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MA Erziehungswissenschaft: Bildungstheorie und Gesellschaftsanalyse (Educational Science: Educational Theory and Social Analysis) at University of Wuppertal

University of Wuppertal, Germany

Programme overview

Master's analysing education and society in modern constellations. The core consists of theoretical, historical and social-science perspectives on the pedagogisation of behaviour and the relation between the (nation) state and the institutionalisation of education processes.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Social and cultural history of upbringing and education, vocational and continuing education, educational gender studies and their social contexts, social pedagogy and education research.

Career pathways

Academic work at universities and universities of applied sciences, and non-university vocational and continuing-education research and federal, labour-market, vocational-training and economic institutes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

180 credits from a Bachelor's or comparable degree in educational science or social/cultural sciences, with at least 60 credits in educational science, and a final grade of 2.5 (ECTS grade B for foreign Bachelor's) or better. Applications only for the winter semester, starting in May. No NC.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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