Political science and political education
If you decide to study political science at the University of Education in Freiburg, you will receive a sound education in political science and teaching methodology to prepare you as well as possible for your future career as a teacher. Specifically, this means that you will deal with the various sub-disciplines of political science—political theory and the history of ideas, political systems and their comparison, and international relations. In addition, there are specializations in European Union and democracy.
Key topics
The subject-specific teaching focus includes courses in the areas of political education research, subject-specific teaching/learning research, competence-oriented political education, political education concepts, democracy education, and the challenges for the school subject of politics in the respective school types. In the courses, you will regularly encounter the topic of sustainability and education for sustainable development (ESD) as a cross-cutting competence. In addition, aspects of media education are integrated.
By participating in the European Teacher Training program, the Political Science department emphasizes interculturalism and European orientation, which are key features of Freiburg as an educational center within the Upper Rhine metropolitan region. Furthermore, the European Studies Teacher Training program complements the Eula Bachelor's and Master's programs with subject- and language-related bilingual teaching (English/German) and enables students to deepen their knowledge of the didactics of profession-oriented bilingual teaching in the subject of political science and social studies.
Study programs in political science
In political science, you can study the following teacher training programs (PO 2015):
BA Primary Education, BA Primary Education European Teaching (EULA)
BA Secondary Education 1, BA Secondary Education European Teaching (EULA)
MA Primary Education, MA Primary Education European Teaching (EULA)
MA Secondary Education Level 1, MA Secondary Education Level 1 European Teaching (EULA)
You can find more information about the degree programs here.
Here you will find the final competencies to be acquired in the BA and MA degree programs (secondary level 1 and primary level) in the subject of political science.