Download Paedagogische Hochschule Freiburg

Freiburg University of Education
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Approx. 5,200 students
800 graduates / year
200 international students/ year
250 academic staff
130 administrative and service staff
Freiburg University of Education
● Founded in 1962
● Gained university status in 1971
● Second largest of six Universities of Education in the federal
state of Baden-Württemberg
● www.ph-freiburg.de/de/international.html
● ERASMUS Code: D FREIBUR02
● EUC Reference no.: 28057-IC-1-2007-1-DE-ERASMUSEUCX-1
Teacher Training (B.A. and M.A.)
Other B.A. Programmes
• Primary and Lower Secondary
Schools
• European Bilingual Teaching
• Integrated Study Couse/ Cursus
Integré (Joint Degree Course with
Université de Haute Alsace)
• Vocational Education
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Doctoral Programmes
• Ph.D
• Ph.D Education
Other M.A. Programmes
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Early Childhood Education
Adult Education
Health Education
German as a Foreign/ Second
Language
Adult Education/ Social Work
Educational Psychology
Health Education
German as a Foreign/ Second
Language
• Media in Education
Subject Areas in Teacher Education
● Educational Sciences: Pedagogy, psychology, sociology
● Foreign Languages: English, French, German Studies (including German
as a Foreign/Second Language)
● Social Sciences: History, political science, economics
● Natural sciences: Mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, geography
● „Alltagskultur und Gesundheit“: Physical Education, domestic science,
health education, technology)
● Theology/Religious Education (Protestant, Catholic, Islamic)
● Fine Arts
● Music
Bilingual Teacher Training Programme
● B.A. and M.A. programmes training students for
primary or lower secondary schools in bilingual
settings (English or French plus additional
“bilingual“ subject
● Additional focus: European studies
● Compulsory semester abroad
School Placements
● Integrated school placement
● Full semester of teaching at
a primary or secondary
school
● Supervised by school
teacher and PH lecturer
International Cooperations
● Numerous exchange programs, e.g.
o ERASMUS+ (about 100 partner universities in Europe)
o America: Partners in USA, Canada, Columbia and Chile
o Asia: Partners in Japan, Korea and China
o Australia: Partner in Sidney
● Courses suitable for students studying English, students
training to teach English, English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
or Modern Languages
International Office Offers
● Academic advice and support for incoming and
outgoing students
● Organization of orientation weeks, welcome brunch,
excursions, guided city tours, ect.
● Special Courses (e.g. Intercultural Training)
● Field trips
● International Meeting Point with movie nights
German Department
● Special German as a Foreign Language courses for
our incoming students
● Linguistics and language teaching methodology
● Literature and methods of teaching languages
● Speech training
● German as a foreign/second language B.A. and M.A.
courses
English Department
● Acquisition of English Language and Culture
● Literay and Cultural Studies
● Linguistics
● Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
● Special Courses for Intermediate Lerners (B level)
Facilities
● Library
● Media Resource Center
(Sprachdiaktische Mediothek)
● Student dorms (on campus)
● Restaurant
● Train station
It is with some justification that
Freiburg regards itself as one
of the birthplaces of the
environmental movement. For
its commitment, the city of
Freiburg was honored with the
German Sustainability Award in
2012, as the most sustainable
city in Germany. People of
Freiburg identify strongly their
city.
General information about the
city:
www.freiburg.de
Green City Freiburg