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Institute of Education

Application and admission

Application

Application start date:

  • January 25th. The application takes place online.

Application deadline:

  • July 15, 2024

Required documents:

  • Transcript of records (in the case of deferred admission with grade point average confirmed by the university for the grades achieved to date)
  • Diploma Supplement (if available, otherwise deferred admission)

Direct admission

For direct admission to the Master in Educational Science you need:

  • A Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in education or a comparable field of study.
  • Proof of basic pedagogical knowledge of at least 40 ECTS credits in the following areas

    1) Fundamentals of educational theory (at least 5 ECTS credits)
    2) Advanced educational theory (at least 5 ECTS credits)
    3) Historical pedagogy (min. 5 ECTS credits)
    4) Empirical Research Methods and Empirical Educational Research (min. 10 ECTS)

  • An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 or a grade point average of at least 2.5 in the basic pedagogical knowledge listed above

Deferred admission

In order to enable an uninterrupted transition from the Bachelor's to the Master's program, a deferred admission to the Master's program is possible under the following conditions:

  • Proof of a total of at least 150 ECTS credits at the time of application in the first degree program
  • Proof of basic pedagogical knowledge of at least 40 ECTS credits from the following areas

    1) Fundamentals of educational theory (at least 5 ECTS credits)
    2) Advanced educational theory (at least 5 ECTS credits)
    3) Historical pedagogy (min. 5 ECTS credits)
    4) Empirical Research Methods and Empirical Educational Research (min. 10 ECTS)

  • An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 or a grade point average of at least 2.5 in the basic pedagogical skills listed above.

Full completion of the first degree must be demonstrated no later than the re-registration deadline for the third semester of study in the Master's program in Educational Science.