24 monthsProgramme duration
3,000 EURTuition Fee/year
31 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Oct, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course of studies enables students to further their specialised education in Jewish religion, history, and culture from antiquity to present-day streams and living worlds, and at the same time to prepare themselves for the teaching degree with didactic and pedagogical skills in independent modules and in a school placement. The Master of Education, teaching degree for Gymnasium secondary schools, requires a B.A. degree with 50% Jewish Studies with teaching degree option (or equivalent degrees).
The M.Ed. Jewish religious education, teaching degree at Gymnasium secondary schools, comprises the subject of Jewish religious education with its specialised didactics, another area of theory and methodology with its specialised didactics, education studies, the Master’s thesis as well as the school placement. It prepares students for the teaching degree for Jewish religious education at Gymnasium secondary schools.
Students can choose their other subject freely. Other subjects and education studies are offered and performed within the framework of degree programme-related university cooperations in accordance with the corresponding examination rules and regulations of the respective university.
The subject of Jewish religious education, teaching degree at Gymnasium secondary schools, can also be studied as a supplementary subject with 120 or 90 credit points (see there).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Ethnicity, Gender and Diversity
Degree
MEd
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course of studies enables students to further their specialised education in Jewish religion, history, and culture from antiquity to present-day streams and living worlds, and at the same time to prepare themselves for the teaching degree with didactic and pedagogical skills in independent modules and in a school placement. The Master of Education, teaching degree for Gymnasium secondary schools, requires a B.A. degree with 50% Jewish Studies with teaching degree option (or equivalent degrees).
The M.Ed. Jewish religious education, teaching degree at Gymnasium secondary schools, comprises the subject of Jewish religious education with its specialised didactics, another area of theory and methodology with its specialised didactics, education studies, the Master’s thesis as well as the school placement. It prepares students for the teaching degree for Jewish religious education at Gymnasium secondary schools.
Students can choose their other subject freely. Other subjects and education studies are offered and performed within the framework of degree programme-related university cooperations in accordance with the corresponding examination rules and regulations of the respective university.
The subject of Jewish religious education, teaching degree at Gymnasium secondary schools, can also be studied as a supplementary subject with 120 or 90 credit points (see there).
Admission Requirements
- proof of the Bachelor's degree in two subjects relevant to teaching (50% Bachelor's degree each)
- the proof that the study in the teaching profession-related Bachelor's degree programme, in addition to the two subject sciences, also includes parts of the respective subject didactics, educational sciences (at least 8 credit points) as well as practical school studies (internal applicants from the University of Heidelberg: BOP1; external applicants: Orientation internship (usually 3 weeks) includes
- proof of participation in the online self-assessment (OSA) of the HSE
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