Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences

Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Social Sciences is studied as a Minor Professional Discipline in combination with the Major Professional Discipline Agricultural Sciences in the Master of Education degree program for vocational schools.

The teaching degree for vocational schools combines a professional discipline with a school subject ¹and educational sciences. The practical semester is a key component of the degree program.

For further information, please refer to the website of the Major Professional Discipline Agricultural Sciences (MEd).

Possible lines of work:

Teaching at schools

Please find additional possible lines of work under the degree program Agricultural and Food Economics (MSc)².

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Admission restriction Open admission

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Examination regulations ⁵

Degree Master of Education

Program option Vocational School (Small Professional Specialisation)

Language of instruction German
English

Standard period of study 4 Semester

Start of program Winter semester
Summer semester

Admission requirements

Examination Regulations (German versions are legally binding)⁶

University degree (German or non-German) in a relevant discipline

German language proficiency (DSH level 3, CEFR level C2, as per DSH exam. regulations)⁷

Other language skills: Foreign language (modern language on CEFR level A2 or qualification in Latin/Greek)

Specific modules: 95 ECTS credits for subject knowledge/subject didactics modules in the major professional discipline (of which 6 ECTS credits for subject didactics) | 39 ECTS credits for the minor professional discipline | 24 ECTS credits for educational sciences (of which 3 ECTS credits for the topic of inclusion; aptitude and orientation internship as well as vocational internship) | Bachelor's thesis 7 ECTS credits

9 weeks internship, incl. 25 days at a school