Subject-related course guidance for Bachelor and Master studies in Education

During the lecture period of the 2026/27 usually you can visit or contact me every Tuesday, 10 till 12 a.m. and every Wednesday, 1 till 2 p.m.

You can contact me in person at my office (C46.010), (b) on my phone number (+49 (0)371 531 34306) or (c) in a video conference room for academic advising. For the latter option, please give me advance notice (by email) so that we are both in the ‘same place’ at the same time.

For enquiries by email, I will endeavour to reply promptly, but I would ask for your understanding if, during periods of high email volume, a reply cannot be provided immediately. Additional or alternative appointment times are also possible if required, but only by prior arrangement. During the lecture-free period, meetings and consultations generally take place only upon prior request and by appointment.

• Guidance on (re-)organising B.A./M.A. studies in Education for beginners, (minor subject) students and long-term students
• Guidance on the recognition of qualifications and examinations in B.A. and M.A. studies in education
• Contact partner for signing Form 5 (Qualification certificate for BaföG (state scholarships))
• Guidance on leave, interruptions, changing subjects or on belatedly achieving qualifications or passing examinations or on repeating them.
• Guidance on changing from B.A. Education to M.A. Education (e. g. on conditioned matriculation)
• Subject-related course guidance for those interested in studying (B.A. and M.A. Education) and beginners
• Councellor and Institute coordinator for ERASMUS+ (study stays and internment stays in European foreign countries)

General hints

Before asking for personal guidance you should make use of the Documents to be found on the Institute website as well as the obligatory study documents! Many problems and questions can already be solved this way. In case of more complex problems and questions, a personal appointment makes more sense; simple and minor problems can certainly be solved by e-mail or on the phone. In case of specific questions concerning the each respective Chairs, please make use of the guidance offers there (see contact partners listed below).

Recognition of qualifications and examinations

If you would like to have examinations passed in the context of earlier studies recognized for the B.A. and M.A. Education, this should be prepared beforehand during an appointment. For this appointment, it is obligatory that you bring evidence of the qualifications and examination to be recognized, or you should send it in advance by e-mail. This allows for checking or assessing the possibilities and extent of recognition beforehand.

BaföG (state scholarship) matters

After the 3. semester, receivers of BaföG (state scholarship) must provide evidence by way of Form 5 that they have achieved the `common qualifications´ of the respective semester; the form must be signed by the representative of the department after the qualification overview has been assessed (please bring for your appointment!). Experience so far has shown that often it is not really clear what `common´ actually means. Thus, please note the common practice:

1. For B.A. Education, in the ideal case 17 examinations (ex) and 2 qualifications beforehand (qb) must have been achieved until the end of 3. semester. Achieving the `common´ qualifications means that at least 75% of ex and qb must be proven, accordingly, at least 13 ex and one qb (alternatively 12 ex and 2 qb) must have been successfully completed.
2. The same percentage (ca. 75%) is valid for 5. semester. As in the ideal case at least 24 ex and 3 qb (whilst considering the different semesters of the consolidation modules) must have been completed, `common´ refers to at least 19 ex and 2 qb (alternatively 18 ex and 3 qb).