The study of pedagogy, through forms of teaching and learning that are linked to theory as well as to practice, enables academic qualification at university level, which enables competent action in pedagogical professional fields as well as theoretically founded, systematic reflections on pedagogical contexts and actions.

In pedagogy studies at the University of Oldenburg, emphasis is placed on addressing the diversity of social differences. The focus here is on ways of dealing with pedagogical action and pedagogical discourses, which, for example, deal with gender relations, migration-social distinctions, class or stratification relationships or the distinction between impairment/non-disturbance. The following topics can be studied in greater depth in the course of studies:

• Social pedagogy
• Migration and education
• Special and rehabilitation pedagogy
• Training and education management

A special feature is the three-semester project phase in the subject and two-subject Bachelor (90KP). Over two semesters, the students carry out their own small research tasks in groups of 5-12 persons or work on current research projects. While these student projects differ in their embedding in the various fields of study, they are also carried out in different contexts; there are external funded projects, qualification projects or evaluations of practical offers.

State recognition is currently not awarded as part of our degree programme. All graduates of the Bachelor of Education degree programmes (also BA Pedagogical Action in the Migration Society and MA Educational Sciences) receive a certificate in accordance with Section 72 of Book VIII of the German Social Code (SGB VIII) together with their degree certificate. In this document, the university confirms that the competences imparted in your specialist training correspond to the requirements of the specialist requirement
for full-time employment in the higher service of public child and
youth welfare within the meaning of Section 72 of Book VIII of the Social Code and generally qualify you for
these activities.

If you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree programme in Education or a Master's degree programme in Educational Sciences in the past, you can get in touch with the contact persons in the subject advisory service at the Institute of Educational Sciences regarding the certificate. Due to a lack of up-to-date contact details, it is not possible to inform graduates specifically about this possibility, i.e. to write to the alumni. In this case, please contact the Student Advisory Service and ask for the certificate to be issued and sent.

Important: 2-subject BA, Master of Education, people with a BA degree in another subject and/or from another university (who work in youth welfare) etc. cannot receive this certificate.

Applications are accepted for the winter semester. The current deadlines for the Bachelor's degree programmes at the University of Oldenburg (including the subject of pedagogy), which are restricted in admission, as well as a schedule for the award procedure can be found here.

If there are more applications for courses of study with restricted admission than there are places available, a selection procedure is carried out. From the available study places (at the first semester approx. 70 places each for subject and two-subject Bachelor), certain shares are initially reserved for special groups of applicants inside:

• 5% for foreign applicants* who are not on an equal footing with Germans
• 2% for cases of exceptional hardship
• 3% for second degree applicants
• up to 10% for authorized persons due to special professional qualifications

Before the actual selection procedure takes place, it is also checked whether there are applicants who are to be given preference. After deduction of the advance quotas described above

• 75% according to the result of the university's own selection procedure (numerus clausus) and
• 25% after the waiting period (waiting semester).

Admission to the first semester is only possible in the winter semester. An application for the summer semester is theoretically possible, provided you fulfil the requirements to be admitted to the so-called "higher semester".

As proof of at least 22 credit points is required for admission to the second semester, this option is actually only available to applicants from outside Oldenburg who have already completed Master's modules at another university.

Further information and contact persons can be found in the InfoPortal Studies in the section Application and Enrolment.

Exceptional hardship exists if there are such serious health, social or family reasons that applicants cannot reasonably be expected to wait even one semester for admission. When allocating places on courses, students who report and prove one of the so-called hardship reasons can also be prioritised.

An informal proposal (with the relevant proof as a scan or photo) must be submitted by email to to claim a so-called hardship reason in Education .

Important: Please read the further information in the section "Registration for the courses"

Modules or study achievements from previous study programmes (also diploma or master's degree), as well as professionally acquired competences can be credited. The prerequisite for this is that these are equivalent to the modules and the competencies to be acquired in the pedagogy course of study in Oldenburg. Credited modules no longer have to be studied. Frequently asked questions about recognition can be found here.

You can request crediting if you

• came to Oldenburg University from another place of study,
• have changed their subject combination at the University of Oldenburg,
• have rendered study abroad
• have professionally acquired skills.

Credits and, if applicable, placement in a higher semester are processed centrally by the Examinations Office in the first step "after receipt" of the application for a given semester (summer or winter).  In a second step, these applications will be forwarded to the specialist representation (student advisory service). The application for crediting is only processed finally (i.e. crediting takes place) if you are enrolled in the relevant program.

In the past, it has turned out to be sensible to seek early discussion with the student advisory service. If you would like to apply for credits for a course of study in education, please contact me and make an appointment. You should bring all relevant documents with you (university performance records, certificates, certificates, module descriptions, and, if applicable, examination papers such as homework, etc.). In advance it is helpful to have a look at the study plan of your planned pedagogical study programme and to compare the modules provided there with the modules you have already completed.

This is possible. Proposals for the acquisition of 40% (12KP), 50% (15KP), 60% (18KP), 70% (21KP) or 80% (24KP) of the intended credit points are possible. The proposal must be submitted to the Admissions office by 31 July of each year for the winter semester and by 15 February of each year for the summer semester for at least one semester or for one academic year (two semesters). You can find the relevant form here. The proposal must be signed by the subject advisor (for two-subject Bachelor's programmes by both advisors). Students who are starting their studies at the University of Oldenburg for the first time can submit the proposal at the time of enrolment. The standard period of study will be extended accordingly. The long-term tuition fees (500 euros) will be reduced accordingly. The remaining semester fees will not be reduced. Please clarify the effects of part-time study with the relevant office, e.g. BAföG office, child benefit, health insurance or the social counselling service of the Studentenwerk Oldenburg.

Apart from part-time study, we do not offer any other part-time options, e.g. evening or distance learning programmes.