Natural and Social Sciences (General studies)full time
Master of Education
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Wuppertal
Location
April 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
January 2025 (EU), July 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Social Studies (Teaching Degree)
- Primary Education, Primary School Pedagogy
- General Life and Learning Skills (Teaching Degree)
Target group
Graduates with a subject-relevant Bachelor's degree and who are aiming for a Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
The study-related and subject-specific admission requirements for the Master of Education Teaching at Primary Schools are met by applicants who 1. have completed a Bachelor's degree course or a comparable degree program, 2. continue the subjects chosen in one or more previous courses in the study programs 1, 2 and 4 of the Master of Education Teaching at Primary Schools, 3. have at least 36 credits each for the study areas Linguistic Basic Education and Basic Mathematical Education and for the subject selected in the Partial Program 2, 40 CP (without inclusion of the final dissertation) in accordance with the subject-specific admission prerequisites defined in the subject-specific regulations; 4. prove at least 38 CP in Educational Sciences, including at least 12 CP Primary Education and at least one-month orientation internship as well as at least four weeks extra-curricular or school-based professional field internship pursuant to § 7 of the LZV within the framework of a Bachelor's degree program; 5. prove a Bachelor's thesis worth at least 10 credits as well as 6. total credits that are relevant for admission to the Master's degree program in accordance with Section 3-5, amounting to at least 180 credits, if applicable also deducting achievements that are credited to the Master's program, of which at least 31 credits are to be awarded at a university, an art or music college or at the Deutschen 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 no more than six years ago at the time of enrolment on the Master of Education Teaching Qualification for Primary Schools.
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.11.2024 - 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.12.2024 - 15.04.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.12.2024 - 15.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.05.2025 - 15.10.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Summer semester: Mid-December - 15 January; Winter semester Mid-June - 15 July
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Summer semester: Mid-December - 15 January; Winter semester Mid-June - 15 July
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.05.2025 - 15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Summer semester: Mid-December - 15 April Winter semester Mid-June - 15 September
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
