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Degree
Bachelor's Teaching Qualification for Special Education
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Paderborn

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Special Pedagogy, Inclusive Pedagogy (Teaching Degree)

Annotation

As part of the Teaching Qualification for Special Needs Education, students select two out of three possible support focus areas: Emotional and Social Development, Learning, Language. In addition, there is a choice between the learning area Basic Education in Language and the learning area Basic Education in Mathematics. Students also study an additional teaching subject.
Educational sciences are an integral part of the degree programme.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Only those who have a higher education entrance qualification (general or relevant subject-specific)
1.\tHave a certificate of a higher education entrance qualification (general or relevant subject area related) or a certificate recognised as equivalent by law or the competent state authority, or meet the requirements for applicants considered to be qualified by vocational education and training,
2.\tproof of knowledge of two foreign languages, usually through the university entrance qualification. Applicants with a first language other than English who have gained the qualification for admission to higher education in German must only provide proof of knowledge of one additional language. Additional regulations may result from the respective special regulations for the study of teaching subjects. Proof of foreign language knowledge must be submitted by admission to the Bachelor's dissertation.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.03. - 15.04.2026.

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Information at the International Office
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    For undecided prospective students interested in studying for subjects without admission restrictions, the University of Paderborn is offering a deadline extension for submitting their application, starting on 22.09. - 15.10.2026.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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