The study and examination regulations (StPO) regulate the framework conditions of your degree programme. They include, among other things, study objectives, admission requirements, information on the scope and sequence of the programme.
The module handbook (MHB) covers all modules of your Master's degree programme in Educational Sciences.
You will find information, for example, on module content and scope, learning objectives and competencies, associated courses and examinations as well as organisational matters (e.g. module type, duration, frequency of courses, contact persons).
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The course schedule provides an overview of the courses you will attend in the respective semester.
You can find a complete overview of the courses at the PH Heidelberg in the
Course Catalogue (LSF)
The examination regulations for the Master's degree programme in Educational Sciences contain all information on the required examinations, including the final examination and examination procedures.
The dates of the module examinations (MoP) can be found in the overview of the current semester.
The Academic Examinations Office has all the information you need on organising, registering for and taking examinations as well as support options.
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You can download a current certificate of achievement from the CAMPUS portal. It shows you all the modules you have completed, credit points earned (ECTS) and grades. You can also manage your exam registrations via the CAMPUS portal and Stud.IP.
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To view module examinations, please refer to the regulations in your examination regulations for the Master's programme in Educational Sciences. As a rule, it is possible to inspect examinations within a certain period (1-2 months) after the examination results have been announced. You register by e-mail via the PH e-mail address, stating your degree programme, full name, module and examination date.
As part of the project semester (PM 3), which can be research-, development- or practice-related, you will be actively involved in a field of work or practice of your choice (e.g. educational institution, after-school care centre, day-care centre, facilities for the elderly, sponsoring association, residential facility for the disabled, university, research institute, technical college, educational policy institution, school administration, ministry, counselling institution) in Germany or abroad. The scope of this compulsory internship is (at least) 480 hours. This corresponds to a twelve-week full-time internship.
Confirmation of the completion of a compulsory internship within the degree programme or the scope of this can be obtained on request by sending an email to:
Additional internships can also be completed abroad . The International Office offers funding opportunities.
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The forms for organising internships (registration form, evaluation form, etc.) and further information can be found in the file folder"Internship - Documents" of the Stud.IP course: "MA BiWi - Information for Students"
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You can register your thesis as soon as you have achieved 60 ECTS. Two examiners must be appointed. Further information on the framework conditions for your thesis can be found in the study and examination regulations.
Please submit the application for admission to the thesis directly to the Examination Office by e-mail to
If you have any questions after submitting your application, please contact the Examinations Office directly. The Academic Examinations Office can provide you with organisational information about your thesis.
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Please addressany questions regarding content to your examiners.
After successfully passing your final examination in the Master's programme in Educational Sciences, you can apply for your graduation documents at the Academic Examination Office:
- 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 degree programme, 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 complete the Master's degree programme in Educational Science with the academic degree"Master of Arts (M. A.)".
The employment opportunities for graduates of this Master's degree programme are very high throughout Germany; this is confirmed by the 2015 graduate survey: around 85 per cent of graduates found employment directly afterwards.
Among other things, they are employed in project management (for example in extracurricular, pedagogical fields), in management and leadership positions at educational institutions or in company departments, or they have embarked on an academic career at universities or are teaching at vocational colleges.
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