Education Studies

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Education Studies

Education Studies

Degree

Combined bachelor, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), please refer to the ‘Bachelor’s and master’s courses at the HU’ FAQ.

This course is not suitable for those wishing to enter the teaching profession. If you wish to enter the teaching profession, please see ’Teacher training’.

Standard time for completing course

6 semesters

Start of study and Entry Restriction

Cf. course catalogue

Combinations and Course structure

Educational Sciences is offered as

Core subject: 120 credit points (CP*), with a second subject to be selected from the ‘Combined bachelor (not qualifying for the teaching profession)’ course catalogue
Secondary subject: 60 CP to a core subject from the ‘Combined bachelor (not qualifying for the teaching profession)’ course catalogue

^*One credit point (CP) equals a workload of 30 hours for preparation, follow-up and attendance at classes.

Course objectives

The B.A. in Education Studies focuses on the theoretical an empirical analysis of Education, Bildung and Learning in historical and contemporary contexts, also over the lifespan.

In ten modules, students aquire a broad and integrated knowledge of the scientific principles as well as a critical understanding of important topics, concepts, theories and methods in the field of Education Studies.

They gain thorough insights into the current state of the discipline and learn how to deal with both its scope and its limitations. Thus, students are able to reflect the basis, the effects and the challenges of the particular kind of knowledge generated in the discipline.

Philosophy and Theory of Education, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Comparative and International Education, History of Education, Adult Education/Continuing Education and Education across the Lifespan, Educational Women's and Gender studies and Educational Psychology are firmly anchored in the courses.

The program’s overarching perspectives include e.g. difference in educational settings, power and violence, social inequality, interculturality, transculturality and gender as well as other educationally current topics.

On this basis, students are capable of developing science-based positions and adequate problem solutions. They possess essential qualifications to enter various occupations in both pedagogic and non-pedagogic fields in the context of a modern knowledge-based society.

Successful completion of the program qualifies students for a broad range of occupations. These include education, teaching, consultancy and transfer as well as research, evaluation, conceptual and organizational work in all areas of the education system as well as in other educationally relevant contexts. Moreover, the program also enables students to pursue further academic qualifications.

Content of studies

The course and examination regulations with module descriptions, the course curriculum and other details are available at www.amb.hu-berlin.de, no. 37/2023 (PDF).

The best way to find detailed information about the exact course content is using the annotated university calendar. The Course Advisory Service is also available to help you.

Educational Sciences as Core Subject with 120 CP

Mandatory Modules (70 CP)

Mandatory elective modules (30 CP)

One of the modules BA EW 5.1 and 5.2 must be selected:

Modul BA EW 5.1: Institutions of Education Past and Present (Focus: Emergence and Institutionalization) (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 5.2: Institutions of Education Past and Present (Focus: Problems of Institutions) (10 CP)

One of the modules BA EW 7.1., 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 must be selected:

Modul BA EW 7.1: Philosophy and Theory of Education (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 7.2: Historical and Cultural Studies on Education (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 7.3: Adult and Continuing Education: Counselling in Learning, Work and Employment (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 7.4: Selected topics in Educational Psychology (10 CP)

One of the modules 9.1 and 9.2 must be selected:

Module BA EW 9.1: Internship – Conceptualizing, Implementing, and Evaluating Processes of Education, Counselling, and Teaching and Learning (10 CP)
Module BA EW 9.2: Internship – Educational Research, Planning and Organization (10 CP)

General elective modules (20 CP)

In addition to specialised study, Students acquire subject-specific, non-specialist and interdisciplinary key qualifications of 20 CP. The general elective modules can be chosen from the module catalogues of other subjects or central institutions (see: hu.berlin/agnes).

Educational Sciences as Second Subject with 60 CP

Mandatory Modules (40 CP)

Module BA EW 1: Basic Concepts, Theories and Research Approaches (10 CP)
Module BA EW 4: Education in World Society (10 CP)
Module BA EW 6: Education across the Lifespan with a Focus on Adult and Continuing Education (10 CP)
Module BA EW 8: Gender and Generation (10 CP)

Mandatory elective modules (20 CP)

One of the modules BA EW 5.1 and 5.2 must be selected:

One of the modules BA EW 7.1., 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 must be selected:

Students with Education Studies as second subject who intend to apply for the MA in Education Studies at Humboldt-Universität after finishing their BA are advised to complete the BA in Education Studies’ Module 2 – Empirical Research and Methodology I – as one of their core subject's interdisciplinary elective modules. The competences acquired in this module are part of the MA in Education Studies’ specific entrance requirements (see below).

General elective course offerings for Students coming from other courses of studies

Module BA EW 1: Basic Concepts, Theories and Research Approaches (10 CP)
Module BA EW 2: Empirical Research and Methodology I (10 CP)
Module BA EW 3: Empirical Research and Methodology II (10 CP)
Module BA EW 4: Education in World Society (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 5.1: Institutions of Education Past and Present (Focus: Emergence and Institutionalization) (10 CP)
Modul BA EW 5.2: Institutions of Education Past and Present (Focus: Problems of Institutions) (10 CP)
Module BA EW 6: Education across the Lifespan with a Focus on Adult and Continuing Education (10 CP)
Module BA EW 8: Gender and Generation (10 CP)
Module BA EW 11: Perspectives on Educational Science (10 CP)

Master’s course

After completing the BA in Education Studies you may apply for the MA in Education Studies at Humboldt-Universität (www.amb.hu-berlin.de no. 47/2023) or for the Master's Adult Education/Lifelong Learning (AMB no. 38/2023, correction AMB no. 11/2024). Information concerning this and other MA programs, including specific entrance requirements and contacts to the course advisor, are provided by the course catalogue.

Important addresses

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Education Studies: Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 7, 10099 Berlin, www.erziehungswissenschaften.hu-berlin.de/
Course Advisory Service and Classification and recognition of studies and qualifications: Dr. Denise Wilde, Tel. 030/2093-66964, room 1.26, studienfachberatung-ewi@hu-berlin.de, https://www.erziehungswissenschaften.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/beratung/fachberatung/bama
Applications: How to apply, Information for prospective international students
Links to job market: Federal Employment Office Berufenet, careers information centre, Hochschulteam calendar of events

Version: March 2024
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