Music - Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium)
Dual-Subject Bachelor + Master of Secondary Education (Gymnasium)
Students studying towards a degree in Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium) will first study the six-semester-long degree program dual-subject Bachelor. 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 (Gymnasium) 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.
Osnabrück University's music/musicology program offers a broad-based and practice-oriented integrated music education. The subject consists of equal parts historical musicology, systematic musicology (including music education), music theory and artistic practice.
Facts
Standard period of study:
Bachelor: 6 semesters
Master: 4 semesters
Language of instruction:
German
Admission:
Bachelor: admission-free, aptitude test
Master: admission-free
Start of studies:
Bachelor: winter semester
Master: winter semester and summer semester
Degrees:
depending on the weighting of the subjects Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Osnabrück University's music/musicology program offers a broad-based and practice-oriented integrated music education. The subject consists of equal parts historical musicology, systematic musicology (including music education), music theory and artistic practice. Music technology is also being emphasized. In addition to the main instrumental lessons, practical skills are expanded in practical school piano playing and singing lessons. Students also take part in various bands, orchestras and choirs.
A course of study in Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium) is divided into several stages. After graduating with a dual-subject Bachelor’s degree, you are required to take a Master in Secondary Education (Gymnasium), 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.
In the dual-major Bachelor’s degree, you will either study two core subjects or combine a major with a minor subject. Information about possible subject combinations, the content of the program and general program schedules can be accessed at Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasien).
The degree course is organized in stages. It begins with the dual-subject Bachelor's degree course. This can be followed by the Master's degree course Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium), for which a new application is required.
Exemplary study plan
| Sem. | ||||||
| 1 |
Artistic practice: | Music pedagogy/music didactics - 3 to 8 CP* | Music Theory: Elementary Music Theory 10 to 15 CP* | Historical Musicology: Music History I: Antiquity to the end of the Romantic period Music History II: 20th and 21st centuries 10 to 15 CP* | 2nd core subject - 63 CP | Professional skills development area/ Internships - 16/14 CP1 |
| 2 | Systematic musicology: music psychology, sociology, acoustics 5 to 15 CP | |||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Compulsory elective area - 15 CP Three of the following modules (5 CP each): | |||||
| 5 | Historical musicology: Perspectives on music history | |||||
| Systematic musicology: Music and media technology | ||||||
| Systematic musicology: Music psychology and sociology | ||||||
| Music theory: Theory of composition and style | ||||||
| 6 | Music Pedagogy/ Music Didactics | Bachelor's thesis - 12 CP The Bachelor's thesis can be written in the 1st or 2nd core subject | ||||
* The variance is determined by the choice of modules from the compulsory elective area.
1 The content and the number of points depend on the study objective (details in the degree-specific examination regulations).
Color codes
| Artistic practice 20 CP | Historical Musicology - 10 CP to 15 CP | Systematic musicology - 5 to 15 CP | Music theory - 10 to 15 CP | Music pedagogy / |
Master: Master of Secondary Education (Gymnasium)
| Sem. | |||
| 1 | 1st core subject (music) - 30 CP | 2nd core subject - 30 CP | Core curriculum for teacher education - 23 CP Internships - 14 CP |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | Master's thesis - 20 CP & colloquium - 3 CP | ||
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.
Dual-Subject Bachelor
The general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) entitles you to study at Osnabrück University without restriction. The term "undergraduate" refers to a course of study that leads to a first professionally qualifying university degree (Bachelor's degree or First State Examination in Law). You must also pass an aptitude test. You can find information on the conditions under which you can take up an undergraduate degree course without a general higher education entrance qualification under Studying without Abitur.
This subject is free of admission.
Master of Education
Application for the Master's degree program Secondary Teacher Education (Gymnasium) requires a qualified dual-subject Bachelor's degree. In addition, you must provide proof of subject-specific aptitude in accordance with the applicable regulations. This provision does not apply if a comparable aptitude test has already been successfully completed for access to a first professionally qualifying degree program. Further information can be found in the admission regulations for the Master's degree program.
This subject is free of admission.
All information pertaining to the application process may be found at Application, Admission and Enrollment.
Dual-Subject Bachelor
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.
Each department’s Departmental Study Counselling Service will answer any questions you might have about the content of individual programs.
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This degree program has been accredited by the German Accreditation Council.