Teaching Qualification for Primary Education with the Subject "Islamic Religion" (Teaching Degree)
Taught in German. The course of studies Teaching Qualification for Primary Eduaction with the subject "Islamic Religion” / Ethics with the focus "Islam" trains prospective teachers for teaching at primary schools (classes 1-4); in the subjects the qualification for teaching classes 1-6 can be acquired.
Overview
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Overview
The degree programme in primary education, or 'L1' with "Islamic Religion", prepares students to teach Years 1-4 at German Grundschulen. Graduates get a teaching certificate for Years 1-6 in their particular teaching subjects.
In Germany, teacher-training policy falls within the remit of the federal states' own education authorities. Because of this, programmes of study in the different states can vary in structure and content, particularly with regard to the number, range and combinations of school subjects in which teachers are trained. For those requiring information on teacher-training degrees and comprehensive teacher-training programmes which are run in Germany as a whole, the German Education Server provides a useful website.
An interest in the chosen courses' content and in particular working with children is expected. Openess, stability and self-reflectivity are further characteristics of this profession. The variety of subjects in the teaching degree programmes demands flexibility and an interest (depending on the chosen subject) on questions concerning natural sciences, languages and arts, as well as social- and educational sciences.
For teaching the subject Islamic religion and in order to hold denominational classes a teaching permission for the subject Religion is required (as it is the case with all other confessions).
The organisations DITIB Landesverband Hessen and Ahmadyya Muslim Jamaat in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V. are recognised cooperation partners. They are authorised to give Graduates of this degree programme the permission to teach.
Prerequisites
Applicants must have an Abitur (German school leaver’s examination for university entrance) or equivalent in order to apply for teaching degree programmes leading to a state examination (NO university of applied science entrance qualification). Several subjects of the various teaching degree programmes require subject-specific prerequisites such as aptitude tests or specific language requirements. All teacher-training students must provide evidence of an orientation placement of at least four weeks' duration. This is intended as an opportunity to gain an insight into their future careers. Students should complete their orientation placement before starting their degree programme and must have done so at the latest before starting their school-based studies during the lecture-free period.
Composition of Degree Programme
- Degree
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Degree
First state teaching examination
- Duration of studies
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Duration of Studies
The standard duration of this degree programme is three and a half years (7 semesters).
- Composition of the Study Programme
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Composition of degree programme (overview)
During the course certain elements are studied parallel to each other:
- the four educational and social sciences (sociology, political science, psychology, educational science (paedagogics))
- didactics of the primary school
- musical-aesthetic training, movement education
- the three following subjects:
- German
- Mathematics
- Islamic Religion
- Practical school studies, these are practice periods in the school with preparatory and feedback sessions.
The Hessian Teacher Training Law furthermore states that all teaching degree students must also do a practical training. More on this...
Educational and Basic Sciences
The study of education and social sciences in this degree programme covers such areas as locations of education and development (e.g. family upbringing, school upbringing); learning theory; the social coexistence of pupils, parents and teachers; and the basics of democracy.
The four disciplines below are constituent parts of this degree programme because teachers are not only there to impart knowledge. It is also their duty to fulfil an important role in children's social development. In order to do this role justice, they must be able to understand and evaluate the structures and processes at play in school and in society as well as in a class and within the development of an individual pupil.
- Pedagogy
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Political Science
More information on the contents of the foundation part of the programme can be found in the module plans and descriptions.
Didactics of the Primary School
In didactics (the study of teaching and learning) of the primary school you are dealing with primary school specific topics. The relevant courses take place in the area of educational science and deal with specifically primary school didactic problems which in addition to subject specific didactics, deal with topics especially relevant to the primary school.
Information about primary school didactics can be found in the module plans and the catalogue of modules.
- Intermediate assessment for all teacher-training degrees
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Intermediate assessment
In all our teacher-training degree programmes, students face intermediate assessment after the first half of the minimum duration of their studies (4th semester). This does not involve them sitting in an exam; instead, each students' intermediate grade is derived from the accumulated grades achieved in modules amounting to a specified number of credit points. In very exceptional circumstances based on valid reasons, students have the possibility to face the intermediate assessment until the end of the 6th semester.
This intermediate grade and the first school placement are intended to confirm students' aptitude for their chosen profession. It follows that continued failure to pass the intermediate assessment and the first period of school-based study by the final deadline will result in students' loss of permission to proceed with their chosen degree. Assessment webpage of the Centre for Teacher Training
- First State Examination and Teaching Practice
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First State Examination and Teaching Practice / Working as a trainee teacher
- The teaching degree progamme ends with the first state examination. More on this…
- After the first state examination, students undertake the second phase of school-based study, known in German as 'Vorbereitungsdienst', 'Referendariat' or 'Ref'. More on this...
Application
- Commencement of Studies in the Winter Semester
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Commencement of studies
Only possible in the winter semester
- Entrance Requirements
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Entrance requirements
- Applicants must have an Abitur (German school leaver`s examination for university entrance) or equivalent in order to apply for teaching degree programmes leading to a state examination (NO university of applied science entrance qualification). More on this...
- Several subjects of the various teaching degree programmes require subject-specific prerequisites such as
- Aptitude tests (More on this...) or
- Language requirements (More on this...).
- All teacher-training students must provide evidence of an orientation placement of at least four weeks' duration. This is intended as an opportunity to gain an insight into their future careers. Students should complete their orientation placement before starting their degree programme and must have done so at the latest before starting their school-based studies during the lecture-free period. More on this...
- Application limited internally only winter semester
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Application for admission and registration
- The intake capacity is limited.
- Applications must be received by the JLU Student Secretariat by July 31. More on this...
Please note that the deadline for courses of study that are not limited can be extended. The deadline extensions will be published in the application portal.
- Special regulations apply to foreign applicants or those who gained their university-entrance qualifications abroad. Read more...
- The intake capacity is limited.
- First State Examination and Teaching Practice
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First State Examination and Teaching Practice / Working as a trainee teacher
- The teaching degree progamme ends with the first state examination. More on this…
- After the first state examination, students undertake the second phase of school-based study, known in German as 'Vorbereitungsdienst', 'Referendariat' or 'Ref'. More on this...
Further Information
- Information brochure Teaching Degrees
- Overview in German
- Infopool
- Further information material. PDF files (presentations, etc.) are available in German only.
- Links
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Information from JLU
- Study and examination regulations with appendices, e.g. module plans and module descriptions
- Placements and School-Based Study
- First state teaching examination
- Teaching Practice / Working as a Trainee Teacher
- Additional Qualifications
Links
- ZfL - the Centre for Teacher Training, Examinations Office for modularised intermediate and module exams
- the Institute for Teacher Training and Further Education, Examinations Office. (Landesschulamt)
"Consulting and Information" in Teaching Degree programmes - "Compatibility of family and courses of study"
Orientation and self-examination when deciding what to study
- 'Career Counselling for Teachers' - advice from teachers (including self-evaluation aids for future teacher-training students)
- Fit to Teach - self-examination for people interested in a teaching career
- German Education Server
- Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (click on 'Lehrer/-innen', then 'Einstellung von Lehrern', then 'Lehrerbedarf - Prognosen' for a general outline in German of employment chances.
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Contact
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- ZfL- Centre for Teacher Training
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Centre for Teacher Training (ZfL)
- Examinations Office
- School-Based Study
Office hours and a list of the advisors can be found on the website of the Centre for Teacher Training (ZfL).
- Central Study Advisor
- Wiebke Blumenthal, M.A.
- Beate Caputa-Wießner
- Central Student Services
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- Students office →
(for formal matters like matriculation) - Central student advisory office
(advice for students & prospective students) - Hotline Call Justus
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(for international students)
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