Higher Teaching Qualification for Vocational Schools (Engineering Education)full time
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 3 semesters
- Location
- Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Deadlines
- January 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
- January 2026 (EU)
- January 2026 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Electrical Engineering (Teaching Degree)
Focus
Vocational training research, Vocational Education, Production Engineering or Energy and Automation Engineering, Physics, Technology, education and profession
Target group
University graduates with a Bachelor’s academic degree of Engineering in Engineering Education and other graduates of relevant subjects: Mechanical Engineering/Production and Manufacturing Engineering with a specialisation in Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Metal Construction Technology, or Electrical Engineering with a specialisation in Energy Engineering and Automation Technology.
Annotation
Professional specialisations: Manufacturing Engineering with second subject Energy and Automation Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering with second subject Physics, Energy and Automation Engineering with second subject Physics. The academic degree "MSc in Engineering Education" grants access to the teaching profession at vocational schools. Course of study jointly offered by the Schwäbisch Gmünd College of Education and the University of Aalen; Registration at the Schwäbisch Gmünd College of Education.
Lecture period
- 13.04.2025 - 24.07.2026
- 13.10.2025 - 31.01.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Important! For teacher training-related Master's degree programmes, other application deadlines apply. Summer semester: 12.11 - 30.11 Winter semester: 15 May to 31 May
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.06.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Important! Applications for admission to the BA programme for Teaching Qualification for Secondary Level I can be submitted until 15 September (Start of studies in the winter semester) or 15 March (Start of studies in summer semester).
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Important! For teacher training-related Master's degree programmes, other application deadlines apply. Summer semester: 12.11 - 30.11 Winter semester: 15 May to 31 May Enrolment as per acceptance letter.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German