Teaching at Vocational Schools - Vocational Education Agriculture (Part 1)

Course of studies

Degree

Bachelor

Duration of study (semesters)

6

Language

Deutsch

Location

Weihenstephan, München, Garching

Description of course of studies

Teachers at vocational schools plan lessons and conduct teaching on the basis of theoretical knowledge as well as practical know-how. In Germany, the vocational education sector includes part-time and full-time vocational schools, specialized technical colleges, academies, institutions for supplementary vocational education, and senior technical schools. One of the biggest challenges facing teachers in this field is the fact that the student body is often heterogeneous in terms of learning skills, an aspect that requires as much consideration as the students' psychosocial needs. New developments, especially in technical fields, mean that the careers that students will go on to enter are in a state of constant change, thus affecting both teacher training and vocational school teaching. Vocational school teachers in Germany are usually senior civil servants, which entails additional administrative duties such as keeping student records or assuming responsibility for an individual class.

Curriculum (link)

http://www.edu.tum.de/fuer-studierende/berufliche-bildung/pruefungsordnungen/

Major fields of study

Agriculture can be taken in combination with Biology, Chemistry, German, English, Religious Education, Social Science, Sports. The major subject may also be combined with Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics, but an interview with TUM School of Education is necessary before choosing this combination.

Course of studies

Teaching at Vocational Schools - Vocational Education Agriculture (Part 1)

Internship

Internship

Industrial practical courses: 24 weeks in the vocational field, for the entrance into the period of instruction after conclusion of the study are 48 weeks to prove (teachings and professional activities are taken into account totally or partly). Alternatively: Possibility of the double qualification, i.e. professional training and study as unit. A part of the practical course - at least twelve weeks - is to be done before the admission of the study. Doing the practical course after admission of the study in the lecture-free time means a strong load for studying. School practical courses: 4 weeks block practical course in the chosen major subject (the orientation practical course is here integrated and does not have to be done not before beginning of the study); 4 weeks educational science block practical course in a vocational school with the chosen major subject; 3 weeks in the minor subject; one term study-accompanying practical course (1 morning per week) in the major subject.

Internship (Link)

http://www.edu.tum.de/fuer-studierende/berufliche-bildung/pruefungsordnungen/

Application and admission

Application

Online-application:http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html
Please note: Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification must apply to uni-assist for preliminary inspection documentation of their university entrance qualification before applying online.

Aptitude test

no

Start of course

Winter semester

Application Period

Winter semester: 15.05 - 15.07
Summer semester: 15.11 - 15.01 for higher semester only

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application documents

Application for admission (please staple on the left side from end-to-end and include the required documents), in case of submission of an application for an aptitude test always include a motivational letter or statement, university entrance diploma (certificate of qualification for university entrance in the form of a certified copy - or if necessary - a certified translation), curriculum vitae , a recent photograph
Attention! You will get a checklist of the required documents after completing the online application.

Application documents (International students)

Preliminary inspection documentation by Uni-assist, copy of a (foreign) school leaving certificate or examination which qualifies the applicant to study at an institution of higher education in Germany (="Abitur"), certified translation of the above document, in case of submission of an application for an aptitude test always include a motivational letter or statement, passport-size photograph, CV with details of previous study (which institutions of higher education attended, examinations passed, etc.), proof of previous study (i.e. copy of student ID), proof of german language proficiency
Attention! You will get a checklist of the required documents after completing the online application.

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/wissenswertes

Further information on admission procedure (link)

http://www.edu.tum.de/meldungen/newsdetails/?tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=41&cHash=6adf2878f059051c888a10c4d7d08fc2

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Academic couseling

General student counseling (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studienberatung/

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Examination regulations (Link)

http://www.edu.tum.de/fileadmin/tuedz01/www/Documents/2008-_83_FPSO_BA_BB_Agrarwirtsch_lesbare_Fassung_22.12.09_gueltige_Version.pdf

Examination information

Examination and academic issues will be handled by the secretary of examination board.

Further links

Website of course of studies (link)

http://www.edu.tum.de/fuer-studierende/berufliche-bildung/

Department website

http://www.edu.tum.de

Student´s representatives (link)

http://www.fs.edu.tum.de/

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.genderzentrum.tum.de/en/wir-ueber-uns/contacts-in-faculties/

Study abroad program coordinator

Univ. Prof. Dr. Doris Lewalter, TUM School of Education