FsB vom 30.11.2023 mit Änderung vom 28.03.2024
The aim of "Integrated Studies for Primary Education (‘Sachunterricht’)" in primary school is to support children in exploring their living environment, to enable them to orientate themselves in it and to form relationships to the environment more and more independently. This goal not only extends to a wide range of subject-specific content, but also requires a didactically independent, interdisciplinary and multi-perspective preparation of this content in "Integrated Studies for Primary Education (‘Sachunterricht’)".
The main focus of the interdisciplinary degree programme of the continuation Major Subject "Integrated Studies for Primary Education (‘Sachunterricht’)" in the Master of Education at Bielefeld University is particularly on connecting perspectives. The subject-specific and didactic perspectives of the five sub-disciplines are supplemented by the multidisciplinary, multi-perspective view of "Integrated Studies for Primary Education ('Sachunterricht')". On this basis, the students learn to develop and plan teaching-learning processes for the subject and to reflect on them in exchange with teaching staff and students, so that they can experience, evaluate and apply educational goals, concepts and didactic principles of subject-specific teaching as a whole.
The degree programme qualifies for the teaching profession at primary schools.
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
The standard period of studies is 4 semesters. Information on studying part time can be found on the following webpage.
The studies Continuation Major Subject (Primary Schools) Integrated Studies for Primary Education ("Sachunterricht") comprise 20 credit points.
Access to the Master of Education is granted to those who can provide evidence that they have a first university degree which has a standard period of study of at least six semesters and qualifies them a for profession. Whether the first degree provides suitable access also depends on the kind of teaching qualification to be pursued.
A first degree for a subsequent Master of Education programme with the professional goal of a teaching qualification is generally given if the Bachelor degree was completed at Bielefeld University (according to the Bachelor Examination Regulations (German ‘BPO’) for the 2011 study model) with a corresponding orientation (professional goal and choice of subjects).
Other degrees may be accepted if applicants can provide evidence of academic achievements for the intended teaching qualification that are substantially equivalent to those of the above-mentioned bachelor degree. For example, these can be degrees
The study places for this degree programme are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines.
As soon as you receive positive responses in the application- and status portal (notices of access), you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.
Important notice: Please note the applicable deadlines for application, enrolment and change of degree programme. If you want to do the preparatory training within the 1st and 2nd semester, shortened deadlines may apply for the practical semester.
Step by step to a Master programme without NC
To the application portal
Internet pages of the subject Integrated Studies for Primary Education ("Sachunterricht")
Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):
Center for Integrated Studies for Primary Education with the courses offered
The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2025/26 and summer semester 2026.
Information on NC values from previous years
The courses
Course start
Length and scope of studies
Access requirements
Application, admission and enrolment
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