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Staatsexamen Lehramt an Gymnasien at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training programme (Staatsexamen) for teaching at Gymnasien (academic secondary schools), providing knowledge and skills for successful educational and teaching work.

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 subjects with their subject didactics, educational sciences, practical school studies (during semester and in blocks) and supplementary 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 or equivalent. For students with the subject Music the programme is run jointly with the Hochschule für Musik Dresden and that institution's regulations apply. In restricted-admission subjects the average grade is improved by 0.5 for a voluntary social year in education (FSJ) of at least one year or an equivalent full-time internship. German language proficiency is required. Restricted admission applies by subject. Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September (bei zwei zulassungsfreien Fächern); 1 June – 15 July (bei mind. einem NC-Fach). 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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