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BA Values and Norms (teaching profession) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

The degree programme serves to train prospective teachers in the subject "Values and Norms" at grammar schools and comprehensive schools, which can be chosen in Lower Saxony as an alternative to denominational religious education.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Only the winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

This module comprises an introduction to practical philosophy as well as an interdisciplinary proseminar for Value and Norms students, in which ethical problems and argumentation from the perspective of the participating subjects (philosophy, religious studies, social sciences) as well as basic content-related and methodological approaches and terminologies of the sub-subjects are addressed. In the compulsory subject Philosophy, the focus is on practical philosophy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: restricted admission (application to the University). Combination of subjects for the teaching profession. Some combinations of subjects with Values and Norms must be approved: Subject combinations (PDF). Winter semester only 1st subject semester: restricted admission (application to the University). 2rd to 6th subject semester: open admission (enrolment without previous application).

Intake: Only the winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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