Biology - Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschule)
Bachelor of Education and Teaching + Master of Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule)
Students studying towards a degree in Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschule) will first study the six-semester-long degree program Bachelor of Education and Teaching. You are required to choose a further subject in addition to this subject. Subsequently, you have to take the four-semester-long degree program Master of Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule) in the same subjects, for which you must (re)apply. The Master of Education degree is a prerequisite for admission to the period of school-based training called the Referendariat.
In recent decades, biology has increasingly developed from an observational and descriptive science into an experimentally oriented discipline.
Facts
Standard period of study
Bachelor: 6 semesters
Master: 4 semesters
Language of instruction
German, partly English
Admission:
Bachelor: admission free
Master: admission free
Start of studies
Bachelor: winter semester
Master: winter semester and summer semester
Degree
Bachelor of Arts ( B.A. )
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
In recent decades, biology has developed from an observational and descriptive science into an experimentally oriented discipline. The biology department in Osnabrück is divided into the subject areas of biodidactics, biophysics, biochemistry, botany, genetics, microbiology, neurobiology, ecology, plant physiology, animal physiology, behavioral biology and zoology.
A course of study in Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschule) is divided into several stages. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Teaching, you are required to take a Master in Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule), for which you have to (re)apply. The Master of Education degree is a prerequisite for admission to the period of school-based training called the Referendariat.
You are required to study a combination of two school subjects. Information about possible subject combinations, the content of the program and general program schedules can be accessed at Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschulen).
Master of Secondary Education (Haupt- und Realschule) - 12 CP Subject-specific sciences and subject-specific didactics
1st semester | Biodidactics component: Preparation for the practical phase 3 CP (2S) | Research seminar 4 CP (2S) | Additional lecture* | Additional lecture* | 3 small excursions 1 LP1 | KCL-HR 24 CP | |||
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| 2nd semester | |||||||||
| Practical block course (from February) 10 CP | |||||||||
| Project implementation 5 CP | |||||||||
| Biology didactics: accompanying course with follow-up (1 + 3 CP) | |||||||||
| Accompanying seminar to the research project volume (2 CP/ 2 S) | |||||||||
| 3rd semester | EM Human Biology and its Didactics - Part 1 General human biology 3 CP (2V) | Project module 2 CP (2 SWS) | 4 CP (2S) | 4 CP (2S) | |||||
| 4th semester | Master's thesis (optional) 20 CP (4 months) | Master's colloquium (optional) 3 CP | |||||||
Explanations:
| Compulsory course | Compulsory elective practical module here: Biology didactics | Compulsory elective module 15 LP Project band: Biol. or second subject didactics or pedagogy | Compulsory elective course | Professional skills development area or optional |
Key: V = lecture, S = seminar, Ü = exercise, T = tutorial; figures in semester hours per week; LP = credit points, ZV = additional lecture
*Theadditional lectures can be chosen from the entire range of biology courses during the 1st to 3rd semester.
Excluded are basic modules and additional lectures (or specialization lectures) already completed in the Bachelor's degree course.
1 ungraded course achievement, only LP
General information about university admissions may be accessed at Admission Requirements. Applicants in possession of international certification must demonstrate sufficient levels of German Language Proficiency.
Bachelor of Education and Teaching
The German Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur) entitles students to commence a first degree qualification at Osnabrück University. The term “first degree qualification” refers to a period of study that culminates in a student’s first professionally-relevant university degree (Bachelor’s degree or First Legal State Examination). Information about the conditions that apply for people seeking to embark on an undergraduate degree without the higher education entrance qualification may be found at Studying without Abitur.
This program is not subject to admission restrictions.
Master of Education
Application for the Master's degree program Secondary Teacher Education (Haupt- und Realschule) requires a qualified Bachelor's degree in Education. Further information can be found in the admission regulations for the Master's degree course.
This subject is free of admission.
All information pertaining to the application process may be found at Application, Admission and Enrollment.
Bachelor of Education and Teaching
German and international applicants with German certification can enroll directly for this subject that does not have admission restrictions. You can find all information on enrollment and the enrollment deadline for the desired semester under Bachelor's degree programs (two subjects) - open admission.
Important: If one of the subjects in your chosen subject combination has admission restrictions and you are therefore obliged to submit an application for it, you must also enroll for the subject that does not have admission restrictions within the Application Deadline for the subject that does have admission restrictions!
Please note: different application conditions and deadlines may apply for Applicants with Non-German Certification!
Master of Education
German and international applicants can find all information about the application and the application deadline for the desired semester under Master's degree programs (two subjects).
The examination regulations do not prescribe an obligatory period of study abroad. However, a number of Options for Studying Abroad are available to you within a range of exchange programs. The International Office will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Studying at Osnabrück University means you will be subject to semester fees. Depending on how much of your study credit (standard period of study plus tolerance semester) you have used up, you may also have to pay long-term study fees. Additional information on this topic may be found at How Much does Studying Cost?
Our Central Study Counseling Service will be happy to provide you with all the information you need about studying, admission requirements and the structure of your chosen program.
If you have any questions about the course, access requirements and course content, please contact the Osnabrück Biology Student Advisory Service.
This degree program has been accredited by the German Accreditation Council.