Master of Arts in Higher Education
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The consecutive Master's degree in Higher Education is aimed at university lecturers who already have a first degree (equivalent to at least 240 ECTS) and would like to obtain further qualifications in questions of university didactics at university level.
The Higher Education (MA) course imparts research-oriented advanced knowledge, skills and methods of university didactics for work areas in university teaching, in scientific further education as well as in training and further education institutions that pursue scientific educational goals. In addition to general didactic theories and findings, those of teaching and learning research, science research, university research and media education research are part of the course, as well as comprehensive scientific project studies.
The target group is primarily teaching scientists, but also people who are or will be active in the planning, organization, development, evaluation or reform of university teaching and want to deal with university teaching at an academic level.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The consecutive Master's degree in Higher Education is aimed at university lecturers who already have a first degree (equivalent to at least 240 ECTS) and would like to obtain further qualifications in questions of university didactics at university level.
The Higher Education (MA) course imparts research-oriented advanced knowledge, skills and methods of university didactics for work areas in university teaching, in scientific further education as well as in training and further education institutions that pursue scientific educational goals. In addition to general didactic theories and findings, those of teaching and learning research, science research, university research and media education research are part of the course, as well as comprehensive scientific project studies.
The target group is primarily teaching scientists, but also people who are or will be active in the planning, organization, development, evaluation or reform of university teaching and want to deal with university teaching at an academic level.
Admission Requirements
- A university degree of at least 240 LP in a degree with a major in education, psychology, the humanities or social sciences or in an equivalent degree or
- a first professional university degree of at least 240 CP in a pedagogical, psychological or sociological course or
- a university degree of at least 240 CP in a degree program with a minor in educational science, educational science or subject didactics of at least 30 CP or
- a university degree of at least 240 CP in one course and a university didactic certificate with at least 100 work units.
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