Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education)
Subject: History, Social Studies and Political Education
Curriculum (2015W)
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Bachelor of Education (BEd)
Duration/ECTS-Credits
8 semesters/240 ECTS-Credits
(combination of two subjects or one subject and one specialisation)
Mode of Study
Full-Time
Language of Instruction
German
Admission Requirements
Secondary school completion certificate or equivalent and Language Certificates
Supplemental Examination
Supplemental examination in Latin is required before completion of the first diploma examination if this subject was not completed satisfactorily with at least 10 credit hours at a higher-level secondary school.
Programme Coordination
LFU Innsbruck
Faculty Philosphy and History
Faculty of Teacher Education
Qualification Level
Bachelor (First Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 6, EQF/NQF: Level 6
ISCED-F
0114 Teacher Training with Subject Specialisation
Study Code
UC 198 461 xxx | UC 198 xxx 461
Application
Apply ONLINEInformation about the admission procedure
Information on the Curriculum (2015W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
English verison of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2024)
University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 7th 2024, Issue 59, No. 730 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin Feburary 2nd 2023, Issue 18, No. 278 (regulation of the admission procedure)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin January 25th 2022, Issue 14, No. 249 (regulation of the admission procedure)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2021)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin August 4th 2021, Issue 99, No. 959 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 30th 2021, Issue 89, No. 897 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 19th 2021, Issue 67, No. 752 (regulation of the admission procedure- alternative registration term)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin January 20th 2021; Issue 32, No. 356 (regulation of the admission procedure)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 17th 2020, Issue 39, No. 411 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 17th 2020, Issue 39, No. 414 (regulation on the admission procedure)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin January 22nd 2020, Issue 12, No. 177 (regulation on the admission procedure)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin August 7 2019, Issue 73, No. 674 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 23rd 2019, Issue 47, No. 471 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 8th 2019, Issue 43, No. 431 (regulation on the admission procedure)
- English version fo the Curriculum (from October 1st 2017)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin October 18th 2017, Issue 3, No. 20 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 30th 2017, Issue 47, No. 655 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin February 15th 2017, Issue 25, No. 274 (regulation on the admission procedure)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1st 2016)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 20th 2016, Issue 50, No. 506 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 29th 2016, Issue 47, No. 491 (amendment of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin August 19th 2015, Issue 81, No. 573 (amendment of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 17th 2015, Issue 64, No. 492
Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (STEOP)
(1) The following exams have to be taken during the studies induction and orientation phase, which takes place in the first semester:
- School as an Educational Institution and Role of the Teacher, VO 2, 2 ECTS-Credits
- Introduction to the Study of Historical Sciences, VO 2, 3 ECTS-Credits
(2) Before the full completion of the introductory study and orientation phase, students can participate in courses amounting to 22 ECTS credits.
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 6 semesters or 180 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
3.0 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: VO Introduction to the Study of Historical Sciences
2.0 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: UE General Scientific Working Techniques
5.0 ECTS-Credits, 3 h: VO Fundamentals (one Module):
- Fundamentals Ancient History
- Fundamentals Middle Ages
- Fundamentals Modern Times
- Fundamentals Economic and Social History
- Fundamentals Austrian History
- Fundamentals Contemporary History
- Fundamentals Political Education
Basics of Educational Science
2.0 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: VO School as an Educational Institution and Role of the Teacher
2.0 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: PS School as an Educational Institution and Role of the Teacher
Recommended Courses for the first semester of the other Subject.
5.0 ECTS-Credits, 3 h: VO Fundamentals (one Module):
- Fundamentals Ancient History
- Fundamentals Middle Ages
- Fundamentals Modern Times
- Fundamentals Economic and Social History
- Fundamentals Austrian History
- Fundamentals Contemporary History
- Fundamentals Political Education
5.0 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: VO Fundamentals (one Module):
- Fundamentals Ancient History
- Fundamentals Middle Ages
- Fundamentals Modern Times
- Fundamentals Economic and Social History
- Fundamentals Austrian History
- Fundamentals Contemporary History
- Fundamentals Political Education
One Module of Sources and Studies (1, 2 or 3):
2.5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h: UE a. or b. of the selected module
Basics of Educational Science
3.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h: PR Dealing with the Challenges as a Teacher at School - Teaching Practice I
Recommended Courses for the first semester of the other Subject.
Course Sequence (incl. Basics of Educational Science)
Qualification Profile and Skills
The Secondary School Teacher Training Programme (General Education) qualifies its graduates as teachers in the selected subjects of general education / specializations for all secondary schools (Neue Mittelschule, Polytechnische Schule, Academic Secondary Schools, Intermediate and Higher Technical and Vocational Schools). This study programme also meets the requirements for teaching in intermediate and higher schools in the South Tyrol *. It consists of a Bachelor’s Programme and a subsequent Master’s Programme. It covers training in general education science, a pedagogical-practical training and a subject-specific and subject-didactic education in the two selected teaching subjects.
Graduates of the Bachelor’s Programme Secondary School Teacher Training in the subject of History, Social Studies and Political Education have acquired specialist knowledge as well as methodical and didactic skills which prepare them for teaching history and all its social and political dimensions.
In the Bachelor’s Programme knowledge of the most important developments in the historical epochs (Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Contemporary History) and disciplines (Austrian History and Economic and Social History) as well as Political Education are imparted. From the beginning, a critical approach to sources and depictions is promoted. Parallel to this, there is a didactic training which prepares the students especially for the imparting of historical knowledge and skills. Lesson planning and design and a practice-oriented didactic and methodological implementation of historical topics are focused on.
Dealing with history and the resulting historically-based understanding allow for an preferably impartial, objective-analytical approach to current problems of the present.
* South Tyrolean teacher education students have to fulfil specific prerequisites, if they want to teach in South Tyrol. For information contact the Office for South Tyrolean Affairs.
Expected Learning Outcomes
The graduates are experts for promoting personal development processes, for arranging learning situations, for accompanying learning processes and for evaluating of learning outcomes. They have a sound expert knowledge and methodological skills and are able to teach historic developments and relationships with all their political, social, economic and cultural aspects.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor’s Programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education) are admitted to the corresponding Master’s Programme and can provisionally start their teaching service in the chosen general education subjects in secondary schools to complete the Induction and Orientation Phase.
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian grading scheme | Definition | %-age | ||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance | 31.5 | = 100% | |
| 2 | GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors | 32.2 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors | 21.7 | ||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria | 14.6 | ||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Information about the Programme
- General Information from the Faculty of Teacher Education
- Administrative Procedure - Graduation
Forms (in German only)
- Evidence of the Bachelor's Thesis according to the Curriculum
- Examination Records
- Record "Basics of Educational Science"
- Recognition of examsANDSupplementary Sheet
- Recognition of examsANDSupplementary Sheet (Basics of Educational Science)
(Courses out of Basics of Educational Science) - Declaration of Academic Honesty (optional)
- Cover Sheet Bachelor's Thesis
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Location Innrain 52d
Authorised representative for subject training and didactics
ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Julia Hörmann-Thurn-U-Taxis
Dean of Studies (from 01.03.2024)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Ammann
Informations for students from South Tyrol*
Office for South Tyrolean Affairs
*For students from South Tyrol, there are special requirements if they want to teach in South Tyrol.
Informations for students with disabilities
Disability Office