Teaching careers with Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees
Teaching careers with Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees
At the start, you will study a Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme with two school subjects for three years. After gaining your Bachelor's degree you will study a Master of Education (M.Ed.) Programme for two years.
The Master's degree is a prerequisite for teacher training (Referendariat). On successfully completing your teacher training and passing the second state examination, you will be qualified to teach in schools.
Subject combinations of the different school types
Please note: In the Dual-Subject Bachelor’s Programme, you will already need to choose specific subject combinations for your chosen school type. For an overview, refer to the following table.
In addition to these subject combinations, there are also some exceptions.
Legend
= core subject, see explanation
= potential combination subject
Grund: M.Ed. Grundschule
Haupt/Real: M.Ed. Haupt- und Realschule
Gym: M.Ed. Gymnasium
SoPäd: M.Ed. Sonderpädagogik
WiPäd: M.Ed. Wirtschaftspädagogik
Hint:
Clicking on a coloured button will take you to the corresponding study programme in the Master of Education.
| Subject in dual-subject Bachelor's degree | Subject in Master of Education programme | Career in teaching: chosen school type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grund | Haupt/Real | Gym | SoPäd | WiPäd | ||
| Art and Media | Art | • | • | • | • | |
| Biology | Biology | • | • | • | ||
| Chemistry | Chemistry | • | • | • | • | |
| Computing Science | Computing Science | • | • | • | ||
| Dutch Linguistics and Literary Studies | Dutch | • | • | • | ||
| Economic Education | Economic Education | • | • | |||
| Economics and Business Administration | Economics and Business Administration | • | ||||
| Elementary Mathematics | Elementary Mathematics | • | • | • | ||
| English Studies | English | • ∗ | • | • | • | • |
| Franco-Romance Studies (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | Franco-Romance Studies (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | • | • | |||
| General Education | General Studies | • | • | |||
| Geography (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | Geography (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | • | • | |||
| German Studies | German | • | • | • | • | • |
| Hispanic Studies (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | Spanish (in cooperation with the University of Bremen) | • | • | |||
| History | History | • | • | • | • | |
| Low German | Low German | • | • | |||
| Material Culture: Textiles | Textile Design | • | • | • | ||
| Mathematics | Mathematics | • | • | |||
| Music | Music | • | • | • | • | |
| Philosophy/Values and Norms | Philosophy | • | ||||
| Philosophy/Values and Norms | Values and Norms | • | • | • | • | |
| Physics | Physics | • | • | • | • | |
| Politics and Economics | Politics and Economics | • | ||||
| Protestant Theology and Religious Education | Protestant Theology and Religious Education | • | • | • | • | • |
| Slavic Studies | Russian | • | ||||
| Social Studies | Politics | • | • | • | ||
| Special Needs Education | Special Needs Education | • | • | |||
| Sport Science | Sports | • | • | • | • | • |
| Technology | Technology | • | • | |||
Further notes
Core subject
One of the core subjects must be chosen in the degree programme and combined with an additional subject. Two core subjects may also be combined.
Cooperation subject
These subjects can be studied in cooperation with the University of Bremen. The area of specialization and practical training modules are followed at the University of Oldenburg. Applications are processed by the University of Oldenburg.
Exceptions
Combination of subjects - exceptions
- School type Gymnasium: the subjects 'Biology' and 'Chemistry’ may be combined as an exception to the subject combination regulations. Students who are considering combining German Studies with Low German must first arrange a meeting with the academic counselling service.
- School type Hauptschule and Realschule: the subjects ‚Protestant Theology and Religious Education’ and ‚Values and Norms’ may not be combined as an exception to the subject combination regulations. Students who are considering combining German Studies with Low German must first arrange a meeting with the academic counselling service.
Other exceptions may be approved in individual single cases. More information is available from NLQ.
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First subject
For special needs education, Special Needs Education must be the first subject. For business education, Economics must be the first subject.