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M. Ed. teacher training in special education

On this page, students of the Master's degree programme in Special Needs Education can find programme documents, information, deadlines, dates and news at a glance.

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The study and examination regulations govern the framework conditions of your Bachelor's degree programme in Primary Education. They include programme objectives and content, admission requirements, information on the scope and course of the programme.

The module handbook covers all modules of your degree programme.
You will find information, for example, on module content and scope, learning objectives and skills, associated courses and examinations as well as organisational matters (e.g. module type, duration, frequency of courses, contact persons).

The Centre for Practical School Studies (ZfS) supports you in the organisation and implementation of your internships in the Master's degree in Special Education:

  • Block placement (BP)
  • Professionalisation internship (PP)

Zentrum für Schulpraktische Studien
Tel.: +49 6221 477-196
schaller@ph-heidelberg.de
348 / Altbau

Information on the framework conditions for your thesis can be found in the study and examination regulations.

  • 28a/2025 | StPO M.Ed. Lehramt Sonderpädagogik - Lesefassung 8. ÄO (nA) (394 KB, PDF)

The Academic Examinations Office can provide you with organisational information about your thesis.

Once you have successfully passed your final examination, you can apply to the Academic Examination Office for your graduation documents:

  • Degree certificate
  • Certificate of your academic degree
  • final transcript of records (Transcript of Records)

Information on the final documents

If you are de-registered after completing your Bachelor's degree programme in Primary Education, you will be provided with certificates of your period of study via the CAMPUS portal:

  • Notice of de-registration (shows the reason for and effective date of de-registration)
  • Certificate of de-registration (shows your degree programme and periods of study)
  • Certificate of study periods for submission to the German Pension Insurance (according to form V0510 DRV)

Information on de-registration

You will graduate from the Master's degree programme in Special Education with a Master of Education (M. Ed.). This degree qualifies you, in particular, to enter the preparatory service in the field of special education. In addition, it is also possible to work in an educational field such as educational and family counselling, all-day school supervision or in educational centres.

If you would like to teach as a special education teacher , you must complete the 18-month preparatory service (Referendariat). Only after you have successfully completed the preparatory service can you work as a teacher in the state school service.

Once a year, the Student Orientation and Counselling Service (SOBS ) organises the information event "Ab ins REF!", at which contact persons from the offices involved will provide students studying for a Master's degree in Special Education with detailed advice on the preparatory service.

An academic career or doctorate is also possible after the Master of Education. The Graduate School of the PH Heidelberg will be happy to support you.

Dates and deadlines

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Do you have questions about a subject, study area or individual modules?
The student advisors will be happy to help you.

Subject counselling

Not happy with your choice of subject?
You can change your chosen second specialisation and subject once at the same time.

You can have university coursework and examinations recognised, as well as knowledge and skills that you have acquired outside of a degree course.

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