Please note:

At the University of Siegen, it is possible to obtain two fully-fledged (i.e. double-qualifying) Master's degrees:

• Teaching degree for elementary school and
• Teaching degree for special educational support

Building on a 10-semester degree course in elementary school teaching with integrated special needs education
(6 semesters Bachelor's and 4 semesters Master's), in which a proportion of courses with content related to the areas of special needs "Emotional and Social Development" and "Learning" are studied, the subsequent 2-semester Master's "Teaching Qualification for Special Needs Education" enables students to additionally acquire a teaching qualification for special needs education with the areas of special needs "Learning" and "Emotional and Social Development". An important goal of this degree course is the intensive preparation of prospective teachers for dealing with pupils with behavioral problems and learning disabilities in inclusive learning groups and at special schools.

What happens after studying educational science with integrated special needs education?

After studying Educational Sciences with Integrated Special Needs Education up to the first Master's degree and passing the associated examinations (usually after 10 semesters), you will receive a teaching qualification for primary school or secondary school teaching with a special needs education profile. After an optional subsequent traineeship at a center with a teaching degree for primary or secondary schools (G/HRSGe), you can apply for advertised positions for primary or secondary school teachers. This special educational profile makes you attractive for the job market, as there will be more and more inclusive schools in the future.

With the subsequent two-semester course of the "Second Master's degree course in special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development", you will also obtain the teaching qualification for special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development. You then have the choice of which area you complete your preparatory service in: You can apply for the preparatory service at a Center for Practical Teacher Training (ZfsL) for special educational support or at a ZfsL for the teaching profession at elementary school or for the teaching profession at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools.

Regardless of which preparatory service you choose, after completing your training you can apply for positions at elementary school or Hauptschulen, Realschulen, Sekundarschulen and Gesamtschulen as well as for positions for special needs teachers. (Note for positions for special needs teachers: These positions can be advertised at inclusive schools and special schools at primary and secondary level. With the double qualification, you can therefore work at primary and secondary schools (regardless of whether you have studied to become a primary or secondary school teacher), at general schools or special schools as a special needs teacher).

Please note:

At the University of Siegen, it is possible to obtain two fully-fledged (i.e. double-qualifying) Master's degrees:

• Teaching degree for Hauptschule, Realschule, Sekundarschule and Gesamtschule and
• Teaching degree for special educational support

Building on a 10-semester teacher trainingcourse at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools with integrated special needs education
(6 semesters Bachelor's and 4 semesters Master's), in which students already study a proportion of courses with content related to the areas of special needs "Emotional and Social Development" and "Learning", the subsequent 2-semester Master's "Teaching Qualification for Special Needs Education" enables students to additionally acquire a teaching qualification for special needs education with the areas of special needs "Learning" and "Emotional and Social Development". An important goal of this degree course is the intensive preparation of prospective teachers for dealing with pupils with behavioral problems and learning disabilities in inclusive learning groups and at special schools.

What happens after studying educational sciences with integrated special needs education?

After studying Educational Sciences with Integrated Special Needs Education up to the first Master's degree and passing the associated examinations (usually after 10 semesters), you will receive a teaching qualification for primary school or secondary school teaching with a special needs education profile. After an optional subsequent traineeship at a center with a teaching degree for primary or secondary schools (G/HRSGe), you can apply for advertised positions for primary or secondary school teachers. This special educational profile makes you attractive for the job market, as there will be more and more inclusive schools in the future.

With the subsequent two-semester course of the "Second Master's degree course in special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development", you will also obtain the teaching qualification for special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development. You then have the choice of which area you complete your preparatory service in: You can apply for the preparatory service at a Center for Practical Teacher Training (ZfsL) for special educational support or at a ZfsL for the teaching profession at elementary school or for the teaching profession at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools.

Regardless of which preparatory service you choose, after completing your training you can apply for positions at elementary school or Hauptschulen, Realschulen, Sekundarschulen and Gesamtschulen as well as for positions for special needs teachers. (Note for positions for special needs teachers: These positions can be advertised at inclusive schools and special schools at primary and secondary level. With the dual qualification, you can therefore work at primary and secondary schools (regardless of whether you have studied to become a primary or secondary school teacher), at general schools or special schools as a special needs teacher).

Note: Practical work experience

A 12-month period of practical work experience is a prerequisite for the application for admission to the preparatory service. The majority of this must be completed by the end of the Master's degree course. Part of this can take place as part of the professional internship. In addition, professional activities can, under certain conditions, be recognized both as subject-specific practical work and as part of the professional internship. Further details can be found in the guidelines for professional internships in the degree programs for teaching at vocational colleges.

• Recognition for subject-specific practical work in industrial-technical subjects is carried out via Ms. Reich. The State Office for Quality Assurance and Information Technology in Teacher Training (LAQUILA) regulates the recognition of practical work experience in all other subjects .
• Recognition of professional and subject-related practical activities for the professional internship is regulated by the ZLB department for practical phases.

Model A: Vocational specialization (BF) or teaching subject (UF) in combination with another vocational specialization or another teaching subject

The teaching degree course at vocational colleges consists of a 6-semester Bachelor's degree course and a 4-semester Master's degree course. The teaching degree program for vocational colleges (Model A) consists of the following elements:

• Educational sciences
• German for migrant pupils (DSSZ)
• Subject 1 or vocational subject 1
• Subject 2 or vocational subject 2 (both subjects and/or vocational subjects to the same extent)
• Aptitude and orientation internship in the Bachelor's degree program
• Professional internship in the Bachelor's program
• Practical semester in the Master's degree program
• Bachelor's thesis
• Master's thesis

The possible subject combinations and documents can be found here.

Model B: Major and minor vocational specialization

The teaching degree course for vocational colleges consists of a 6-semester Bachelor's degree course and a 4-semester Master's degree course. The teaching degree program for vocational colleges (Model B) consists of the following elements:

• Educational sciences
• German for migrant pupils (DSSZ)
• Major vocational subject area
• Minor vocational subject area
• Aptitude and orientation internship in the Bachelor's degree program
• Professional internship in the Bachelor's program
• Practical semester in the Master's program
• Bachelor's thesis
• Master's thesis

All possible subject combinations and documents can be found here.

Model C: Master's degree program for graduates in Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering

Based on the decree of the Ministry of Schools and Further Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia "Recruitment of graduates from universities of applied sciences at vocational colleges" of 23.12.2016, the University of Siegen offers a new study model (Model C) for the Master's degree program in addition to the existing undergraduate models of teacher training for vocational colleges (Model A and B) with the subjects Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Building on the completion of a pure Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, the Master's degree in Model C teaches subject-specific didactic and educational science content. The aim of the Master's program is to obtain a Master of Education degree for the teaching profession at vocational colleges. There are several subject combinations to choose from for the Master's degree course. In addition to a non-dual course of study, graduates with a Bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences have the option of combining the Master's course with work at a vocational college ("dual variant"). You can find more information on the general conditions for employment in the teaching profession in the corresponding decree
of the Ministry.

You can find the subject-specific provisions for Model C with the corresponding study plans here.

Further information can be found here: https://www.berufsschullehrer-werden.info/zugangsvoraussetzungen-formal.html

Step 1: Bachelor's and Master's degree for teaching at elementary school with integrated special needs education (IFP) or for teaching at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools with IFP

• Teaching degree at elementary school with integrated special needs education (IFP)

or

• Teaching degree at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools with integrated special needs education (IFP)

Step 2: Advanced Master's degree for the teaching degree in special needs education (with a focus on "learning" and "emotional and social development")

The 2-semester Master's degree builds on course content with a special educational needs profile from the previous Ba and Ma degree course, so that further coursework and examinations in the two special educational needs areas must be completed for the teaching degree in special educational needs.

• Learning" specialization
• "Emotional and social development" specialization

What happens after studying educational sciences with integrated special needs education?

After studying educational sciences with integrated special needs education up to the first Master's degree and passing the associated examinations (usually after 10 semesters), you will receive a degree for primary school or secondary school teaching with a special needs education profile. After a subsequent preparatory service at a Center for Practical Teacher Training with a teaching degree in primary or secondary schools, you can apply for advertised positions for primary or secondary school teachers. This special educational profile makes you attractive for the job market, as there will be more and more inclusive schools in the future.

With the subsequent two-semester course of the "Second Master's degree course in special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development", you will also obtain the teaching qualification for special needs education with a focus on learning and emotional and social development. You then have the choice of which area you complete your preparatory service in: You can apply for the preparatory service at a Center for Practical Teacher Training (ZfsL) for special educational support or at a ZfsL for the teaching profession at elementary school or for the teaching profession at Hauptschulen, Realschulen, secondary schools and comprehensive schools.

Regardless of which preparatory service you choose, after completing your training you can apply for positions at elementary school or Hauptschulen, Realschulen, Sekundarschulen and Gesamtschulen as well as for positions for special needs teachers. (Note for positions for special needs teachers: These positions can be advertised at inclusive schools and special schools at primary and secondary level. With the dual qualification, you can therefore work at primary and secondary schools (regardless of whether you have studied to become a primary or secondary school teacher), at general schools or special schools as a special needs teacher).