Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Research, M.Sc.
Cognitive, motivational, emotional and instructional processes Teaching and learning with media Teacher professionalism and heterogeneity
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required German | B2 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.06 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €181.95 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Pedagogues and teachers at schools, universities, day-care centers and other educational institutions are called upon in their everyday life to identify teaching-learning-related problems, to evaluate them critically and to deal with them in a solution-oriented and ethical manner. For this they need up-to-date and reliable knowledge about the conditions, the results and the promotion of teaching-learning processes. The master’s course trains students to research teaching-learning processes in formal educational contexts and to generate the knowledge required in practice.
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The course is aimed equally at graduates of teacher training and bachelor’s courses with a close connection to empirical teaching and learning research (especially educational science, psychology, media and communication studies). It optimally prepares students for a scientific career in empirical teaching and learning research or a responsible position in educational practice.
What you study
The "Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Research" master’s degree is characterized by (a) a discursive-theoretical examination of various disciplinary perspectives (psychology, educational science, subject didactics, digital media education) and (b) extensive training in empirical research methods Teaching-learning research.
In so-called propaedeutics, students have the opportunity in the first semester to balance their different prior knowledge of empirical research methods or practical teaching and teaching skills. During the course of their studies, students specialize in two of the following four areas of specialization, in which they work on empirical research projects under intensive supervision.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Career prospects:
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- Schools
- Universities
- Day care centers
- Educational institutions
- Research
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €181.95 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Target group : Graduates of a teaching degree or a bachelor's degree with close reference to empirical teaching and learning research (especially educational science, psychology, pedagogy) Required previous knowledge: Theoretical-technical knowledge (e.g. teaching-learning theories, motivational theories, teaching and learning with digital media, teacher professionalism, heterogeneous learning requirements) Methodical and technical knowledge (e.g. data collection and evaluation, basics of diagnostics, statistical basics) Experience in teaching and teaching practice (e.g. school internships, tutoring, group leader activities) |
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| Language | German B2, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.06 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 01.06Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
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If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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The deadline is 01.06.2027 (230 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.