Early Childhood Education and Care - Practice, Management, Research

SDL

Stendal

Degree
Bachelor of Arts

Study Type
First Cycle Programmes

Start of studies
The programme begins each winter semester.
Applicants with foreign certificates please apply till 31 May via uni-assist e.V..


Standard period of study
The standard period of study is 6 semesters.

Admission restriction
Restricted admission

Please note
The language of instruction is German.

Programme objectives

The course of studies is geared towards the acquisition of scientifically founded professional competence in childhood pedagogy work settings. Students are prepared for direct educational work with children from their arrival at a children’s day-care establishment up to the age when they leave. They are also trained for working with families, working in guidance roles, and in promoting networks in the social environment.

During the course of studies, leadership competencies are acquired, which equip students to take on demanding tasks in multidisciplinary teams. Students acquire comprehensive qualifications in the sphere of research, which enable them to provide academic backup to education practitioners.

The specialist knowledge acquired can be transferred to new practical lines of inquiry, so that developments in the discipline are applied in practice by children’s day-care establishments. In addition, students acquire the ability for reflective professional self-development.

Degree course content

The acquisition of knowledge on this degree course is interdisciplinary. It covers current findings from all disciplines and thematic areas relevant to development during childhood, and the support provided by public institutions.

These include principles of early education, social sciences and developmental psychology as well as case-based extension of knowledge about education processes and their didactics as well as systematic knowledge about key tasks of day-care practice such as group dynamics, conflict resolution, methods of participation, quality development or early support.

Main focuses of the degree programme are primarily conceptual groundwork and practice-based research.

The course of studies contains three practice-based phases: 15-day placement in the first semester; 30-day placement in the fourth semester; internship semester in the form of a 60-day placement with a training plan in the sixth semester.

Admission requirements

A higher education entrance qualification is a general prerequisite for admittance to the programme of study. International applicants must provide proof of educational qualifications that permit study in Germany (school-leaving certificate, certificate of university attendance).

The DAAD database on admission requirements allows international students to check whether they meet the requirements for the degree programme of their choice in Germany.

The language of instruction is German. Foreign applicants must prove they have adequate knowledge of German. Evidence of the necessary German language skills can be provided in the form of:

  • Goethe Certificate C2
  • DSD II
  • DSH II
  • TestDaF (minimun 16 total points & minimun level 3 in the examination modules)
  • TELC Deutsch C1 Hochschule
  • ÖSD C2
  • evidence of having passed the entrance examination at a preparatory college


Applicants who are unable to fulfil the specified admission requirements may contact a preparatory college (‘Studienkolleg’). These specifically prepare foreign applicants for a course of study in Germany. Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences does not have its own preparatory college. The state-run preparatory college responsible for our institution is located at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Köthen.
An overview of all preparatory colleges in Germany can be found here.
In Magdeburg you can find a private preparatory college: Europäisches Studienkolleg der Wirtschaft (ESKW)

Application

When should you apply and what should your application include? Learn more about our application procedures and deadlines.

further information

Contact person

Study Advisor
Lisette Kammrad

Tel.: + 49 (0) 391 886 4274
Fax: + 49 (0) 391 886 46 18
E-Mail: study@h2.de

Visitor's address: House 2, Room 0.07.1, Breitscheidstraße 2, 39114 Magdeburg

Information about accommodation, visa, financial support etc.

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