Basic Education in Languagefull time
- Degree
- Master of Education
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Wuppertal
- Deadlines
- October 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
- July 2025 (EU)
- July 2025 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- German (Teaching Degree)
- Primary Education, Primary School Pedagogy
Target group
Students wishing to obtain a teaching qualification for primary schools
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
The degree and subject-specific admission requirements for the Master of Education - Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools are met by applicants who 1. Have completed a Bachelor's degree or a comparable course of study, 2. Continue one or several of the courses of study that have previously been completed in selected subjects in the course variants 1, 2 and 4 for the Master of Education Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools, 3. Provide proof of at least 36 credit points awarded for Basic Education in Language and at least 36 credit points for Basic Education in Mathematics and 40 credit points for the selected subject in the second course component in a Bachelor's degree (without including the final thesis) in accordance with the subject-specific admission requirements outlined in the subject regulations, 4. Provide proof of at least 38 credit points in Educational Sciences, including at least 12 credit points in Primary Teaching and an inductive teaching placement lasting at least 1 month, as well as at least 4 weeks of professional experience, either extra-curricular or in-school experience, as part of the Bachelor's degree, in accordance with Section 7 LZV (German Teacher Training Enrolment Regulations), 5. Provide evidence of a Bachelor's thesis amounting to at least 10 credit points, and 6. Provide proof of achievements that are relevant for admission to the Master's course in accordance with numbers 3-5 and that amount to at least 180 credit points, if applicable deducting credit points that are accepted for the Master's degree, of which at least 31 credit points have been completed at a university, a college of art or music or at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. For the subjects of Art, Music and Sport, there must also be a clearly defined separate grade for subject-related practical Bachelor's studies. This is an admission requirement. The submission of evidence of these graded accomplishments is assessed as part of the course and subject-specific admission requirements. For admission to the Master's degree course, knowledge of 2 foreign languages must also be demonstrated, generally with a qualification for admission to higher education. Applicants with a first language other than German who have gained their qualification for admission to higher education in German only need to provide proof that they are competent in one other language (at least level A2 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). For admission to the English course component, the applicant must also provide evidence of at least 3 months spent abroad. Stays abroad that have been completed before enrolment on the previous Bachelor's degree course can be recognised if the stay took place not more than 6 years ago at the time of enrolment on the Master of Education Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools.
Lecture period
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.05.2025 - 15.10.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.05.2025 - 15.09.2025
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
