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Degree
Master of Education
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Mainz
Deadlines
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
September 2026 (EU)
September 2026 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Pedagogy (Teaching Degree)
  • Educational Sciences

Focus

Education Science, Psychology, Sociology

Target group

Students of Teacher Training courses

Annotation

The University of Mainz offers the Bachelor and Master of Education exclusively for Teaching Qualification (Grammar Schools).

If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted.

If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Proof of a teaching-related Bachelor’s degree (Bachelor of Education) in a relevant subject. Student applicants:with a degree that is not fully equivalent to the required Bachelor's degree, but equivalent to at least 140 credit points, may be admitted to the Master's degree course on the condition that the shortfall in pass/fail courses and graded courses are acquired subsequently by the end of the first academic year.
Sufficient proficiency in English.
Applicants must still have the examination entitlement for the subject of Education Science in the Master of Education course.

Lecture period

  • 13.04.2026 - 11.07.2026
  • 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2026 - 01.03.2027

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2026 - 01.09.2026

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German