) full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Includes one subject with its subject didactics and three primary-school didactics, educational sciences including primary-school pedagogy, and practical school studies (during semester and in blocks).

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 or equivalent. In this restricted-admission (NC) programme the average grade of the entrance qualification is improved by 0.5 for a voluntary social year in education (FSJ) of at least one year or a full-time internship of at least 6 months (at least 700 hours) in an educational institution for children, young people or young adults. German language proficiency is required. Numerus clausus: yes (restricted admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 July. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July. Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years) full-time

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