Program Overview

Lehramt Grundschule - Mathematik als Didaktikfach

Overview

The Lehramt Grundschule - Mathematik als Didaktikfach program is designed for students who wish to teach mathematics at a primary school level in Bavaria, Germany, without mathematics as a teaching subject.

Program Details

• Abschluss: 1. Staatsexamen (LPO I, ß 36)
• Regelstudienzeit: 7 semesters
• Studienbeginn: Winter semester
• Aufwand: 210 ECTS points (total study)
• Zielgruppe: Students who want to teach at a Bavarian primary school and have not chosen mathematics as a teaching subject
• Zulassungsbeschršnkt: Yes, admission is restricted

Objectives

The program aims to provide students with:

• Insight into the design and reflection of mathematics teaching
• Familiarity with elementary characteristic methods and ideas of subject didactics
• Familiarity with selected contents of subject mathematics
• Ability to discuss, evaluate, and generate solution ideas for basic mathematical questions
• Basic knowledge of the mathematics behind school mathematics and the ability to exemplarily locate school mathematics within it

Career Prospects

The job prospects for teachers in primary schools with mathematics as a didactic subject are very good in the next decade. A large number of school entrants and the further expansion of all-day schools ensure a steady demand for teachers in the medium term.

Study Contents and Study Plan

The study program includes:

• Pflichtmodule (10 ECTS):
  • Mathematik in der Grundschule - Arithmetik (5 ECTS)
  • Mathematik in der Grundschule - Geometrie und sachbezogener Unterricht (5 ECTS)
• Wahlpflichtbereich (5 or 0 ECTS):
  • Didaktik und Methodik des Mathematikunterrichts (5 ECTS)
• Freier Bereich (15 ECTS Pflicht):
  • Various modules on didactics, methodology, and selected topics in mathematics education

Examination and Study Regulations

• Allgemeine Studien- und PrŁfungsordnung fŁr die Lehramtsstudiengšnge an der Julius-Maximilians-Universitšt WŁrzburg (LASPO)
• Fachspezifische Bestimmungen fŁr den Studiengang Mathematik an Grundschulen (PO 2015)

PrŁfungsausschuss

The examination committee is responsible for, among other things, recognition questions at the start of studies, recognition questions during the study, and equivalence questions.

For Students Who Began Studying Before Winter 2015

PO 2009 applies, with specific regulations for the Lehramt Grundschule - Mathematik als Didaktikfach program.