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MEd Educational Sciences (Gymnasium/Gesamtschule) at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

Educational sciences form the interface between subject training and the school as a field of work. The disciplines address the foundations of education and upbringing processes and their institutional and societal frameworks, including didactic and methodological questions of designing lessons and learning environments. It is offered within the Master of Education for Gymnasium and Gesamtschule.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Foundations of education processes, their institutional and societal frameworks, and didactic and methodological questions of teaching.

Career pathways

Schools (teaching, school management), teacher training seminars, educational and career counselling, and in-company training and further education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: No admission restriction (zulassungsfrei). Requirements: A German or foreign university degree in a relevant subject; German: DSH 3 (CEFR C2); Two foreign languages (modern foreign languages at CEFR A2, or Latinum or Graecum); Specific modules: 67 ECTS each in the subject-science and didactics modules of the chosen teaching subjects (3 ECTS didactics each); 24 ECTS in educational sciences (including 3 ECTS on inclusion, orientation and career-field placements); bachelor's thesis 7 ECTS; 9 weeks of placements, 25 days of them in school.

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-bonn.de/bewerbungsportal

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