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German Studies University of Hannover

Degree
Master of Education
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Hannover

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Pedagogy, Educational Science
  • German (Teaching Degree)
  • German Studies

Focus

Literary Theories, History of Literature, Genre-Specific Text Analysis, Project Work, Subject-specific didactics, Grammar, Language Change and Language History, Language Acquisition and Psychology of Language, Language in Society and Media, German as a Foreign, Second Language and Educational Language

Annotation

Please note the subject combination options and the admission regulations.
German can be studied as the third subject for the teaching qualification for special schools.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the course, applicants require a Bachelor's degree in both of the subjects for which they are applying with the key area 'Teaching Qualification for Grammar School-level'.

For more information on admission requirements (e.g. language proficiency), please refer to the admission regulations for this course at:
www.uni-hannover.de/zugangsordnung

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2026: Break from 10.06. to 14.06.25 (excursion week).
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 30.01.2027Break from 23.12.24 to 04.01.25

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027

Summer semester (2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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