Teaching Education Degree Program in Informatics at a Glance

In cooperation with the Center for Teacher Training (ZfL), we are offering you a degree program in informatics that rounds off with the state examination, qualifying you to work as a teacher at secondary schools upon its completion.

Degree:1st State Examination for Teaching Education (Secondary School Teaching)
Institution:School of Business Informatics and Mathematics
Regular study duration:10 semesters
Student status:Full-time student
Program start:Winter semester, beginning of September
Study prerequisites:University entrance qualifications:
  • general university entrance qualifications (Abitur)
  • relevant subject-specific qualifications
  • foreign qualifications (recognized by the state authority as equivalent)
Teaching semester:Teaching semester is as a general rule organized in block for. It commences with the start of the school year and lasts for 13 weeks i.e. until Christmas holidays. The best time to do a teaching semester would be after the completion of fundamental courses, usually after the 3rd or 4th semester. Further information can be found at http://www.praxissemester.kultus-bw.de/
Admission:No restrictions.
Application:Online at www.bewerbung.uni-mannheim.de from May 15th until July 15th
Inquiries about application and admission process:Admission Office
L1, 1
Room 157 (Entrance B)
68161 Mannheim
Language of instruction:German/English
Semester abroad:Not compulsory
Foreign language      competencies:Courses in this degree program may be held in English. Course assignments and exams may also be organized in English. Information whether this may be the case will be at the latest announced before the beginning of respective courses.