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MSc Business and Economics Education with focus on Information Systems (Wirtschaftspädagogik/WI) at University of Bamberg

University of Bamberg, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Science with nationwide unique profile, opened in 2001/02 to meet the need for teachers at vocational schools with expertise in computer science. Core subjects are business and economics education and information systems; the degree is recognised in Bavaria as the First State Examination for teaching at vocational schools and qualifies for the teacher traineeship (Referendariat).

Faculty: Faculty of Information Systems and Applied Computer Sciences (WIAI)  |  Department: Business Education and Information Systems  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: Full-time or part-time; recognised as First State Examination (Staatsexamen) for vocational school teaching in Bavaria; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester  |  Location: Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Teaching offered from the subject groups business education (compulsory base subject, 36 ECTS: media didactics, education management, teaching-learning research), information systems, applied computer science, computer science and business administration; the Master's thesis can be written in any of these.

Career pathways

Double qualification: teaching at vocational schools (Berufsschule, Fach- and Berufsoberschule, Wirtschaftsschule), or human resources and in-company training, and other roles in business and administration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree in business administration or a comparable subject with at least 120 ECTS in economics; at least 24 ECTS in business education and a total of at least 78 ECTS in economics, computer science, information systems and mathematics (missing credits can be made up by the end of the second semester); successful aptitude procedure (minimum 30 points; applicants with 15 to 29 points are invited to an interview). Online application from mid-May for winter semester and mid-November for summer semester. Deadlines: summer semester 28 January, winter semester 6 August.

Intake: Winter or summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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