Co-operative study programme Bremen - Oldenburg (teaching degree)
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Co-operative study programme Bremen - Oldenburg (teaching degree)
Slavic studies/Russian as a co-operation subject
Slavic Studies (B.A.) with the aim of becoming a teacher and subsequent M.Ed. Russian (Gymnasium) can also be studied as part of a cooperative degree programme with Bremen.
There are two possible constellations depending on your home university.
A. Home University Oldenburg
If Slavic Studies is your first subject and Oldenburg is your home university, you can take the following second subjects at the University of Bremen:
- French (Bachelor, Master of Education: Teaching degree GYM, Wipäd)
- Spanish (Bachelor, Master of Education: GYM, Wipäd)
The Bachelor's and Master's degree programme structure is generally based on the requirements of the University of Oldenburg. This means that you will study 60 CP subject components per subject in the Bachelor's programme (+45 CP professionalsierungsBereich für Lehramt incl. internships, +15 CP Bachelor's thesis module). In the Master's programme, you will study 30 CP of subject content per subject (+18 CP educational sciences, +15 CP training modules, +27 CP Master's thesis module).
Details on the subject Slavic Studies with the aim of becoming a teacher can also be found in the Oldenburg subject-specific annex to the BA examination regulations.
The registration and organisation of the school internships for both the BA and the MEd is carried out by the Didactic Centre (DIZ) of the University of Oldenburg. Here you will also find further information on the cooperative study programme with your home university in Oldenburg
For the school subject Russian, you must also provide proof of a stay abroad of at least 3 months (or equivalent substitute work) by the end of the Master's programme. If your second subject is also a modern foreign language, this only applies to one of the two subjects.
For further practical information about the co-operation study programme, please contact the Bremen-Oldenburg co-operation student body.
B. Home university Bremen
If Bremen is your home university, your studies in the subject of Russian are organised slightly differently to the variant for Oldenburg students.
You will study a total of 72 CP in the subject of Russian in the Bachelor's programme. In the Master's programme, you will take a total of 24 CP in the subject of Russian at the University of Oldenburg. This includes the following modules:
For the BA:
- 3 practical Russian language modules (language level depending on the result of the placement test) = 18 CP in total
- 3 basic modules (sla051 Introduction to Slavic Linguistics, sla061 Introduction to Slavic Literary Studies, sla090 Regional Studies and Language Acquisition) = 24 CP in total
- 2 advanced modules (1 each in linguistics (sla230 or sla240) and literature (sla250 or sla260)) = 18 CP in total
- ! The specialisation module sla 531 (with either linguistics or literature courses, + an internship course in Oldenburg and so-called practice-oriented elements (POE) according to Bremen regulations) = 12 CPs
Details can also be found in the Oldenburg subject-specific appendix to the BA examination regulations.
For the MEd:
- 1 module Specialised Studies & Didactics of Russian (sla771) (with either linguistics or literary studies courses complementary to those chosen in the specialisation module, + an accompanying internship course and a school internship according to Bremen regulations) = 12 KP
- 1 module Language Practice & Language Didactics Russian (sla781) (2 language practice courses: Russian 9 and Russian 10 incl. integrated language didactic support) = 12 CPs
Details can also be found in the Oldenburg subject-specific Annex 17 for Russian as a teaching subject to the MEd examination regulations.
The registration and organisation of the school internships in both the BA and MEd is carried out via the Centre for Teacher Training (ZfLb) Bremen! However, you will attend the respective practical training courses for the subject Russian in Oldenburg.
For the school subject Russian, you must also provide proof of a stay abroad of at least 4 months (or equivalent) by the end of the Master's programme. If your second subject is also a modern foreign language, this only applies to one of the two subjects (other conditions according to the Bremen regulations may also apply here - please check with your subject in Bremen).
The Bremen-Oldenburg co-operation student body will also be happy to provide you with further practical information about the co-operation degree programme.
News about your stay abroad
Suspension of the compulsory stay abroad for students of the M.Ed Russian programme
In response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Presidential Board of the University of Oldenburg decided on 1 March 2022 to suspend the university's co-operation in research and teaching with institutions of the Russian Federation. This is a decision that the Institute of Slavic Studies expressly supports.
However, this means that you will no longer be able to spend time abroad in the Russian Federation until further notice. Due to the security situation, stays in the Republic of Belarus and, of course, Ukraine are also impossible.
Against this background, a proposal from the Institute of Slavic Studies to suspend the mandatory stay abroad for all affected students of the M.Ed. Russian (Gymnasium) was approved.
However, instead of the stay abroad, so-called compensatory work must be completed!
What counts as compensation?
- Compensatory achievements such as an intercultural portfolio (e.g. activities in cultural institutions, NGOs or companies with a Russian-language connection);
- Online language or training courses (e.g. here: https://www.russisches-sprachseminar.de/; www.perelingua.euetc.)
- If applicable, spend a semester abroad in Poland/Estonia/Lithuania and attend Russian courses or courses offered by the local Russian language centres (see the offers and advice provided by the International Office). Please note, for example, the recently established Erasmus co-operation with Tallinn (Estonia). Please note - only Russian language courses or specialised courses held in Russian will be credited!
- Substitute services in the area of supporting refugees from Ukraine (e.g. participation in the Buddy Programme of the University of Oldenburg (https://uol.de/buddy; assistance at schools and educational institutions) or participation in the training programme for intercultural companions (https://uol.de/internationalisierung-zu-hause/orientierungplus/interkultureller-begleiterin) and accompanying Russian-speaking students.
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What scope must the compensation services have?
The compensatory work should total at least 360 hours. This roughly corresponds to a 3-month stay abroad with 6 hours/working day as the basis for calculation. You are welcome to go beyond that!
What exactly do I have to do to ensure that the compensatory work is recognised?
- Agreeing and fixing: In order for compensation credits to be recognised, they must be agreed in advance with representatives of the Institute of Slavic Studies. Please contact us in good time! Activities that you have not communicated to us in advance may be rejected for compensation.
- Realisation and documentation: Document your activities as precisely as possible with regard to the number of hours, institutions involved, etc. Have everything certified if possible.
- Proof and application: Once you have completed the required total number of hours of compensation, submit an informal proposal for compensation for the mandatory stay abroad. In the proposal, briefly list the credits you have earned. The proposal should be submitted to the examining board of FK III for M.Ed. Gymnasium (Russian) via the Institute of Slavic Studies. Enclose all proof of your compensatory achievements with the proposal and submit it to the Slavic Studies Office. If you need help with the formulation of the proposal, please contact us!
The suspension applies to MEd students, but I am still in the BA - what should I do?
Our current recommendation (as of April 2023) is that, if possible, you should start 'collecting' possible compensation components during your BA. Ultimately, we can hardly predict how the situation will develop over the next few years. However, it can be assumed that - even if the war itself is over - it will still not be possible to spend time abroad in a Russian-speaking country under the current political conditions. Should the situation change for the better, there will certainly be transitional arrangements for students.