BEd Lehramt Gymnasium (Grammar School Teaching) at University of Koblenz

The bachelor's degree for teaching at Gymnasien is part of the Rhineland-Palatinate model of teacher education. It leads to the Bachelor of Education and is followed by a four-semester Master of Education that counts as the First Staatsprüfung.

Faculty: Faculty of Educational Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); bachelor and master total 10 semesters  |  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 subject-science subjects; from semester 5 the subjects follow the Gymnasium-specific focus. Two orientation placements and one deepening school placement are required. Subjects include biology, German, English, Protestant and Catholic religion, history, computer science, philosophy/ethics, chemistry, geography, mathematics, physics and sport (art expected from winter semester 2026/27).

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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