Master of Education Vocational schools
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Degree Profile
Course Details
The Master of Education Vocational Schools programme at the University of Erfurt deepens a successfully completed course of study in one of the professional fields of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metal Technology, Health, Care, Personal Hygiene or Social Pedagogy and in one of the general education subjects German, English, Ethics, Protestant Religion, French, Catholic Religion, Mathematics, Social Studies, Sport or in one of the special vocational fields of Energy Technology, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics or Supply Engineering.
The teacher training programme for vocational schools is divided into three areas:
The subject of the degree programme is educational science, subject didactics and supplementary subject studies in the respective teaching subjects. On the basis of the first professionally qualifying university degree, the degree programme prepares students for the teaching qualification for two teaching subjects.
Educational science (including vocational education)
- In the field of educational science, you will acquire knowledge about the social framework conditions of schools, teaching and professional teacher behaviour, the design of teaching and learning processes and the development and promotion of individual educational processes.
Specialised didactics
- In the subject didactics area, you will acquire subject and school type-related knowledge and skills relating to teaching and learning processes and theory-based planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching in a general education subject or a specific vocational specialisation as well as in a vocational specialisation.
Subject-specific area
- They supplement and deepen academic content in a general education subject (German, English, French, ethics, Protestant Religious Education or Catholicism, social studies, sport, Mathematics) or a specific vocational specialisation.
In addition, internships in educational science and subject didactics must be completed. A master's thesis must also be completed - in the vocational specialisation, in the general education subject or in educational sciences.
If you do not have a degree in a general education subject or a special vocational subject at the time of admission, you can complete a general education subject as part of a bridging degree programme at the University of Erfurt parallel to the Master's degree programme.
Then first find out about this on the pages on teacher training.
Career Opportunities
Our alumni work primarily as teachers at state and private vocational schools (e.g. vocational school teachers). The degree qualifies for the second phase of teacher training, the so-called "Vorbereitungsdienst" (internship).
Education for Vocational Schools in Detail
Structure of study programme
The Master of Education Vocational Schools is designed for a study period of four semesters and can only be taken up in the winter semester. It is divided into three areas and an application-oriented Master's thesis.
Modules from the field of educational science:
- Introduction to vocational pedagogy
- Didactics and professional teaching processes
- Theories, institutions and legal bases of vocational education
- Research methods
- Heterogeneity and inclusion
- Psychological principles and methods of analysis and control of teaching and learning processes
- Interdisciplinary educational science basics
Modules from the specialist scientific area:
- subject-specific modules of the general education subject (German, English, French, ethics, Protestant or Catholic religious education, social studies, sport, mathematics)
Modules from the subject didactic area:
- didactic-practical modules of the general education subject
- didactic-practical modules of the vocational field
Master's thesis:
- application-oriented Master thesis
Internships
Didactic internships
- a didactic internship in the selected basic subject
- two didactic internships in the chosen major subject
Internships in educational science
- Internship in the field of: Diagnosis, Assessment and Counselling
- Internship in the field of: education, classroom management, conflict resolution
Overview of the internship schools with a cooperation agreement
- Walter-Gropius-Schule Erfurt
- Ernst-Benary-Schule
- Andreas-Gordon-Schule Erfurt
- Marie-Elise-Kayser-Schule Erfurt
Information sheet on internships in the Master of Education (MEd) Vocational Schools
Open Day
Open Day
Numerous information and advisory services offer you the opportunity to see the study and living conditions in Erfurt for yourself at the open day. Get to know the green campus and the beautiful old town centre on guided tours. Information on the program: Open Day
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Admissions qualification
Admissions qualification
1. a university degree qualifying for admission to a profession
a) with specialist scientific study components for one of the following professional specialisations totalling at least 102 credit points/ECTS
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Metal Technology
- Health
- Care
- Body care
- Social Pedagogy
b) with specialised scientific study components for one of the following general subjects of at least 60 credit points/ECTS:
- German
- English
- Ethics
- Protestant religious doctrine
- French
- Catholic religious doctrine
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Sport
If you only provide evidence of admission requirements according to a), you can be admitted on condition that you complete the Master's programme in six part-time semesters so that you can simultaneously acquire the necessary subject-specific fundamentals for a general education subject in the scope of 60 credit points/ECTS in a certificate programme in accordance with a Bachelor's secondary course of study at the University of Erfurt ("side entrants").
2. a phoniatric report or a teaching unit in the scope of 3 LP on "Speech Training"
Whether the content of your studies (university or university of applied sciences) can be regarded as equivalent to one of the professional fields and, if applicable, to a general education field, will be checked within the scope of your application.
Language requirements
Till BA Degree:
- German: Upon application, international applicants must prove German language skills at level B1.
- If the general education subject is a foreign language, knowledge of level C1 must be demonstrated in this language.
Language Centre
The Language Centre (Sprachenzentrum) offers around 140 language courses per semester in 16 modern and ancient (foreign) languages. It supports you in acquiring and deepening your language skills.
www.uni-erfurt.de/sprachenzentrum
Are you interested in vocational school teaching? Then why not take a look at one of our courses? We will be happy to arrange an appointment for a suitable course with you by e-mail jeanette.koenig-wendel@uni-erfurt.de or by phone +49 361 737-2073.
Our students
At the University of Erfurt, the master's programme in vocational teaching profession is a rather small programme, which is why the supervision by the lecturers is very good and informal. Even higher-ranking students are well networked with each other, so you can benefit from each other. [...] The campus is very central and you almost always meet someone you know. All of this makes studying really enjoyable.
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Get to know our students:
After Benjamin completed a Bachelor's degree with an option for a teaching profession at vocational schools in the subject combination of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the Technical University of Ilmenau, he decided to pursue a Master's degree in Vocational Schools at the University of Erfurt. We talked to him about his path as a future vocational school teacher and what it means when he talks about "vocation".
Become a vocational school teacher in Thuringia! (in German)
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Student advice and counselling
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Downloads
Flyer Welcome to the University of Erfurt in Englisch (.pdf)
Flyer Master program Master of Education Vocational schools (in German)
What excites me about my studies...
Tobias is currently studying for a Master of Education in Vocational Schools and Mathematics (certificate programme).
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Erik studied the Master of Education vocational schools and now works as a vocational school teacher in Thuringia.
Podcast: "Digitisation in Teacher Education" (in German)
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