GHR 300 in subject teaching
GHR 300 in subject teaching
Information event from 27.05.25
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Information on the practical phase in subject teaching
On this page, we would like to provide you with general and subject-specific information about the GHR 300 in general studies.
GHR 300 is the collective term for the practical phase of the Master of Education (G/HR) programme. It comprises the preparation, supervision and follow-up of the practical block, as well as the project portfolio. All these elements are described individually below.
The practical phase comprises the modules prx560, prx561 and prx562. The project portfolio is integrated into module prx566 or, for students in earlier semesters, into module prx565.
The practical phase and the project portfolio must, as a rule, be completed simultaneously. This means that you cannot undertake one of these elements independently of the other.
You may be admitted to the practical phase and the project portfolio in two cases:
Case 1: You have already obtained your Bachelor’s degree.
Case 2: You have been provisionally admitted to the Master of Education programme but have not yet completed all outstanding examinations 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 is not provided to the Admissions office by 1 April by submitting the relevant certificate, you will undergo de-registration from the Master of Education programme.
Please note that the binding guidelines issued by the Admissions office take precedence.
Internship registration and school assignment
You can find the current enrolment periods, as well as information on enrolment, the hardship provision, etc., on the website of the DiZwebsite.
As a general rule, you must register within the specified periods to take part in the practical block of GHR 300. Late registration is only possible for students transferring from another university.
You can also find the allocation regions for the practical block HERE on the DiZ website. Each year, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs provides the universities with a list of placement schools available for the allocation of students. When registering, you may specify two preferred districts. The University of Oldenburg allocates students to practical training schools on this basis. The requirement is that, where possible, the practical training schools should be accessible within a maximum journey time of 70 minutes from Oldenburg Central Station (by public transport).
Allocations are made centrally via the DiZ. The allocation process is completed by around mid-December each year. You will be informed of your placement by the DiZ via email.
Practical phase - practical block
Preparatory events
Once you have successfully registered for GHR 300, you will begin the preparatory sessions for your subject areas in the winter semester. Below, we outline the specific details regarding general studies.
Although you have already registered for the practical block, you must also register separately for the preparatory module. You can do this in the usual way via the Stud.IP registration system.
The preparatory sessions for the subject of general studies take place on Fridays. We currently offer three preparatory sessions:
- two seminars on Fridays from 10 am to 12 noon
- one seminar on Fridays from 2 pm to 4 pm
During the practical phase, the preparatory, accompanying and follow-up sessions for the subject of General Studies are planned and conducted jointly by a university lecturer and a teaching assistant in the practical phase (LiP) as part of a tandem teaching arrangement.
Practical block, support and follow-up
The practical placement block is offered annually and forms part of the practical phase. It begins in February each year and ends shortly before or at the start of the summer holidays. During the practical placement block, you are expected to be at your placement school three days a week and to complete at least 15 hours per week there. Individual arrangements with the school regarding the allocation of hours are possible. You will sit in on lessons, teach and also take part in extracurricular activities (e.g. school fests, staff meetings, extra-curricular clubs).
During the practical placement block, you must attend accompanying courses at the university, which, like the preparatory courses, are held on Fridays. The accompanying courses do not take place every week. The dates will be announced by the GHR-300 team for General Studies during the courses.
During the practical placement block and in the accompanying courses, you will be supervised in small groups by a LiP. The composition of the groups depends mainly on the region of your placement school. During the practical placement block, your LiP will usually visit you twice directly in the classroom at the placement school and provide you with feedback afterwards. One of these two visits usually takes the form of a tandem visit and is accompanied by a member of the university teaching staff.
The dates for the debriefing session will also be announced in the seminars. This usually takes place before the summer holidays.
Project band
The project module is based on the guiding principle of research-based learning. The aim is to address specific questions from a school context using appropriate research and evaluation methods. The project is carried out in parallel with the practical placement at the school. The project module begins each winter semester and runs for three semesters. Registration for the project module takes place via Stud.IP. You will undertake the project module in one of your teaching subjects or in educational sciences. A project module is offered annually in general studies.
Preparatory session
In the preparatory session for the project module in General Studies, you will develop initial research questions on current and relevant topics relating to subject didactics or school development with a focus on General Studies. You will acquire basic methodological knowledge and test this using case studies. By the end of the semester, you should have a fully formulated research question and the necessary methodological tools to carry out your research project during the practical block.
The preparatory module is offered as a block seminar within the winter semester’s timetable.
Support and follow-up
During the practical block, the accompanying courses for the project portfolio in general studies will also take place as a block seminar. In these courses, content-related and organisational issues, as well as any necessary methodological adjustments, will be discussed within the group.
Finally, in the follow-up session during the winter semester following the practical block, you will present your project results to the students of the next cohort.
Further information
We recommend that you first take a look at Appendix 3b of the Master’s Examination Regulations (MPO), which sets out the rules for the practical phase and the project portfolio. You can find this HERE.
In principle, attendance is compulsory for all modules in the practical phase and the project portfolio.
If you do not meet the qualitative and/or quantitative performance requirements set out in the examination regulations, this will result in you failing the practical phase and/or the project module. Further information on this can also be found in Appendix 3b of the MPO.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the relevant lecturers.