Vocational Teacher Education for Specialized Bachelor
Have you already obtained a university degree and would like to become a teacher at a vocational school? At Osnabrück University, this is possible if you have studied one of the following or comparable subjects:
- Electrical Engineering
- Metals Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
- Nursing Science
- Social Education
- Business Administration and Economics
Your studies start directly into the Master's phase, which is usually completed after four semesters with the academic degree Master of Education (M. Ed.). The course content includes a general education subject, vocational and business education, and didactics of your vocational subject area. You will also complete a general teaching practice and write a Master's thesis.
You can combine your vocational specialization with one of the following general education subjects: German, English, Protestant Religion, Computer Science, Catholic Religion, Islamic Religion, Mathematics or Physics.
A successful Master's degree enables you to absolve a traineeship as a teacher: During this final phase of your education, you will work at a school in the preparatory period of service prior to qualifying for the teaching profession.
Please do not mix up!
This program is not a "lateral entry" program where you immediately start working as a teacher at a school and continue your education at the same time. Your career as a teacher begins after you have successfully completed your studies!
Do you have any questions?
Department of Vocational and Business Education
+49 541 969 6238
insa.grieme@uni-osnabrueck.de
You can find more information - including on the specific fields of work and activities, access requirements and proof of practical work experience - on the pages of the Department of Vocational and Business Education and in the individual course descriptions:
Program Schedule for the Master's degree program - 120 LP
For the vocational subjects Electrical Engineering, Metals Engineering, Nursing Science, Social Education and Business Administration and Economics
| General education subject - 63 CP | Vocational and business education - 39 CP | |||||||
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| 1st semester | Optional subjects:
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| Introduction to the theories, structures, and functions of vocational education - 5 CP | Didactics of vocational subject areas - 7 CP (The content differs depending on the vocational subject area). | General teaching practice - 9 CP Preparation Follow-up | |||
| 2nd semester | Vocational Didactics - Advanced studies 9 CP | |||||||
| 3rd semester | (The content differs depending on the general education subject) | Structures and functions of vocational education - Advanced studies - 9 CP | ||||||
| 4th semester | Master's thesis - 15 CP Master's colloquium - 3 CP (can be written/completed either in the general education subject or in vocational and business education). | |||||||
Regulations and module descriptions
Here you will find the admission and examination regulations as well as module descriptions that are relevant for your studies.