Teacher Training for Primary Schools, First State Examination (Lehramt an Grundschulen) at University of Bamberg

State-examination programme leading to the First State Examination for teaching at primary schools, followed by a two-year traineeship (Referendariat) in Bavaria and the Second State Examination. It covers a teaching subject plus several didactics subjects including primary-school pedagogy and didactics, educational sciences and accompanying school placements.

Faculty: Teacher training (Lehrkräftebildung, across faculties)  |  Department: Teacher education  |  Duration: 7 semesters (210-215 credit points)  |  Study mode: Full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Teaching subject with didactics (66 credit points); primary-school didactics (72 credit points: primary pedagogy and didactics 36, three didactics subjects of 12 each); educational sciences I and II; school placements (16 credit points); thesis (12 credit points). Mathematics and German are compulsory, plus music, sport or art. Bamberg offers options such as school psychology and a counselling-teacher qualification.

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