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  • Master of Education

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 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

Geography (Teaching Degree)

Target group

Graduates from subject-related Bachelor's degree courses who are aiming for the Teaching Qualification at Grammar Schools and Comprehensive Schools

Annotation

Can only be chosen as a second subject

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

The course and subject-specific admission requirements for the Master of Education Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools and Comprehensive 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 and 2 for the Master of Education Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools and Comprehensive Schools, 3. Can demonstrate at least 75 credit points of Bachelor's studies for each selected subject (without including the final thesis) in accordance with the subject-specific admission requirements specified in the subject-specific conditions, 4. Provide proof of at least 14 credit points in Educational Sciences, including an inductive teaching placement lasting at least 1 month and 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 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 degree course variants English, French, History and Spanish, proof of the Latinum (Latin language examination) must be provided. For admission to the degree course variant in Philosophy, proof of the Latinum or Graecum (Latin or Greek language examination) must be provided. For admission to the degree course variant in Latin, proof of the Latinum and Graecum (Latin and Greek language examination) must be provided. For admission to the degree course variant in Protestant Religious Education, proof of the Graecum and either the Latinum or Hebraicum (Greek, Latin, Hebrew language examination) must be provided. For admission to the degree course variants English, French or Spanish and combinations of these degree courses, a minimum period of 3 months studying abroad must also be demonstrated. 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 Grammar Schools and Comprehensive 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

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