biw305 Diagnosis, Prevention and Intervention

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. degree programmes in Primary, Secondary and Grammar School Education
Recommended in the first semester for M.Ed. Primary, Secondary and Grammar School Education
Recommended in the second semester for M.Ed. Grammar School Education
Course schedule: Winter and summer semesters
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

This module promotes a sound understanding of theoretical approaches, empirical findings and pedagogical options for action in the field of assessment, prevention and intervention in schools. The module covers the objectives, procedures and potential consequences of assessment, whilst highlighting possible biases and errors in judgement. Further key topics include psychosocial processes, communication, emotional regulation and various approaches to prevention and intervention in a school context.

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biw310 Fundamentals of Early-Stage Teaching for Special Educational Needs

Compulsory module for students on the Master of Education in Special Educational Needs programme
Recommended for the first academic semester
Offered: winter semester only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

The module presents the didactic concepts for early years education and the transition phase from the pre-primary to the primary level of the German school system. The concepts, programmes and procedures for differentiation and individual support in early-stage teaching are analysed in depth, and methods of multi-professional co-operation are tested and reflected upon. A particular focus here is on the approaches and findings relating to a reflective case study of inclusive teaching in the context of inclusion.

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biw315 School Development

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. Haupt-/Realschule programme
Recommended in the first academic semester
Compulsory elective module for students on the M.Ed. Gymnasium and M.Ed. Special Education programmes
Offered: winter semester only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

In this module, students deepen their understanding of the institutional and organisational conditions governing the shaping of school socialisation processes. With a focus on school development, structure and history of education systems, as well as the development of individual schools within the local context of education regions and an exemplary examination of evaluation procedures, students learn to describe and analyse the institutional structures and fundamental legal framework of the education system, as well as the societal conditions governing the development of schools.

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biw320 Relationships of Difference and Heterogeneity

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. Primary, Secondary and Realschule programmes
Elective module for students on the M.Ed. Gymnasium and M.Ed. Special Education programmes
Offered: winter semester only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

In this module, students examine various intersecting categories of difference (such as race, class, gender and disability) and the associated categories of inequality and discrimination, focusing on their significance for learning and educational processes as well as forms of subject formation. Students will gain an understanding of school structures and routines in relation to differential, overlapping relations of difference, and will become familiar with associated research perspectives, such as approaches from critical difference and intersectionality studies.

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biw325 Inclusion

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. programme for primary, secondary and lower secondary schools
Compulsory elective module for students on the M.Ed. programme for grammar schools
Offered: winter semester only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

The module equips students with practical skills for designing educational processes in the context of impairments and disabilities from a special educational needs perspective, whilst reflecting on attitudes and possible courses of action for the professional implementation of inclusive education. Following an introduction to the various forms of impairments and disabilities, students are given an overview of the (inter-)national discourse, the political and educational-philosophical concept of inclusion, and the educational policy mandate of inclusive education. Students will also acquire knowledge of selected areas of expertise relevant to the design of inclusive education in school teaching, education, assessment, counselling, school development and co-operation.

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biw330 Media literacy and digitalization

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. programme for Primary, Hauptschule and Realschule
Elective module for students on the M.Ed. programme for Gymnasium and the M.Ed. programme in Special Education
Offered in: winter and summer semesters
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

Key concepts in media education are explored and distinguished from one another, whilst the development of media-mediated learning and teaching is contextualised within societal processes of mediatisation and digital transformation from an interdisciplinary perspective. An overview is provided of the development of media and educational technologies, their characteristics, and their impact and effectiveness on learning and teaching. The focus is on teachers’ use and application of media in the classroom. In addition, specific tools and services (e.g. learning platforms, collaboration tools, digital learning materials) are analysed in terms of their didactic design and integration for planning media-supported lesson units, and put into practice using short learning units. The Computing Science fundamentals of digitalisation are presented and implemented in a practical, didactic manner so that they can also be taught in schools.

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biw335 Pedagogical Practice in Primary Education

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. Primary Education programme
Elective module for students on the M.Ed. Special Educational Needs programme
Offered: summer semester only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

Through practice-oriented, case-based analyses of pedagogical practice, students learn to critically examine the conceptual requirements at the micro-level, drawing on research findings from empirical studies, in order to address the requirements, contradictions and consequences of pedagogical practice in institutions and organisations within the education system, and in co-operation with social-pedagogical fields of practice within the youth welfare system, and to optimise pedagogical concepts. The general knowledge acquired previously is now applied to the specific practical requirements of primary education.

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biw340 Pedagogical Practice at Secondary Level

Compulsory module for students on the M.Ed. Hauptschule and Realschule and M.Ed. Gymnasium programmes
Compulsory elective module for students on the M.Ed. Special Education programme
Offered: winter and summer semesters only
Scope: 1 lecture and 1 seminar

The basic knowledge of education acquired during the course of study to date, education and socialisation, as well as on learning and teaching and their psychological and social conditions, are revisited with regard to the aspects of pedagogical practice relevant to lower secondary education (e.g. with a view to age-specific prevention needs relating to health, consumer behaviour and the risks of addiction; crime) and linked to current discourses and findings in youth research, as well as to the challenges associated with different stages of adolescence and educational trajectories in lower secondary education.
In addition, the module discusses, amongst other things, criteria and concepts relating to educational and vocational competence, and explores how young people can be supported in finding a suitable next-stage pathway that suits their individual needs, whilst taking into account the various types of general education schools. The causes and consequences of social inequality and their significance for educational practice are also addressed.

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