You can find all the information and guidance on the course registration process here:

uol.de/paedagogik/studium-und-lehre/anmeldung-zu-den-lehrveranstaltungen

If you have studied abroad and have been granted admission to the adaptation course in General Studies, please bring the letter from the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, which sets out your study requirements, to the academic adviser for General Studies, Julia Lüpkes. You can book an appointment via stud.IP or email .

For any enquiries regarding credit recognition for the subject ‘Interdisciplinary General Studies/General Studies’, please contact the academic adviser, Julia Lüpkes (), or book an appointment via stud.IP.

Please bring your Transcript of Records (or other evidence of credits already earned) to the appointment, as well as, if available, the course descriptions (module handbook or similar) for the modules you have completed.

You can find further information about the ASP here:

The ASP’s website: uol.de/asp

and the contact details:

A place on the bam or mam module isa prerequisite for writing your final dissertation in Interdisciplinary General Studies or General Studies!

Further information can be found here:
https://uol.de/paedagogik/didaktik-der-General-Studies/lehre/vergabe-von-abschlussarbeiten

You can find information on allowances for special needs here:
https://uol.de/behindertenreferat/nachteilsausgleich

You can find information on the hardship provision and the application procedure here:
https://uol.de/paedagogik/studium-und-lehre/anmeldung-zu-den-lehrveranstaltungen

In general: An application for hardship relief, accompanied by supporting evidence, must be submitted to .

When places are allocated, students with a so-called ‘hardship case’ will be given priority. Students who can provide evidence of a hardship case will be entered onto an anonymised list in Stud.IP and given priority when places are allocated during the registration process according to priority (by lottery).

Early enrolment in the course or enrolment after the automatic allocation of places has concluded will not (any longer) take place.

Supporting evidence: Please ensure you attach a scan or proof (e.g. the child’s birth certificate) to the email as a file attachment. These documents will, of course, be treated confidentially and deleted immediately once they have been reviewed.

Criteria and evidence for a hardship case

Important! Employment is not considered a hardship case!

When selecting modules, you may wish to refer to the study plan. This does not constitute a compulsory curriculum. You may also study the modules in a different order. If you have any questions, please contact the student body () or the academic adviser (). You are also welcome to book a consultation with Ms Lüpkes via stud.IP.

The seminars in the modules isb300 (Parts I & II) and isb305 are taught by lecturers from the natural sciences. However, both modules are offered specifically for students of general studies; students of the respective subjects do not take these modules.

You are responsible for finding a placement for your orientation internship yourself. Please note that it must be at an organisation outside the school system. As the internship is unsupervised – i.e. you will not be visited during the internship – there are no restrictions on distance.

If you began your degree with the firm intention of becoming a teacher, it is worth undertaking the placement at a business or organisation with which you may work in the future, or which provides support for your pupils – such as a speech and language therapy or occupational therapy practice, child and youth welfare services, or counselling centres for victims of sexual or domestic violence. If you have any further questions, the academic adviser, Julia Lüpkes (), will be happy to assist you. You are also welcome to book a consultation with Ms Lüpkes via stud.IP.

Extract from the work placement regulations:

Training module: Orientation internship
(1) The training module comprises an accompanying course, usually worth 3 credit points, and an orientation internship, usually worth 3 credit points.

(2) The orientation internship should be completed in fields of mediation outside of school, but including early childhood education. These can be

• Educational institutions (extracurricular area),
• socio-educational or other social institutions,
• Companies/enterprises,
• service and cultural organisations,
• associations or similar. Organisations,
• parishes or similar organisations. Organisations.

[...]

(4) Section 4 of these regulations applies accordingly to the certificate of successful participation. The training module: orientation internship is not marked.

(5) Students who have completed training in a state-recognised training occupation
can have the training module as a whole - internship and accompanying course - credited. The subjects may stipulate deviating regulations in the implementation regulations (Annex 3). [The recognition of the training is carried out by the Examinations Office, note Julia Lüpkes]

(6) Upon proposal, students can be credited for the practical period of the module [in this case by the module coordinator, note Julia Lüpkes] if one of the following points can be proven:

• at least three months of full-time work or a three-month full-time internship in businesses/companies or other institutions no longer than six years ago,
• at least one year of independent leadership of a youth group (e.g. music or sports club) or corresponding voluntary work.

Corresponding written work (report) on this practical experience must be submitted and submitted to
in the accompanying course of the corresponding training module. Attendance of these courses remains compulsory. The subjects may stipulate deviating regulations in the implementation regulations (Annex 3).

If you wish to take modules from the Master’s programme in advance – that is, whilst you are still enrolled on the Bachelor’s programme – you must meet various requirements:

• According to the examination regulations, you may only take Master’s modules in advance once you have earned at least 120 credit points in your Bachelor’s degree and can provide evidence of this.
• The examination regulations also stipulate that no more than 30 credit points’ worth of Master’s modules may be taken in advance whilst on the Bachelor’s programme. Modules under the GHR300 scheme are excluded from this limit.
• Please download the relevant form from the Examinations Office (“Proposal to take Master’s modules in advance”) and submit it once completed. If your proposal is approved, you may contact the programme coordinator, Kay Uphoff () or, if you are studying Special Educational Needs as your subject, to Bastian Rieß (); you will then be enrolled, provided there are still places available on your preferred seminars.

Students already enrolled on the Master’s programmes have priority when registering for modules. For this reason, you cannot enrol in the Master’s modules yourself.

Further information can be found here:

- https://uol.de/studiengang/pruefungen/interdisziplinaere-sachbildung-2f-bachelor-12

- uol.de/paedagogik/studium-und-lehre/anmeldung-zu-den-lehrveranstaltungen

Please use the APA or DPF system for all written work or speak to the examiner.

Are you undertaking the GHR 300 practical placement and will you be completing the 18-week practical block at a school? Will you be studying as part of the GHR 300 project module?

You can find plenty of information here: https://uol.de/diz/studium-und-lehre/praktika-im-lehramtsstudium/schulpraktika/grund-haupt-und-realschule/m-ed-praxisblock

We have summarised the frequently asked questions regarding the preparation, registration and delivery of the practical phase, the practical block and the project booklet.

1. What is GHR 300?

The designation GHR 300 is made up of ‘GHR’, which stands for primary, secondaryand lower secondary schools, and the number of credit points (300) that must be earned throughout the programme to complete the Master of Education. The 300 credit points are distributed across the programme as follows: 180 CP for the two-subject Bachelor’s degree and 120 CP for the Master of Education.

2. What is the practical placement?

The practical phase comprises the preparatory, accompanying and follow-up sessions, which are attended in addition to the 18-week practical block. The preparatory seminars begin in the winter semester, whilst the practical block – including the accompanying course – begins in February of the following year.

The practical block is offered once a year and forms part of the practical phase. It begins in February each year and ends shortly before the summer holidays. During the practical block, you are required to attend three days a week at the placement school (at least 15 hours per week). Individual arrangements with the school regarding the allocation of teaching hours may be possible. You will observe lessons, teach and also take part in extracurricular activities (e.g. school fests, staff meetings, extra-curricular clubs). During the practical placement block, the GHR300 General Studies team will usually visit you twice directly in your lessons at the placement school to provide guidance.

At the university, you must enrol in accompanying courses during the practical placement block; these are usually offered on Fridays for General Studies.

The dates for the follow-up sessions will be announced in the seminars.

During the practical phase, the preparatory, accompanying and follow-up sessions are organised and delivered through co-teaching by the academic director and teaching assistants (LiP).

3. What is the project portfolio?

The project module is designed to promote research-based learning. It involves working on specific, real-world questions from a school context using appropriate research and evaluation methods. The project implementation takes place in the school in parallel with the practical placement. The project module begins in the winter semester and runs for three semesters. Registration for the project module takes place via StudIP. You will complete the project module in one of your teaching subjects or in educational sciences. A project module is offered annually in General Studies.

4. What are the entry requirements for taking part in the practical phase and the project module?

Option 1: You have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree.

Option 2: You are ‘provisionally’ enrolled on the Master of Education programme but have not yet completed all the outstanding examinations required for your Bachelor’s degree. It is strongly recommended that you submit all outstanding examination results by mid-December to avoid a clash with the upcoming 18-week school placement. If proof of your Bachelor’s degree has not been provided to the Admissions office by submitting a certificate by 1 April, you will undergo de-registration from the Master of Education programme.

Please note that the Admissions office has issued binding guidance on this matter.

5. When and where do I need to register for the practical placement?

Registration takes place via the Didactic Centre (DiZ). You can find further information here:

https://uol.de/diz/studium-und-lehre/praktika-im-lehramtsstudium/schulpraktika

Each year, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs provides the universities with a list of schools available for the placement of students. When registering, students may specify two preferred districts. The University of Oldenburg allocates students to the placement schools on this basis. The rule is that, where possible, your journey time from Oldenburg Central Station should not exceed 70 minutes.

6. How exactly are students allocated to placement schools?

To be allocated to a school, you must register via the DIZ. Please refer to the DIZ website for dates and deadlines.

Allocations are made centrally via the DIZ. The allocation process is usually completed by around mid-December each year. The DIZ will inform you of your placement allocation by email.

7. I consider my personal circumstances to be a case of hardship. Can I expect to be allocated to a placement school close to where I live?

The conditions for classification as a case of hardship are set out in the examination regulations (Annex 3b of the MPO).

If you can demonstrate that you qualify as a case of hardship, you will be given priority when being allocated to a practice school (see ‘Cases of hardship’).

8. When and where can I find out details about the practical phase?

During the orientation week (October of each year) for the respective winter semester, the GHR 300 Coordination Team will hold an information session on the practical phase and the project portfolio, where you will be informed about the structure of the GHR 300 programme and the relevant framework conditions.

In addition, you can also obtain general information at the annual General Studies symposium held during orientation week.

9. I am unable to attend all seminar sessions during the practical phase and/or the project module. What do I need to bear in mind?

Attendance is compulsory for all modules in the practical phase and the project module.

Please contact the relevant lecturers if you have any questions regarding the absence policy.

10. Can I fail GHR 300?

If you have not met the qualitative and/or quantitative assessment requirements, this will result in you failing the practical elements and/or the project module.

General advice:

In relation to the practical phase and the project portfolio, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the relevant examination regulations, Annex 3b of the MPO, as these contain important guidelines.