Early Education (career-integrated combined degree course)part time degree programmes for professionals, part time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 5 semesters
- Location
- Soest
- Deadlines
- February 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
- February 2026 (EU)
- January 2026 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Educational Research
- Pedagogy, Educational Science
- Educational Sciences
Focus
Pedagogy, Educational Science, Educational Research, Management of children's day-care facilities, Media Education, Didactics, Counselling, Social Management, Educational Management, Research, Quality Management
Annotation
There is a 5-semester and a 6-semester version.
Admission requirements
6 semesters: Bachelor's degree programme comprising at least 180 ECTS credits in an early education-oriented degree course with an overall grade of at least 2.5 or an overall grade of at least 2.7 and a Bachelor's thesis with a grade better than 2.0. 5 semesters: conditions as for 6 semesters, provided that a Bachelor's degree course comprising at least 210 ECTS credits or a Diploma degree course has been completed.
Lecture period
- 22.09.2025 - 06.02.2026
- 07.04.2026 - 18.07.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.03.2026 - 15.07.2026
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.05.2026 - 31.08.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.05.2026 - 31.08.2026
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.11.2025 - 15.01.2026
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2025 - 28.02.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2025 - 28.02.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Languages of instruction
Main language
German