MEd Chemistry (Teaching Degree: Special Needs Education) at University of Münster

The Master of Education with Chemistry as a teaching subject qualifies for teaching at special needs education (sonderpädagogische Förderung). It consecutively follows the matching bachelor's degree and includes both subjects, educational sciences, the practical semester (Praxissemester) and the DaZ (German for pupils with a migration background) component. The MEd sF is offered for the first time in the winter semester 2026/27 and covers German or Mathematics plus a second subject (Chemistry here), two special-needs focus areas (one taken as a 20 CP focus), educational sciences, the DaZ module and the practical semester.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy (Fachbereich 12)  |  Department: Institute for Chemistry Didactics  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Master of Education (teacher-training master)  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The master includes subject-specific and didactic chemistry modules, the practical semester with its reflection module and the master thesis.

Career pathways

Successful completion of the MEd is the prerequisite for applying to the teacher traineeship (Vorbereitungsdienst/Referendariat).

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