BEd Lehramt Förderschule (Special Needs School Teaching) at University of Koblenz

The bachelor's degree for the special-needs school teaching track is part of the Rhineland-Palatinate model of teacher education and develops special-needs and inclusion-oriented competence in planning, diagnostics, cooperation and counselling.

Faculty: Faculty of Educational Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; on campus; Lehramt programme (teacher education, Rhineland-Palatinate model)  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

In the first four semesters students study Bildungswissenschaften and two subjects; from semester 5 the subject Sonderpädagogik (special needs education), with the area 'Grundlagen sonderpädagogischer Förderung', replaces them, and students choose three supplementary topics such as teaching and learning with specific educational needs, legal foundations, pedagogical approaches to disability and psychological reference knowledge. Placements total 45 school days.

Career pathways

Teaching careers: the bachelor's degree is followed by the master's degree and then the 18-month Vorbereitungsdienst. Two orientation placements and one deepening school placement are part of the bachelor's degree.

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