Your way into the classroom - teacher training in the Bachelor's/Master's system
Structure of teacher training: After completing 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, history teacher, religion teacher, art teacher, music teacher, ethics teacher, social studies teacher, economics and technology teacher, maths teacher, french and russian teacher or physical education teacher at secondary schools and community schools (secondary level I). Teaching profession without NC - you can enrol directly for the teaching profession at secondary schools. Most subjects are free of admission (note the aptitude tests).
Teaching profession at secondary schools: What subjects does the teaching profession prepare students for?
| Subject | Teaching Subject |
|---|---|
| English and American Studies* | English |
| Protestant Religion | Protestant Religion Education |
| German Studies* | German |
| History | History |
| Catholic Religion | Catholic Religion Education |
| Arts* | Arts |
| Mathematics* | Mathematics |
| Music* | Music |
| Philosophy | Ethics |
| Religious Studies | Ethics |
| Romance Studies* | French |
| Slavic Studies* | Russian |
| Physical Education* | Sport |
| Economics, Law and Social Sciences | Social Studies |
| Technology* | Handicrafts/Technology etc. |
The University of Erfurt is planning to introduce the dual study programme for Secondary School teaching in the coming winter semester 24/25. This innovative initiative enables students to combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience and at the same time prepare intensively for their future work as teachers.
Requirements for secondary school teaching degree
What requirements do you need to fulfil to study to become a regular school teacher? A valid university entrance qualification, usually the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), is required for the undergraduate Bachelor's degree programme. Proof of a passed aptitude test is required for the subjects Arts, Music and Sport.
Bachelor's programme
In the Bachelor's degree programme, you combine a major subject relevant to teaching with a minor subject relevant to teaching. With the subjects of study, you choose your teaching subjects. You prepare for two teaching subjects during your studies.
Major subject in the Bachelor's programme
Choice for the 1st subject
The main subject includes the subject science including 3 credit points in speech education. You can choose from the following subjects (teaching subjects):
English and American Studies (English)
Arts (Arts, note the aptitude test)
Catholic Religion (Catholic Religion Education)
Music (Music, note aptitude test)
Minor subject in the Bachelor's programme
Choice for the 2nd subject
You can choose from the following subjects (teaching subjects):
English and American Studies (English)
Protestant Religion (Protestant Religion Education)
Arts (Arts, note aptitude test)
Catholic Religion (Catholic Religion Education)
Music (Music, note aptitude test)
Sport and Movement Education (Sport, with NC, note aptitude test)
Combination rules
Subject combinations for teaching profession secondary schools
For a teacher training programme, one of the following subjects ("strong subjects") must be studied either as a major or minor subject:
- English and American Studies for the subject English
- German Studies for the subject German
- Arts for the subject Art Education
- Mathematics for the subject Mathematics
- Music for the subject Music
- Romance Studies for the subject French
- Slavic Studies for the subject Russian
- Sport and Physical Education for the subject Sport
- Technology for the subject Business Studies/Technology
You can apply for open-admission degree programmes from 1 May to 15 September. Please note the special admission requirements (e.g. aptitude test) for the degree programmes Arts, Music and Sport and Physical Education. The application deadline for degree programmes with restricted admission (e.g. Sport and Physical Education) is from 1 May to 15 July!
Master's programme: specialisation & school practice
The Bachelor's degree is followed by the Master of Education Secondary Schools.
Master of Education Secondary Schools
On the basis of a corresponding Bachelor's degree, the Master's programme prepares you for the teaching qualification for two teaching subjects. On the one hand, you will gain knowledge about the social framework 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
(two internships in each chosen subject) - Educational science internships
(in the 1st semester: diagnosis, assessment 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)
Thuringian secondary schools as an attractive place to work
School portrait: secondary school in Floh-Seligenthal
School portrait: secondary school "Nessetalschule" in Warza
School portrait: secondary schools "Gotthold-Ephraim-Lessing" in Nordhausen
School portrait: "Sibylle-Abel-Gemeinschaftsschule" in Sonneberg
School portrait: secondary school "Gebrüder-Reichenbach-Schule" in Altenburg
School portrait: secondary school "Pestalozzi" in Apolda
School portrait: secondary school "Werratal" in Bad Salzungen
How do I become a secondary school teacher?
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Certificate distance learning programme in Mathematics: The extra-occupational certificate distance learning programme in Mathematics enables students to acquire the professional prerequisites for applying for a teaching qualification for the subject "Mathematics" at a secondary school.
Ricardo is studying Technology and Maths as a teaching profession
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