Teacher training
Primary schools with
integrated support pedagogy
Short info about the course of study
| Standard period of study | Start of studies |
| 6 semesters | Winter semester |
Authorisation procedure
The degree program is admission-free, you can enroll directly without an application. The learning area Physical education Admission is restricted. For the compartments art, music and sport an aptitude test is required.
Enrolment deadline
29.07.2024 – 30.08.2024
Extension until 11.10.2024
For the subject of non-fiction:
Application phase
03.06.-15.07.2024
completion
Depending on the subject combination, a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science is awarded.
Further information about the degree programme
Possible combinations of subjects
Language of instruction
German, possibly foreign language teaching subject: English
The course of study
The teacher training programme consists of a 6-semester Bachelor’s programme and a 4-semester Master’s programme, irrespective of the teacher training programme chosen. The University of Siegen offers an undergraduate teaching degree, i.e. it comes to a close interlinking of the subject-related studies with subject-didactic and educational science content from the beginning of the bachelor's degree. In addition to the subject-specific didactics relevant for subject-specific teaching, the requirements of subject-specific teaching can be better met by means of subject-specific teaching didactics. At the University of Siegen, a further qualification in the field of special educational support is possible for teaching at primary schools with a 2-semester postgraduate master's degree.
5 reasons for your primary school teacher training with integrated special education in Siegen
✓ individual support through advisory and support services
✓ Double qualification possible: Primary school + special education
✓ better study in the Primary School Learning Workshop OASE
Career prospects
The teacher training programme in Siegen imparts practical pedagogical and professional skills that require the demanding and responsible task of professionally preparing children and young people for social participation and the world of work. From consulting and management functions to tasks in school supervision and school management, there are opportunities to further qualify myself in the professional field of teachers. There is also the option of further scientific qualification.
This is what Kira says about her course of study:
‘Special places at the University of Siegen are the many subject-specific and
cross-school learning workshops.’;
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Since the winter semester 2023/24, I have been studying teaching at primary schools with integrated special education at the University of Siegen. The course consists of basic mathematical education, basic linguistic education, a third subject of your choice and educational sciences with integrated support pedagogy. My choice fell on non-fiction as a third subject, as this already inspired me during my own elementary school time and I find the diverse content both in the studies and their later implementation in the lessons as very exciting. The University of Siegen offers the special opportunity to obtain two double-qualifying master's degrees.
After references to the funding priorities ‘Emotional and Social Development’ and ‘Learning’ are already established during the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, these can then (optionally) be further deepened in the two-semester postgraduate master’s programme ‘Teaching for Special Educational Support’. In addition, there is the possibility to expand your profile through an additional certificate program in the field of sports education and training or in the field of gender studies.
A special place at the University of Siegen are the many subject-specific and cross-school learning workshops. There you will not only find a place to learn, but also contact persons who can help you with your questions about your studies. During the lecture period, there are always events to make new contacts. The offer is supplemented by excursions, lectures and workshops to look beyond the horizon of teacher training studies. Due to the manageable size of the university, the small seminar sizes and the good supervision by the lecturers, you too are sure to quickly settle into Siegen.
The city and the University of Siegen offer a wide range of leisure activities: a relaxing afternoon in the castle park, nature and leisure sports in and around the greenest city in Germany, a relaxing evening in the upper city, a film evening at the student cinema “Panoptikum” or the varied courses of university sports, where there is something for everyone.
See you in Siegen.
Admission requirements
- General university entrance qualification
- or under certain conditions a subject-related university entrance qualification
(Please check with us in advance to see if your degree is recognized.) - or under certain conditions a professional qualification
(Please check with us in advance if your professional qualification is recognised.) - For the subjects of music, art and sport, an appropriate Fitness check to be deposited.
Study structure
The teacher training programme consists of a 6-semester Bachelor's and a 4-semester Master's programme, regardless of the chosen teacher training programme.
The study program for the teaching profession at primary schools consists of the following elements:
- Educational sciences
- German for Students with a History of Immigration (DSSZ)
- Learning area I: Basic language education
- Learning Area II: Mathematical basic education
- Learning Area III or Subject
- In-depth study of one of the learning areas or the teaching subject
- Aptitude and orientation internship in the bachelor's program
- Vocational field internship in the bachelor's program
- Practical semester in the master's program
- Bachelor thesis
- Master's thesis
*2. Master optionally for students of primary school with integrated special education as well as primary, secondary, secondary and comprehensive schools with integrated special education in the educational sciences.
The possible combinations of subjects you can find here.
Advice and contact
Make an appointment now at:
info.studienberatung@zsb.uni-siegen.de
or by phone at: 0271 740-2712
(Mon – Thu: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. / Fri: 9 a.m. – 12 noon)
Advice on teacher training courses by the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research
Student Student Advisory Service of the Lernwerkstatt Lehrer*innenbildung
Master programmes
At the University of Siegen, it is possible to obtain two full-fledged (i.e. double-qualifying) master's degrees:
- teaching in primary schools and
- Teacher Training for Special Needs Education
Based on a 10-semester course of study Teacher training at primary schools with integrated support pedagogy (6 semesters Bachelor and 4 semesters Master), in which courses with a content-related connection to the funding priorities "Emotional and Social Development" and "Learning" are already studied, the subsequent 2-semester Master "Teaching for Special Educational Support" enables the additional acquisition of the teaching qualification for Special Education with the funding priorities "Learning" and "Emotional and Social Development". An important goal of this course of study is the intensive preparation of prospective teachers for dealing with pupils with behavioural problems and learning impairments in inclusive learning groups and at special education schools.
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