{"id":149622,"date":"2023-10-06T08:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/history-m-ed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:32:23","slug":"history-med","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/en\/choosing-your-degree-program\/courses-offered\/history-med\/","title":{"rendered":"History M.Ed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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To be successful in the history program, certain requirements and skills are of great importance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should be passionate not only about history, but also about language and texts. This program of study requires you to be able to carefully read, analyze, and interpret complex historical texts and academic literature<\/strong>. An ability to compose linguistically precise texts is necessary, as are analytical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your future career as a history teacher, certain character traits are also important in addition to these subject-related skills. Indispensable requirements for your future pedagogical work are that you enjoy teaching and have a good sense for how to interact with pupils, as well as a sense of responsibility<\/strong>. You should be able to present historical topics not only accurately, but also in an appealing and comprehensible way that gets pupils excited about history.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n

In order to fulfill the entrance requirements for the master’s degree program in teacher education for Gymnasium<\/i> you must have completed a teaching-related bachelor’s degree with a specialization in teacher education for Gymnasium<\/i> in the same subjects at a university in Rhineland-Palatinate or an equivalent degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important information for all students who have not completed a Bachelor\u00a0of\u00a0Education (for teacher education for Gymnasium<\/i>) in Rhineland-Palatinate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

You must provide proof of the Latinum<\/strong> or the state supplementary examination in Latin to enroll in the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have not yet received your bachelor’s degree certificate by the application deadline<\/strong>, but have earned at least 135 credits in your bachelor’s program, you must apply by the set deadline with a transcript (certified copy issued by your university) of all coursework and exams completed to date, including your average grade to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

In justified cases, other degrees may also be recognized for admission to the master\u2019s program. Recognition may be subject to conditions relating to the specific structure of the master’s degree program. If no school internships have been completed, other documented achievements may be recognized as equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Applicants who have not obtained a university entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution or a degree in a German-speaking course must provide proof of sufficient German language skills. These must correspond to the level DSH-2 of the “German Language Proficiency Examination for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Applicants” and must be proven by the time of enrollment at JGU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good to know: The legally binding basis for selection, admission and enrollment is the text of the entrance requirements as specified in Section 2 of the currently valid examination regulations<\/a> and, where applicable, in the appendix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

You can find more information in the examination regulations<\/a> (in German).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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