Program Overview

Introduction to the Master of Education in Chinese Studies

The Master of Education in Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University is a degree program that prepares students for a future teaching job. The program focuses on the cultural and societal examination of Chinese societies, including their historical development, modern manifestations, regional interrelationships, and material manifestations.

Program Overview

• The Master of Education in Chinese Studies is a consecutive degree program that is based on a preceding BA degree program.
• The program aims to enable students to gain in-depth insights into the associated topics and issues.
• The academic program primarily encompasses seminars and reading courses in which students hone their analytical and didactic skills on the basis of associated case studies.
• These are complemented by tools courses, practice classes, and a colloquium to ensure that, in addition to subject-specific skills, students also acquire the didactic competencies required to convey the Chinese language.

Admission Requirements

• Language proficiency equivalent to the B.A. (50%) in Sinology is required for the Sinology degree program component in the Master of Education.

Course Structure

• The academic program is divided into three blended modules and two subject modules as well as the practical semester in a school.
• In the blended modules, acquisition of didactic skills is linked to the acquisition of practical, linguistic, and specialized competencies.
• The aim of the subject modules is to provide students with an opportunity to gain more in-depth knowledge of topics and issues associated with Chinese studies.
• The practical semester in a school is scheduled for the 2nd or 3rd semester and is accompanied by specialized didactics support courses.

Program Details

• Degree: Master of Education
• Type of program: Consecutive
• Start of program: Winter and summer semester
• Standard period of study: 4 semesters
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Application for Master of Education
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program.
• Part-time option: Yes

Additional Information

• The Master of Education/degree program component Chinese at Heidelberg University prepares students for competence- and communication-oriented teaching duties in Germany.
• Graduates become disseminators of China-competencies in schools.
• The degree program component is aimed at graduates of the BA program Chinese studies or East Asian studies (with a specialization in Chinese studies) who consider their main strengths to be in didactic and pedagogical work.