School subjects and combinations for the teaching degree courses
- Please note that aptitude tests are carried out for Physical Education [German content] and Art [German content].
- Information on Physical Education for primary school, Mittelschule, Realschule and Gymnasium [all links German content]
- Available combinations for students with a subject-restricted university entrance qualification
- Module catalogues [German content]: The module catalogues list all coursework and examinations you have to take to complete the degree programme.
- Please note that for some teaching subjects, you will have to meet certain foreign language requirements [German content] to register for the First State Examination. In addition to modern foreign languages, the University of Passau also offers language courses in Latin and Ancient Greek.
- Further information on the structure of the teacher training programmes [German content] with diagrams, possible extension subjects and more can be found on the ZLF website.
Possible teaching subjects
German
German as a Second Language/Didactics of German as a Second Language
English
Geography
History
Computer Science (only Mittelschule)
Catholic Religious Education
Art (aptitude test)
Mathematics
Civics/Politics and Society
Physical Education (aptitude test)
Ethics (only as a complementary subject)
Media Education (only as a complementary subject)
Introducing the programmes [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Mathematics [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Catholic Religious Education [German content]
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For triple didactics constellations, you may not additionally choose your teaching subject as a didactics subject. The rule that a subject may not be selected twice holds true also for triple-didactics constellations.
There are no aptitude tests for the didactics subjects for music, art or physical education.
| Teaching subject | Didactics subjects ('triple didactics') |
|---|---|
German Didactics of German as a Second Language* English Geography History Catholic Religious Education Art (aptitude test) Mathematics Civics* Physical Education | 1st didactics subject: German If you are already studying German as a teaching subject, you will take one of the following subjects: Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Catholic Religious Education or Civics*. |
2nd didactics subject: Mathematics If you are already studying Mathematics as a teaching subject, you will take one of the following subjects: Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Catholic Religious Education or Civics*. | |
3rd didactics subject: Art, Music or Physical Education1 If Art is your teaching subject, you can choose Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Catholic Religious Education, Music, Civics* or Physical Education as your third didactics subject. If you are studying Physical Education as a teaching subject, you can choose Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Catholic Religious Education, Music, Civics* or Art. |
* The German subject designations for Civics and Didactics of German as a Second Language (hitherto "Sozialkunde" and "Didaktik des Deutschen als Zweitsprache" respectively) were changed in the amendment of the Bavarian Teacher Examination Regulation I of 29 May 2020. The new subject titles are The new subject designations are "Politik und Gesellschaft" (Politics and Society) and "Deutsch als Zweitsprache" (German as a Second Language).
The following rules apply in principle to the combinations of didactics subjects:
- You may not choose your teaching subject as one of the three didactics subjects.
- You must choose three different didactics subjects.
- If you have chosen German or Didactics of German as a Second Language as a teaching subject
you may not choose either subject as a didactics subject.
In total, therefore, you choose four subjects: one teaching subject and three different didactics subjects.
There are no aptitude tests for the didactics subjects for Music, Art or Physical Education.
In principle:
- Teaching subject: German or Mathematics
- Didactics subject: One additional subject
- Didactics subject: Art, Music, Physical Education or Catholic Religious Education
The following subject combinations are possible:
Teaching subject | Didactics of a group of subjects at secondary school (didactics of three subjects) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
German Didactics of German as a Second Language* English Geography History Computer Science Catholic Religious Education Art (aptitude test) Mathematics Civics* Physical Education | 1st teaching subject: German or Mathematics If you have chosen German as your teaching subject, you can choose one of the following subjects: Occupational Studies*, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Civics*. If you have chosen Mathematics as a teaching subject, you have the choice between the following subjects: Occupational Studies*, German, Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Civics*. If your teaching subject is Didactics of German as a Second Language*, you must choose Mathematics. | ||
2nd didactics subject: another subject Occupational studies*, German, Didactics of German as a Second Language*, English, Geography, History, Mathematics or Civics* | |||
3rd didactics subject: Music or Art or Physical Education or Catholic Religious Education If Art, Physical Education or Catholic Religious Education is your teaching subject, you can choose one of the following subjects for your third didactics subject: | |||
* The German subject designations for Civics, Didactics of German as a Second Language and Occupational Studies (hitherto "Sozialkunde", "Didaktik des Deutschen als Zweitsprache" and "Arbeitslehre" respectively) were changed in the amendment of the Bavarian Teacher Examination Regulation I of 29 May 2020. The new subject designations are "Politik und Gesellschaft" (Politics and Society), "Deutsch als Zweitsprache" (German as a Second Language) and "Beruf und Wirtschaft" (Occupation and Business).
Possible subject combinations
German & English
German & French
German & Geography
German & History
German & Catholic Religious Education
German & Art (aptitude test)
German & Mathematics
German & Physical Education (aptitude test)
English & French
English & Geography
English & History
English & Computer Science
English & Catholic Religious Education
English & Art (aptitude test)
English & Mathematics
English & Physical Education (aptitude test)
English & Business and Economics
French & Geography
Geography & Business and Economics
Computer Science & Mathematics
Computer Science & Business and Economics
Art (aptitude test) & Mathematics
Mathematics & Catholic Religious Education
Mathematics & Physical Education (aptitude test)
Mathematics & Business and Economics
Physical Education (aptitude test) & Business and Economics
Civics/Politics and Society & Economics
Complementary subjects for the Teacher Education Programme for Realschule (not B.Ed. Secondary Education):
- Ethics
- Media Education
Teacher Education Programmes for Realschule and Gymnasium [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Mathematics [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Catholic Religious Education [German content]
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Possible subject combinations
German & English
German & French
German & Geography
German & History
German & Catholic Religious Education
German & Mathematics
German & Civics/Politics and Society
German & Physical Education (aptitude test)
English & French
English & Geography
English & History
English & Computer Science
English & Catholic Religious Education
English & Mathematics
English & Civics/Politics and Society
English & Physical Education (aptitude test)
English & Business and Economics
French & History
French & Geography
Geography & Business and Economics
Computer Science & Mathematics
Computer Science & Business and Economics
Catholic Religious Education & Physical Education
Mathematics & Catholic Religious Education
Mathematics & Physical Education (aptitude test)
Mathematics & Business and Economics
Media Education (only as a complementary subject)
Philosophy/Ethics (only as a complementary subject)
Teacher Education Programmes for Realschule and Gymnasium [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Mathematics [German content]
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Teacher Education Programmes in Catholic Religious Education [German content]
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