What you can expect in our master's program

The master's degree program in Engineering Pedagogics at KIT builds on the bachelor's degree program of the same name. You keep your technical major and your minor subject (second teaching subject) and build on the vocational education of the bachelor's degree program. The standard period of study is 4 semesters and you earn 120 ECTS credits. Your master's degree in Engineering Pedagogics qualifies you for preparatory service for the higher teaching profession at vocational schools at vocational schools in Baden-Württemberg.

In the master's in Engineering Pedagogic, you will focus on vocational education and your second teaching subject. In your main technical subject of metal technology, electrical engineering and information technology or civil engineering, you will only complete a few courses, but you can choose a specialization. You can find more information in the module handbook. You will also complete a vocational education internship or school internship and an industrial internship.

You will continue or choose your second teaching subject:

• Physics
• Economics and Business Administration
• Sports
• Mathematics or
• History with Social Studies

If your main subject is metal technology, you can choose a further specialization as a second subject.

Program structure

Internship

The degree program includes two mandatory internships of six weeks each, a school internship / vocational education internship and a company internship. In total, you will complete twelve weeks of internship, preferably during the semester break. You can find more information in the module handbook. It is recommended that you divide the school internship into two phases of 3 weeks each.

You can also complete a voluntary internship during your studies. If it serves your study objectives and takes up at least half of the lecture period, you can apply for a semester off (leave of absence). Such an internship offers you valuable experience outside the university and can make it easier for you to start your career later on.

Make your studies international

You have various options for integrating a stay abroad into your master's degree course. For example, you can study at a foreign university of your choice for one or two semesters via Erasmus+ or as a freemover. You can also do an internship abroad. In addition, selective mobility is possible via Eucor - The European Campus: KIT students can flexibly attend individual courses in addition to courses at KIT or study full-time for an entire semester or year at an Eucor partner university.

The EPICUR University Alliance also offers low-threshold international experience via a virtual campus, sometimes on site or in blended learning.

Further information can be obtained from the contact persons responsible for stays abroad at the KIT Departemtn or at the International Students Office.

Master's thesis

At the end of your studies, you will complete your master's thesis (20 CP), an academic paper that allows you to apply and deepen the knowledge and skills you have acquired. It deals with a specific topic from your field of study and requires independent research, analysis and the preparation of a written paper. The master's thesis takes 6 months to complete. You can start it as soon as you have achieved 70 CP. Upon request, the master's thesis can also be completed in a company or at another KIT Department. The master's thesis also includes a presentation of your results.

Your master's degree in Engineering Pedagogics qualifies you for the preparatory service for the higher teaching profession at vocational schools (Referendariat) at vocational schools in Baden-Württemberg. The preparatory service lasts 18 months and concludes with a state examination (2nd state examination). Before entering the preparatory service, you must provide evidence of a longer professional internship. Vocational training or employment prior to your studies can be taken into account. After the state examination, there are very good employment opportunities for teachers, especially in metal and electrical engineering, both at vocational schools and at vocational colleges, master schools and technical high schools.

In addition to teaching, there are a wide range of opportunities for you in the field of in-company training and further education and in extracurricular educational institutions. You can also work in specialist journalism or public relations as well as in sales of technical products and systems.

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Engineering Pedagogics are based on the current admission regulations:

• bachelor's degree
  a bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in Engineering Pedagogics or a degree program with essentially the same content, in particular also purely engineering degree programs that correspond to the chosen professional specialization of the master's degree program in Engineering Pedagogics, at a university, university of applied sciences or university of cooperative education or at a foreign university with a standard period of study of at least three years and a minimum number of 180 credit points (ECTS)
  
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements in the following areas
  • educational sciences, in particular vocational education, didactics, work analysis, planning of vocational education, school and/or vocational education practice amounting to at least 23 credit points
    
  • civil engineering, electrical engineering or metal engineering (or corresponding engineering science) amounting to 98 credit points
    • metal technology: materials science to the extent of 9 CP, technical mechanics to the extent of 11 CP, machine design to the extent of 7 CP, technical thermodynamics and heat transfer to the extent of 6 CP, fluid mechanics to the extent of 7 CP, production engineering to the extent of 3 CP
      
    • civil engineering: minimum achievements from one of the three areas of finishing engineering, structural engineering or civil engineering amounting to 6 CP
      
  • second subject or specialization in metal technology worth 10 credit points
    • sport: proof of successful completion of the sports entrance examination, basic training science worth 3 CP, introduction to sports science worth 3 CP, scientific work worth 2 CP
      
  Important: if minimum achievements amounting to a maximum of 33 credit points are missing, admission can be granted on condition that these achievements are made up before registering for the master's thesis.
  
• internship
  a six-week internship or full-time professional activity in a field related to the professional specialization, including internships completed during the bachelor's degree program
  

Language requirements and certificates

For the master's degree progran in Engineering Pedagogics, you need sufficient knowledge of the German language. Your German language skills must correspond to at least level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Important: you must provide proof of the required language skills regardless of your citizenship and by the end of the enrollment period at the latest, but preferably at the time of application.

In what form do I have to provide the language certificates? Please read the following chapters on this website carefully. If you have any further questions, please contact

• Students Office if you are applying as a German, German national or a person with German equivalent status
• the International Students Office if you are a non-EU national

Proof of sufficient German language skills

As proof of your German language skills, your higher education or master's entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, university degree or a professional qualification that entitles you to study) is sufficient if you have acquired it at a German-speaking institution with German as the language of instruction.

In concrete terms, this means that you do not have to submit additional proof of German if you

• have obtained your Abitur at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad,
• are a graduate of a bilingual secondary school in Germany or abroad and have passed a bilingual German examination, such as the AbiBac or the Gemischtsprachiges International Baccalaureat (GIB) or
• you graduated from a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country regarding the recognition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany.

A complete list of foreign school-leaving qualifications and language certificates that are recognized as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the website of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Laender (KMK) in the Federal Republic of Germany.

If you have already completed a German-language degree at a German university, this can also count as proof of German language proficiency - but only if the diploma supplement, transcript of records or degree certificate clearly states that German was the sole language of instruction and examination.

If, on the other hand, you did not obtain your higher education or master's entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution with German as the language of instruction, you must provide proof of German language proficiency at least at DSH-2 level. This corresponds to CEFR level C1.

Only the following certificates are accepted in accordance with the KIT admission and enrollment regulations:

• passed German section of the Feststellungspruefung (assessment test)
• passed German language test for university admission (DSH) with overall result DSH-2
• passed Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) with level 4 in all four parts of the exam
• German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs - second level (DSD II)
• Goethe certificate C1 or higher
• passed telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule exam
• Austrian Language Diploma C1 or higher

Note: The above-mentioned tests are accepted as proof of language proficiency for an unlimited period of time, even if the provider specifies an expiration date.

What if I cannot provide suitable C1 proof of German at the time of application?

If you are unable to provide any of the C1 certificates listed above for your German language skills by the application deadline, admission is still possible if you can present a provisional document proving that you have at least B2 language level. Proof of B2 level only includes

• passed German language test for university admission (DSH) with an overall result of DSH-1
  
• passed Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) with level 3 in all four parts of the exam
  
• passed telc German B2 exam

But please don't forget: you still have to submit the C1 certificate by the end of your enrollment period at the latest, which is stated in your admission letter.

Therefore, check early on whether you can provide the necessary language certificates by the deadline and, if necessary, plan to take a recognized language test.

In justified cases, you can apply for an extension of the enrollment deadline to provide proof of your language skills, but this extensvion can only be granted up to the day before the start of the lecture period. Please contact the Student Office or the International Students Office - depending on who is named as your point of contact in your letter of admission.

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• KIT-Fakultät für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Institut für Berufspädagogik und Allgemeine Pädagogik
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