Pedagogy, B.A.
Pedagogy does not only take place in kindergarten and school, and educators do not only work with children and young people. They offer support for learning processes in all areas of life and promote the education and development of people of all ages. There are a number of possible subdivisions: vocational, elementary, leisure, cultural, art, moral, music, organisational, religious, school, social, sports and business education, intercultural pedagogy, adult education, etc.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| 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 | €82 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 →What you study
The study of pedagogy in Erlangen offers above all a scientific introduction to general pedagogical questions. The main aim here is to learn pedagogical ways of thinking and research methods. During their studies, students learn, among other things, about the pedagogical principles and historical developments of the subject as well as about pedagogical subject areas and fields of work. This opens up the possibility of systematically recording pedagogical questions and developing solutions for them. The compulsory internship is about independently applying pedagogical practical knowledge.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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As a degree that qualifies you for a job, the course imparts skills that qualify you for the following fields of activity, among others:
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Organizational Pedagogy
- Educational management in the field of further education
- In-company training and further education in the personnel and organizational development of companies
- In general and vocational adult education as lecturers at state or private educational institutions (e.g. adult education centres, educational institutions)
- In educational research (after the Master's degree)
Cultural Education
- In extracurricular youth education
- In cultural educational institutions (e.g. cultural centers), in art and cultural institutions (e.g. museums)
- In associations
- In counseling facilities
Special Notes:
- A pedagogy degree is not a degree that qualifies you for the teaching profession
- One should have at least a basic interest in educational, social and labor market policy contexts
- In the pedagogy course, psychological content only accounts for a rather small proportion of the entire course
- By the time you complete your bachelor's degree, you must have completed an internship of six weeks, further internships are recommended
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.