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Griechisch – Lehramt Gymnasium at University of Regensburg

University of Regensburg, Germany

Programme overview

Greek for the Gymnasium teaching degree in Bavaria, ending with the First Staatsexamen; a two-year preparatory service (Referendariat) with the Second Staatsexamen follows. Subject science gives a comprehensive overview of Greek literature and its cultural context from the beginnings (Homer) to late antiquity, together with subject didactics.

Faculty: Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 9 semesters (270 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Gymnasium teaching degree: two teaching subjects, educational science (school pedagogy, pedagogy and psychology) and placements. Compulsory placements for all teaching degrees: an orientation placement (three to four weeks), an eight-week work placement (also possible abroad), a pedagogical-didactic school placement (150-160 teaching hours, 6 ECTS) and a study-accompanying placement.

Career pathways

Qualifies for teaching at Gymnasien (academic secondary schools). Besides teaching as a civil-servant Studienrat at one of the roughly 50 humanistic Gymnasien with ancient languages, other careers are possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No numerus clausus (open admission). Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification must prove German proficiency.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 9 semesters (270 ECTS)

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