Your way into the classroom - teacher training in the Bachelor's/Master's system
Structure of teacher training: With your studies at the University of Erfurt (Bachelor's degree and Master of Education degree) and the subsequent preparatory service, you can become an English teacher, German teacher, religion teacher, art teacher, music teacher, ethics teacher, maths teacher, French and Russian teacher or sports teacher at Primary schools.
Teaching profession Primary schools: What subjects does the teaching profession prepare students for?
| Subject | Teaching Subject |
|---|---|
| English and American Studies | English |
| Protestant Religion | Protestant Religion |
| German Studies | German |
| Catholic Religion | Catholic Religion |
| Arts | Arts |
| Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Music | Music |
| Philosophy | Ethics |
| Primary Education* | German and/or Mathematics, Social Studies and Science and/or Educational Gardening |
| Religious Studies | Ethics |
| Romance Studies | French |
| Slavic Studies | Russian |
| Physical Education | Sport |
| Technology | Handicrafts/Technology etc. |
Bachelor's programme
In the Bachelor's programme, you combine the main subject Primary Education (old: Primary and Elementary Education) with a minor subject relevant to the teaching profession. In the Bachelor's degree, you study the pure subjects; only in the Master of Education is school practice added in addition to the subject content.
1. main compartment
Primary Education: 1.-2. teaching subject
The main subject Primary Education is compulsory. The Primary Education major provides you with insights into the pedagogical, sociological and psychological foundations of childhood as a social phenomenon related to school and teaching.
It serves to develop a deeper understanding of the educational and upbringing processes of children of primary school age, taking into account the requirements of transitions from the elementary to the primary sector and into the secondary school system.
With this degree programme, you will acquire the basics for children's education and development processes in two or three of four primary school subjects: German, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science and educational garden.
Primary school subjects in the basic variant:
- German and
- Mathematics
If you choose German Studies or Mathematics as a minor subject, you must study modules in Integrative Sachbildung. Integrative Sachbildung can be studied in one of the following variants:
- Variant B.1:
Integrative Sachbildung with a focus on sustainability education (Teaching Subject Social Studies and Science) - Variant B.2:
Integrative Education with a focus on educational gardening (subjects Social Studies and Science and educational garden)
Please note that the Primary Education programme is admissions restricted courses (with numerus clausus).
2nd minor subject
Choice for the 3rd subject
You can choose from the following subjects (teaching subjects):
English and American Studies (English)
Protestant Religion (Protestant Religious Education)
Arts (Arts, note the aptitude test)
Catholic Religion (Catholic Religious Education)
Music (Music, note aptitude test)
Sport and Movement Education (Sport, with NC, note aptitude test)
Technology (for Secondary Schools)
*When combining with German Studies or Mathematics, you must study Integrative Subject Education with either a focus on Sustainability Education or Educational Gardening.
Combination rules
Subject combinations for teaching profession Primary schools
For a teacher training programme in Primary schools, the major subject Primary Education must be chosen. This can be combined with various subsidiary subjects relevant to a teaching degree.
When combining with the minor subject German Studies* or Mathematics*:
- Students with a minor in German Studies study the modules in Basic Mathematics and Integrative Subject Education in the Primary Education major.
- Students with a minor in Mathematics study the modules in Basic German and modules in Integrative Subject Education in their major in Primary Education.
- Integrative subject education can be studied in one of the following variants:
- Variant B.1: Integrative Sachbildung with a focus on sustainability education (subject Social Studies and Science)
- Variant B.2: Integrative Sachbildung with focus on school garden (subject Social Studies and Science) [limited number of places].
| Major subject (teaching subject) | Minor subject (teaching subject) |
|---|---|
| Primary Education (two or three of: German, Maths, Social Studies and Science, Educational Garden) | English and American Studies (English) |
| Protestant Religion (Protestant Religion) | |
| German Studies* (German) | |
| Catholic Religion (Catholic Religion) | |
| Arts (Arts) | |
| Mathematics* (Maths) | |
| Music (Music) | |
| Philosophy (Ethics) | |
| Religious Studies (Ethics) | |
| Romance Studies (French) | |
| Slavic Studies (Russian) | |
| Sport and Movement Education (Sport) | |
| Technology (for Secondary Schools) |
You can apply for the admission-restricted major Primary Education and your chosen minor subject from 1 May to 15 July.
Master's programme: specialisation & school practice
The Bachelor's degree is followed by the Master of Education Primary schools.
Master of Education Primary schools
On the basis of a corresponding bachelor's programme, the Master's programme "Master of Education Primary schools" prepares you for the teaching qualification for the subjects German and Mathematics (basic subjects) as well as at least one further subject (special subject). On the one hand, you will gain knowledge about the social framework conditions of school and teaching and, on the other hand, you will develop competences that will enable you to plan, implement and reflect on subject- and school-type-related processes of teaching and learning in a theory-based manner.
Internships in the teacher training programme
In the Master's programme, school practice is reinforced. Apply what you have learned in the various internships.
- Subject didactic internships
(one internship in each basic subject and two internships in the specialisation subject) - Educational science internships
(in the 1st semester: diagnosing, assessing and counselling, in the 2nd semester: education, classroom management, conflict resolution) - Complex school internship in Thuringia or abroad
(in the 3rd or 4th semester: 15-week internship at the learning location school)
Come to the Open Day and find out about the Primary schools teacher training programme.
Advice on teacher training
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