Master's Degree in Teacher Education Studies
Secondary Level (General Education)

You have a Bachelor's degree in education in your back pocket? Earn a Master's degree and make your dream of becoming an educator come true.

The Master's degree program in Teacher Education Studies, Secondary Level (General Education) is offered in cooperation between Upper Austria and Salzburg, opens an external URL in a new window. The program allows you to combine two subject areas covered during your Bachelor's degree or one subject area and the specialization "Inklusive Pädagogik" from your Bachelor's program.

The Master's degree qualifies you to teach at the following schools:

  • General secondary schools (AHS),
  • Vocational secondary or higher schools (i.e. HAK, HAS, HLW, HTL) 
  • Middle schools (MS)
  • Polytechnic schools (PTS) 
  • Special education schools

 

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Master's Degree Teacher Education Studies
Secondary Level (General Education)

Degree

Master of Education (MEd)

Duration

4 Semesters

ECTS

120 Punkte

Language

German (Level C1)

Location

Upper Austria and Salzburg (Cluster Mitte)

Program

Full-Time

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Subject Area Combinations for Students in Upper Austria

The Master's degree program in Teacher Education Studies, Secondary Level (General Education) requires combining two subject areas from the Bachelor's degree program in Teacher Education Studies, Secondary Level (General Education). More information you can find here, opens an external URL in a new window.

 

Admission to Studies

The "LiLes" Service Center

The LiLeS (Linz Secondary School Teacher Training) Service Center is located on the main square in Linz. Your point of contact to

  • register to enroll in a degree program
  • learn more about the admissions procedure
  • be admitted to studies
  • learn more about the courses
  • get credits transferred and examinations recognized
  • get information on your graduation

The LiLeS is responsible for these tasks on behalf of the JKU (as well as all Linz educational institutions in the Central Cluster), and admits students to the program in Linz.

Admission Requirements

Students interested in the program must fulfill the following admission requirements in order to enroll in the Master's degree program in Teacher Education Studies, Secondary Level (General Education):

  • Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Studies, Secondary Level (General Education) as part of the "Cluster Mitte" development association
  • or a comparable degree earned at a recognized post-secondary educational institution in Austria or abroad.
  • Submit an application for admission via the application platform MyAdmission, opens an external URL in a new window. Create an applicant account first. Enroll to the program (admission to studies) at the LiLeS, opens an external URL in a new window Service Center.
  • If you completed your Bachelor's degree as part of a different development network than "Cluster Mitte", you will be asked to prove your artistic aptitude (Module C) by passing a current admissions examination. This applies to teaching the following subjects:
    • Art education
    • Instrumental music education
    • Design: Technology, textiles, media design, music education as well as discontinuing subject areas: textile design and design - UF Technisches Werken.
  • If the program language is not your first language, you must also submit proof of language proficiency in German Level C1.

Still have questions?

Then contact us!

LiLeS Service Center

Address

Hauptplatz 6
4020 Linz

Phone

+43 732 2468 5040

E-mail address

office@liles.at

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Still Have Questions?

Do you need help registering or do you have questions about the program? Contact the JKU's Office of Student Information and Academic Advising (SIBS)!

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