Biologyfull time
Master of Education
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Wuppertal
Location
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
Biology (Teaching Degree)
Target group
Graduates from Bachelor degree courses with the aim of training to teach at grammar schools and corresponding school years at comprehensive schools
Annotation
Can be selected as a first or second subject
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
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.
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
