The subject area "Pedagogy" can be studied at Paderborn University as part of the Bachelor's degree programmes Gymnasium/Gesamtschule (GyGe) and Berufskolleg (BK). The Bachelor's degree programme comprises a standard period of study of 6 semesters. This is followed by a 4-semester Master's programme.

Information for prospective students

The "Pedagogy" (GyGe) subject area qualifies graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes to teach at grammar schools (grades 5-12/13) and comprehensive schools (grades 5-13). In order to become a teacher at a grammar school/comprehensive school, students must first complete a three-year Bachelor's degree in Education (GyGe). This is followed by a Master's programme in the Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools/Comprehensive Schools (GyGe).

The teaching subject Pedagogy can be combined with the following subject areas: pdf

Enrolment in the Master's degree programme Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools and Comprehensive Schools is only possible for students who

1. hold a higher education entrance qualification certificate (general or relevant subject-restricted) or a certificate recognised as equivalent by law or by the competent state authority, or meet the requirements for those qualified in vocational education,
2. has a first professionally qualifying degree in the Bachelor's degree programme in Teaching at Vocational Colleges at Paderborn University in the same subjects chosen for the Master's degree programme or in an equivalent or comparable or relevant degree programme,
3. proves knowledge of two foreign languages, usually through the university entrance qualification. Students who have learnt a language other than German as their first language and have obtained their higher education entrance qualification in German only have to prove knowledge of one additional language.

The Examination Board determines the equivalence, comparability or relevance. For graduates of relevant degree programmes, it determines in consultation with the candidate which additional examinations must be completed as a further requirement for admission.

Enrolment must be refused if

1. the candidate has definitively failed an examination in the Master's degree programme Teaching at Vocational Colleges or in the state examination degree programme Teaching at Vocational Colleges or in a corresponding degree programme with a different title at a university within the scope of the Basic Law
2. or


3. the candidate is already taking a comparable examination in the Master's degree programme in Teaching at Vocational Colleges or in a corresponding degree programme with a different title at another university, or
4. the examination entitlement has been lost.

The Bachelor's degree programme can begin in the winter or summer semester.

Study plan

The following table provides an overview of the modules of the degree programme and their exemplary placement in a curriculum:

Examinations: Final module examinations are taken in the teaching subject Pedagogy. The module examinations are included in the final grade for the Master's examination and in the overall grade for the subject area. They are weighted according to the credit point system. The examinations can take the following forms:

• Presentation (approx. 45 min.) with written elaboration (approx. 12-15 p.)
• Term paper/project work (approx. 20-25 p.)
• Written exam (approx. 90-120 min.)
• Oral examination (approx. 20-30 min.)
• Oral project presentation plus colloquium (approx. 45 min. in total)