Childhood Educationpart time degree programmes for professionals, dual system, including practical semester
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 7 semesters
- Location
- Köln
- Deadlines
- 21 days left (Germans and inhabitants)
- 21 days left (EU)
- 21 days left (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Children's Education
Focus
History and Theory of Childhood Education, Methods of Childhood Pedagogy, Child Protection, Youth Welfare and Crisis Prevention, Introduction to Consulting Concepts, Primary School Teaching, Education for Sustainable Development, Aesthetic Education, Identity and Resilience, Diversity, Inclusion and Interculturalism, Fundamentals in Law and Economics, Professionalisation and Professional Ethics
Annotation
Join us on our quest to ensure fulfilling childhoods You know how important the first years of life are for the development of strong, free and social personalities. And you want to be there for young people during this time. We know how to optimally prepare you for your responsible and fulfilling task. With us, you will acquire all the skills you need to represent the interests of children from birth to the age of 14. How can you awaken and promote their interests? Meet their individual needs? Ensure a non-violent, open-minded and stimulating learning and living environment? Working with you, we will develop answers to questions such as these in a career-integrated degree programme or degree programme with vocational and academic elements. The degree course is online and face-to-face and adapts to your life situation with flexible hours, regardless of location. You will complete the programme as a "state-recognised childhood educator".
Admission requirements
For the career-integrated option, you must complete at least 800 practical hours in the field of Childhood Pedagogy during the degree course in order to be awarded state recognition as a childhood educator upon graduation.
Lecture period
- 01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
- 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026
Tuition fees
Fee model I: EUR 410 per month (Duration: 42 months) Fee model II: EUR 330 per month (Duration: 54 months) Fee model III: one-off (total fee: EUR 16,700)
Languages of instruction
Main language
German