Educational Science: Adult and Continuing Education, Extracurricular Education (M.A.)
Taught in German.
Degree |
| Master of Arts (MA) |
Duration of studies |
| 4 semesters - 120 credit points (cp) |
Accreditation |
| since 18 August 2008 |
Content |
| The consecutive Master's degree course Educational Science: Adult and Continuing Education, Extracurricular Education offers either a research-oriented further qualification for the field of extracurricular education of young people or personal further education. It fits onto the preceding Bachelor's degree course Adult and Continuing Education, Extracurricular Education (taught in German) in Giessen. Graduates of the course deepen their scientific-systematic problem awareness of the current state of modernisation and the developmental changes in the extracurricular youth education and further education. In the modules systematic perspectives are developed and work is done on the state and functioning of the field. In this way the graduates obtain the basics for leading and delegating tasks in public and private sectors of extracurricular youth education, further training as well as for research and development. |
Entrance requirements |
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For admission to the Master's degree course the successful completion of the Bachelor's course Extracurricular Education (JLU) or of a Bachelor's course in educational science (or equivalent academic qualification) of another university with recognized sections of studies involving extracurricular youth education or adult education/further education, with a size of at least totalling 24 cp (credit points), as well as a section of studies involving research methods, with a size of at least totalling 10 cp (credit points) is required.
During the application and admission procedure the Board of Examiners can recognize other courses as equivalent after individual assessment. This particularly applies to Bachelor's degree programmes in Social Sciences regarding the subject areas of "Sociology" or "Political Science" in conjuction with a proven and relevant three-year working experience (of at least 3000 hours) in the working fields of extracurricular education (adult and continuing education, political education and the like). In the course of the individual assesment the Board of Examiners can conduct entrance tests and decides upon their implementation and methods. The applicants will be invited to the test within two weeks. The test must be taken within six weeks after the application deadline in accordance with the matriculation policy of Hesse in its up-to-date version. |
Application and admission |
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Commencement of studies |
| Only possible in the winter semester. |
Composition of degree programme |
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The Master's degree programme in Educational Science with a focus on extracurricular education comprises five modules including the thesis module (80 CP in total) and the minor subject (40 CP).
In the core area of research methodology, the module "Research Methods in Educational Science" expands and deepens the knowledge already acquired in the Bachelor's degree programme in the area of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The module "Research-oriented internship" offers a comprehensive project in the field of educational science application, development and research as well as an individualised supervision offer of the subject. Minor subjectsThe minor subject can be studied at Master's or Bachelor's level. Minor subjects at Master's level require a certain amount of work from the Bachelor's degree programme in this subject. Please note that language requirements or an aptitude test must be passed for some minor subjects. Information on the minor subjects can be found in the list of minor subjects in the special regulations. Minor subjects from Master's programmes
Minor subjects from Bachelor's degree programmes
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Further information |
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Subject Advisor |
| Prof. Dr. Christine Wiezorek Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften Karl-Glöckner-Str. 21, building B, room 15 35390 Giessen Phone: 0641 99-24080 |
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