Special Education University of Giessen
- Degree
- Teaching Qualification for Special Education
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 9 semesters
- Location
- Gießen
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Special Pedagogy, Inclusive Pedagogy (Teaching Degree)
Focus
Disability disciplines (two to choose):, Pedagogy for Behavioural-Disturbed persons, Educational Aids, Learning aids, Speech-orthopedagogy
Annotation
The Teaching Qualification for Special needs Education (L5) entitles holders to teach at special schools, however the teaching qualification also relates to teaching at primary schools and the subject studied for teaching at intermediate and German intermediate schools. Modular degree course (completion with the State Examination for the Teaching Qualification for Special Education).
Admission requirements
Requirement for admission to the Teaching Qualification with the degree 'First State Examination' is the general higher education entrance qualification (school leaving qualification) or equivalent accredited qualification (NOT entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences).
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 12.02.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbauDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbauDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
in accordance with the letter of acceptance
Languages of instruction
Main language
German