Study Teacher Training – Vocational Schools (State Examination) ✔ TU Dresden

Planned changes

Amendments to the degree program are planned for the 2023/24 winter semester. Starting then, it will include the teacher training subjects of Biology and Automotive Engineering. The teacher training subject of Laboratory and Process Technology will be renamed Chemistry Technology.

Important information

Please note that not all information is translated. Please refer to the german version for complete information.

Courses

1. Subject Area

Chemical Engeneering
Color Technology, Interior Design and Surface Technology
Construction Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Food and Nutritional Science and Domestic Science
Health and Nursing Care (NC selection procedure)
Metals and Machine Technology
Social Pedagogics (NC selection procedure)
Wood Technology

2. Further Subject Area

Automotive Engineering
Biology (NC selection procedure)
Catholic Religion
Chemical Engeneering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
English (Aptitude assessment procedure)
Ethics / Philosophy
Food and Nutritional Science and Domestic Science
French (Aptitude assessment procedure)
German
History
Italian
Mathematics
Metals and Machine Technology
Physics
Protestant Religion
Russian
Social Pedagogics (NC selection procedure)
Social Studies / Legal Instruction / Economics

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the degree program, applicants must have completed a general university entrance qualification (Abitur) or a comparable university entrance qualification.

NC (numerus clausus) selection procedure

General information about the selection process for degree programs with restricted admission as well as the threshold values for previous admission cycles can be found here.
A summary in English of the selection process for degree programs with restricted admission can be found here.

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification are kindly advised to read the requirements for German-language courses.

Information regarding Studienkolleg

Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification that does not grant them direct access to university education in Germany pursuant to the qualification comparability regulations of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs must attend a Preparatory College (Studienkolleg) prior to studying. You can acquire the subject-specific university entrance qualification here. Further information can be found on the website of the Preparatory College (Studienkolleg).
This degree program relates to the following specialized course at the Studienkolleg:
depending on study programme

Notes on the application process

For applications for joint degree programs where at least one subject has restricted admission requirements, the application deadline for restricted admission degree programs applies.

The required language skills apply regardless of the choice of subject. Certain subjects may have their own discipline-specific admission requirements.

General information about the degree program

The primary goal of the programme is to provide students with the qualifications for a degree in teaching, which is required for teaching at state schools. The course of studies expands on knowledge and understanding of subjects studied as well as of the connection between vocational education and psychology, i.e., about 55% of the curriculum are devoted to two specific disciplines relevant to secondary technical/vocational schools (e.g., an (applied) engineering or social science discipline such as metals and machine technology or health and nursing studies, mathematics, English, German, other Languages or humanities and sciences disciplines), about 45% of the curriculum is devoted to didactics, curriculum and instruction, teaching practice in schools, educational psychology and learning sciences.
The goal is to impart in-depth knowledge of the areas teaching, education, assessment and innovation. Graduates possess instrumental and systemic competences in order to make use of their knowledge in new and non-familiar situations related to the subjects studied and to integrate knowledge and deal with complexities. The course of studies also qualifies for occupational areas related to the branch of study as well as educational and scientific vocational pedagogics.
During their studies students learn how to deal with questions arising in the social sciences and how to make use of appropriate empirical research methods. Additionally, complex connections of the design, the development, the implementation and the management of didactic media/materials in vocational education are taught.
Opportunities for individual specialisation are given by choosing courses from the compulsory optional areas Communication Processes, Theories and Methods of Vocational Education Thinking, Quality Management Systems and Media Research and Vocational Education (cf. “Zeugnis über Modulprüfungen” for subjects). The programme concludes with the “Erste Staatsprüfung”.

Study contents

This information is not translated. Please refer to the german version.

Study documents

The official announcements of TU Dresden include all published regulations . Please use the search bar to find the document you need: Official proclamation

The regulations are also available on each institution’s website.