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Staatsexamen Lehramt an Mittelschulen at University of Würzburg

University of Würzburg, Germany

Programme overview

Teacher-training programme for Mittelschulen in Bavaria ending with the First State Examination. It includes educational science studies in pedagogy, school pedagogy and psychology, a non-specialised teaching subject and the didactics of the Mittelschule with three didactics subjects; the final grade is 40% from module grades and 60% from the state examination. The Referendariat follows and the Second State Examination completes the training.

Faculty: Depends on the chosen teaching subject  |  Department: Teacher training for Mittelschulen (Bavaria)  |  Duration: 7 semesters (minimum 4)  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester (summer semester with restricted choice of teaching subject)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Educational science studies (pedagogy, school pedagogy and psychology), study of one teaching subject, and Mittelschuldidaktik with Mittelschulpädagogik and three didactics subjects from defined groups: group 1 German or mathematics; group 2 for example Beruf und Wirtschaft, biology, chemistry, German, English, geography, history, mathematics or physics. Several multi-week and weekly school internships are part of the programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No admission restriction (no Numerus clausus); enrolment by the deadline, no application required.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 7 semesters (minimum 4)

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