{"id":172308,"date":"2023-09-28T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/german-med\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:50:12","slug":"german-med","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/en\/choosing-your-degree-program\/courses-offered\/german-med\/","title":{"rendered":"German MEd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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You should be interested in languages, texts, and how people read in the past and present. You should also enjoy analytically engaging with texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, you should possess a willingness to dissect subject-specific academic and didactic research positions. Some of the academic literature that you will read will be in English. Therefore, you should be proficient enough in English to read and understand these original texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a future teacher, you should also also have an interest in both basic and advanced questions within the context of teaching and learning.<\/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

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

The Master of Education in German balances academic content courses with subject-specific didactic training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st academic year:<\/strong> Expansion phase
You can expect the following overarching topics during your first academic year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n