{"id":206246,"date":"2023-09-28T15:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/educational-sciences-ma\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:50:04","slug":"educational-science-ma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/en\/choosing-your-degree-program\/courses-offered\/educational-science-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Science MA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Proof of a bachelor’s degree in Educational Science or a related subject, or a similar degree.
This may include, for example:
\u2022 A degree program in which at least 60 credits or one third of the required coursework and examinations in Educational Science have been acquired
\u2022 A teacher education degree program (e.g., Bachelor of Education, state examination for teacher education)<\/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

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

The examination regulations can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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All specializations in the Educational Science master’s degree program have the following structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first two modules of General Educational Science are offered for all study specializations, followed by modules three to nine with content specific to the individual study specializations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empirical research methods, research designs and student research projects based on the content of the study specialization are covered in the seventh module. The eighth module comprises the completion of a compulsory internship of 300 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The master’s degree program is completed in the ninth module after submitting the master’s thesis and taking the oral master’s examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Education and Continuing Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n