Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschule)
Would you like to become a secondary education teacher (Hauptschule or Realschule)? In that case, study a combination of Bachelor's and Master's degree programs at our university!
The first milestone in your academic career marks the Bachelor of Education and Teaching. Subsequently, you can study the Master of Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule). The successful completion of the latter opens the door to the preparatory service. During this final phase, you will already be working at a school, but will also receive further training at the study seminar in order to start your career as a teacher.
The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) is used to assess academic achievements. This also applies in many other countries and facilitates the mutual recognition of academic achievements.
Do you have any questions?
You can easily find out who to contact regarding your request on the website of the Center for Teacher Education (ZLB) under Contact persons by subject area.
Presentation at the HIT!
The lecture “Becoming a teacher in Osnabrück: Primary and secondary teacher education (Grund, Haupt- und Realschule” (PDF, 767 kB) at the Osnabrück University Info Day HIT (in German)
Bachelor of Education and Teaching
In the Bachelor's phase, you will study two subjects in six semesters. These are supplemented by a four-week work/social internship, a five-week Initial Teaching Practice and the core curriculum for teacher education, in which you will acquire pedagogical, psychological, social science and didactic skills. You can write your Bachelor's thesis in one of the two teaching subjects or in the core curriculum for teacher education. You will earn 180 credit points during your Bachelor's degree.
| Sem. | Components of the degree program | |||
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| 1 | 1st subject - 50 CP | 2nd subject - 50 CP | Core curriculum for teacher education - 52 CP | Work/social Internship - 6 CP |
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| 3 | Initial teaching practice - 10 CP | |||
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| 6 | Bachelor thesis - 12 LP | |||
Master of Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule) (Degree: Master of Education)
After successfully completing your Bachelor's degree, you can continue with a Master's degree course lasting four semesters, for which a new application is required. The Master's degree is a prerequisite for admission to a traineeship and thus a professional career in the teaching profession.
The course content in the Master's phase includes your two teaching subjects with practical phase (18-week school internship and seminars for its preparation, supervision and follow-up) and the creation of a project in one subject (project implementation during the internship and seminars for its preparation, supervision and follow-up). In addition, there is the core curriculum for teacher education for teaching pedagogical, psychological, social science and didactic skills. You can write your Master's thesis in one of your subjects or in the core curriculum for teacher education. You will earn a total of 120 credit points in the Master's degree program.
| Sem. | Components of the degree program | ||||
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| 1 | 1st subject - 12 CP | 2nd subject - 12 CP | CP Practical phase - 34 CP | Project - 15 CP | Core curriculum for teacher education (KCL) - 24 CP |
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| 4 | Master's thesis - 20 CP & colloquium - 3 CP | ||||
Subjects and subject combinations
Two teaching subjects are studied in combination as part of the teacher education. Different subjects can be chosen depending on the chosen specialization (Hauptschule or Realschule). You can find specific information on the content, possible admission restrictions and how to apply by clicking on the respective subject.
Regulations and module descriptions
Click on your subject to find the admission and examination regulations as well as module descriptions relevant to your Bachelor's or Master's degree program.