FAQ
FAQ
Help for students
Here you will find a lot of information about the degree programme in Interdisciplinary Subject Education or Subject Teaching.
Before you write an email, please first read the FAQ here or visit the pages of the Institute of Educational Sciences .
You can find specific information on registering for courses on the Institute of Educational Sciences website.
Registration for the courses
You will find all information and notes on the registration procedure for the courses:
uol.de/paedagogik/studium-und-lehre/anmeldung-zu-den-lehrveranstaltungen
Adaptation course
If you have studied abroad and have been admitted to the Sachunterricht adaptation programme, please come to the Subject Advisor for Sachunterricht, Julia Lüpkes, with the letter from the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs containing your study requirements. You can book appointments at stud.IP or write to .
Recognition of credits, also from other universities
For any credit transfer questions, please contact the subject academic advisor Julia Lüpkes or make an appointment via stud.IP.
Please bring your transcript of records (or other proof of credits already earned) with you to the appointment, as well as the descriptions (module handbook or similar) of the credits earned, if available.
General school internship (ASP)
You can find more information about the ASP here:
The homepage of the ASP: uol.de/asp
and the contact address:
Reviewers for Bachelor's and Master's theses
Thebasic requirement for writing the final thesis in Interdisciplinary Subject Education or Subject Teaching is a place in the bam or mam module!
Further information can be found here:
uol.de/paedagogik/didaktik-des-sachunterrichts/lehre/vergabe-von-abschlussarbeiten
Hardship case
You can find information on the hardship provision and the registration procedure here:
https://uol.de/paedagogik/studium-und-lehre/anmeldung-zu-den-lehrveranstaltungen
Basically: A hardship application with proof must be submitted to .
When allocating places, students with a so-called "hardship reason" will be prioritised. Students who can provide proof of hardship will be entered on an anonymised list in Stud.IP and given priority in the allocation of places in the registration procedure according to priorities (lottery procedure).
Early registration in the course or registration after the automatic allocation of places has expired does not (no longer) take place.
Proof of enrolment: Please attach a scan or proof (e.g. child's birth certificate) to the email. These submitted documents will of course be treated confidentially and deleted as soon as we become aware of them.
Criteria and proof for a case of hardship
Important! An academic appointment is not considered a case of hardship.
Module allocation - When do I have to take which modules?
You can use the study programme plan as a guide when taking modules. This is not a compulsory curriculum. You can also study the modules in a different order. If you have any questions, please contact the student body or the academic advisor You are also welcome to book a counselling appointment with Ms Lüpkes via stud.IP.
Natural science modules as part of interdisciplinary subject education (isb300 and isb305)
The seminars in the modules isb300 (Part I & II) and isb305 are held by lecturers from the natural science subjects. However, both modules are offered specifically for students of general studies; students of the respective subjects do not take these modules.
Orientation internship: Who organises the internship?
You organise the place for the orientation internship yourself. Please note that it must be an out-of-school institution. As the internship is not supervised, i.e. you will not be visited during the internship, no distance limits apply.
If you have started your studies with the firm goal of becoming a teacher, it is worth doing the internship in a company or institution that you may work with later or that provides help for your students, such as a speech therapy or occupational therapy practice, child and youth welfare facilities, counselling centres in the event of sexual or domestic violence. If you have any further questions, please contact the student counsellor Julia Lüpkes. You are also welcome to book a counselling appointment with Ms Lüpkes via stud.IP.
Orientation internship - How does it work and what can I get credit for?
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).
Bringing forward Master's modules in the Bachelor's programme
If you would like to bring forward modules from the Master's programme, i.e. take them while you are still enrolled on the Bachelor's programme, you must fulfil various requirements:
- According to the examination regulations, you may only bring forward Master's modules if you have earned at least 120 CP in the Bachelor's programme and can provide proof of this.
- The examination regulations also stipulate that no more than 30 CP of Master's modules may be brought forward in the Bachelor's programme. This does not apply to modules within GHR300.
- Please download the relevant form from the Examinations Office ("Antrag auf Vorziehen von Mastermodulen"), complete it and hand it in. In the event of a positive decision, you can contact the programme coordinator Kay Uphoffkay.uphoff@uol.de) or, if you are studying special education as a subject, Bastian Rieß and, if there are still places available in your desired seminars, you will be registered.
Students already enrolled in the Master's degree programmes have priority when registering for courses. For this reason, you cannot register for 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
GHR300
Are you completing the GHR 300 practical phase, will you complete the 18-week practical block at a school? Are you going to study in the GHR 300 project band?
You can find lots 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 most frequently asked questions about the preparation, registration and implementation of the practical phase, the practical block and the project band.
1 What is GHR 300?
The term GHR 300 is made up of GHR for Grundschule, Hauptschuleand Realschuleas well as the number of credit points(300) that must be earned in the entire degree programme before completing the Master of Education. The 300 credit points are distributed across the degree 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 phase?
The practical phase includes the preparatory, accompanying and follow-up events that are attended in addition to the 18-week practical block. The preparatory seminars begin in the winter semester, the practical block including the accompanying course begins the following year in February.
The practical block is offered once a year and is part of the practical phase. It begins in February and ends shortly before the summer holidays. During the practical block you are three days a week at the placement school (at least 15 hours per week). It may be possible to make individual arrangements with the school regarding the distribution of hours at the school. You will observe, teach and also participate in extracurricular activities (e.g. school festivals, conferences, working groups). During the practical block, the GHR300 subject teaching team will usually visit and advise you twice directly in your lessons at the practical school.
Accompanying courses must be taken at the university during the practical block, which are usually offered on Fridays for subject teaching.
The dates for the follow-up event will be announced in the seminars.
During the practical phase, the preparatory, accompanying and follow-up events are organised and carried out in tandem teaching by the academic director and lecturers (LiP).
3 What is the project band?
The project volume serves to promote research-based learning. The aim is to work on specific questions from the school context using suitable research and evaluation methods. The project implementation is carried out in the school parallel to the practical block. The project band starts in the winter semester and extends over three semesters. The registration procedure for the project band is carried out via StudIP. You complete the project band in one one of your subjects or in the educational sciences. A project band is offered annually in subject teaching.
4 What are the admission requirements for participation in the practical phase and the project band?
Option 1: You have already obtained a Bachelor's degree.
Option 2: You are "provisionally" enrolled for the Master of Education, but have not yet completed all outstanding examinations for the Bachelor's degree. It is strongly recommended that you submit all outstanding examinations by mid-December in order to avoid a clash with the upcoming 18-week school internship. If proof of the Bachelor's degree is not provided to the Admissions office by submitting a certificate by 1 April, you will be De-registrated from the Master of Education programme.
Please note that the Admissions office has binding information on this.
5 When and where do I have to register for the practical block?
Registration takes place via the Didactic Centre (DiZ). You can find more information here:
https://uol.de/diz/studium-und-lehre/praktika-im-lehramtsstudium/schulpraktika
Each year, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs sends the universities the practice schools that are available for the distribution of students. Students can specify two preferred districts when registering. The University of Oldenburg assigns students to the practice schools on this basis. If possible, you should not have to travel more than 70 minutes from Oldenburg main station.
6. how exactly is the assignment to the internship schools carried out?
In order to be assigned to a school, you must register via the DIZ. The dates/deadlines can be found on the DIZ homepage.
Assignment is done centrally via the DIZ. The allocation procedure is completed by around mid-December each year. You will be informed of the allocation of places by email from the DiZ.
7 I consider my living situation to be a case of hardship. Can I assume that I will be allocated to a practice school close to my home?
The conditions for categorisation as a case of hardship are regulated by the examination regulations (Annex 3b of the MPO).
If you can claim a case of hardship, you will be preferentially assigned to a practice school (see hardship case).
8 When and where can I find out details about the practical phase?
You will be informed about the structure of the GHR 300 and the general conditions to be observed by the GHR 300 Coordination Office at the information event on the practical phase and the project band during the orientation week (October of each year) in the respective winter semester.
In addition, you can also receive basic information at the annual specialist day for subject teaching during the orientation week.
9 I cannot attend all seminar dates in the practical phase and/or in the project band. What should I bear in mind?
Attendance is compulsory in the courses of the practical phase and the project band.
Please contact the responsible lecturer if you have any questions about absence regulations.
10. can I fail the GHR 300?
If you have not fulfilled the qualitative and/or quantitative examination requirements, you will fail the practical elements and/or the project band.
General tip:
In connection with the practical phase and the project band, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the relevant examination regulations, Annex 3b of the MPO, as these contain important requirements.