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- Degree
- Master of Education
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Paderborn
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
History (Teaching Degree)
Target group
Bachelor graduates with a first professionally qualifying university degree that covers the same subjects as the intended Master's course as well as teaching qualification-specific components (education sciences, aptitude and orientation practical, work placement)
Annotation
Building on the Bachelor of Education in History, the Master’s programme deepens students’ subject-specific knowledge and teaching skills. Students learn to use methods and working techniques of the subject increasingly independently, acquire the ability to conduct independent research and learn how to translate historical content into concrete history lessons while taking into account students’ varying previous experience and achievements.
Admission requirements
Further details are governed by the admission regulations as well as examination regulations.
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Information at the International Office
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Information at the International Office
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Information at the International Office
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Information at the International Office
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 21.09.2026
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2026 - 21.09.2026
For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German