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 volume 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 | Practical phase - 34 CP | Core curriculum for teacher education | Project volume - 15 CP | |
1st subject - 12 CP
| 2nd subject - 12 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.
Which is which?
Subject-specific access and admission regulations specify which requirements you must fulfil to be admitted to a Bachelor's or Master's degree program, e.g. language skills or prior knowledge of the subject. The regulations also determine how places are allocated in degree programs which are subject to admission restrictions.
If there are no access and admission regulations for your subject, you will find all the necessary information in the interdisciplinary requirements for a degree program.
The examination regulations contain legally binding regulations on the timing, content and organisation of the respective degree program. These include information on program content (mandatory and mandatory elective modules) and examinations (requirements, repeatability, free attempt).
General Examination Regulations
The General Examination Regulations (PDF, 338 kB) apply to students of almost all degree programs. These contain general regulations and other regulations applicable to all degree programs.
Program-Specific Examination Regulations
Program-specific examination regulations contain regulations that only apply to one degree program. For example, they determine which degree is awarded upon graduation.
Subject-Specific Parts
For multi-subject degree programs (e.g. dual-subject Bachelor degrees), additional subject-specific sections apply for the individual subjects in addition to the general examination regulations and the program-specific examination regulations, which regulate a range of factors including the modules you must study during your degree program.
A module is a single component of a program that is a complete learning unit in terms of content and time, in which students are taught skills and knowledge in a specific subject area. It is made up of various courses (e.g. seminars, lectures, practical courses). The module descriptions contain information on the workload, coursework and grading.
The program-specific examination regulations for single-subject degree programs and the relevant subject-specific and interdisciplinary sections for multi-subject degree programs (see "Examination Regulations") set out the modules you have to complete in your subject area.