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You want to apply for a Master of Education Programme (Special Needs Education) in English.
Most important points
- The study course is admission free.
- Application for transferring students is possible in summer semester.
- First day of application: December 15th, 2024
- Application deadline: February 15th, 2025
- Online Application
Overview application deadlines Master of Education programmes
Special admission requirements
- A bachelor's degree or a similar qualification in the subjects for which admission to the master's degree programme is applied for
- Combination of subjects according to the current Regulations for Master’s Degrees for teachers in Lower Saxony (Nds. MasterVO-Lehr)
- In both subjects a total of at least 90 ECTS credits in modules related to the teaching profession, of which at least 24 ECTS credits per subject, of which at least 5 ECTS credits in subject-specific didactics/teaching methodology
- for a subject combination with geography, at least 30 ECTS credits in each subject, of which at least 6 ECTS credits in the didactics component and at least 24 ECTS credits in the scientific component.
- A minimum of 18 ECTS credits in teaching-related educational sciences
- Successfully completed special education internship in social welfare (orientation internship) as well as a successfully completed special education school internship (internship in a school environment).
Note for external applicants (Bachelor's degree from a university other than the University of Oldenburg):
- at least 180 ECTS credits according to the grade certificate at the time of application
- with less than 180 ECTS credits, the sum of Bachelor's ECTS credits still missing and requirements determined may not exceed 30 ECTS credits.
Fees and tuition
Normal fees and tuition, see more details .Admission process
With a first degree from Germany you need to apply online from December 15th, 2024 until February 15th, 2025 for the beginning of Sommersemester 2025.At the end of the online application you get the document Bewerbungsantrag to print out. Please send this document signed with all other mentioned documents to the University of Oldenburg.
Your documents need to be at the University of Oldenburg until February 15th, 2025.
Transferring into a higher semester is only possible
- if you had studied already in a same degree programme or
- if you have gained already credits from another degree programme and the Examinations Office of the University of Oldenburg will confirm the recognition of study periods and examinations.