Metals Technology as subject in the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Technical Education for Single-subject Bachelor’s Graduates (LBS-Sprint)
(Master of Education)

Profile

Course type

Postgraduate Studies (master)

Standard Course Duration

4 semesters

Course Start

Winter semester, Summer semester

Language of Instruction

German

Language Requirements

German HZB: none
International application: German C1
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Special Requirements

Aptitude test procedure for the teaching subject sports.
Completed relevant vocational training for the professional subject nursing

Admission

Unrestricted admission

International

Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.

Short Description

Metals Technology is offered as a vocational subject area within the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Technical Education for Single-subject Bachelor’s Graduates (LBS-Sprint). In addition, students are required to study a second subject or teaching subject. During their degree, students gain the teaching methodological skills in the vocational subject of Metals Technology or Automotive Engineering required as a basis for teaching in technical education.

This involves the analysis, design and evaluation of teaching, and includes internships in vocational schools. In addition, students analyse the professions with a view to taking account of social and technological developments and using them to develop their teaching and vocational schools. The engineering skills acquired during the Bachelor’s degree are addressed, their relevance to vocational education is reflected upon, and they are extended with additional concepts in a class-like situation.

Further information for students on the website of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Course Content

Teaching methodology in the vocational subject area of Metals Technology
Teaching methodology in the vocational subject area of Automotive Engineering

Course Structure

The programme in the vocational subject area of Metals Technology comprises six modules. The following modules are elective or conditional modules for students who have not studied teaching methodology or vocational education content during their Bachelor’s degree:

Introduction to Studying the Vocational Subject Area of Metals Technology for Single-subject Bachelor’s Graduates (Teacher Training)
Foundations and Structures of the Vocational Subject Area of Metals Technology (Teacher Training)
These are supplemented by the following core modules:
Analysis of Vocational Science (Teacher Training)
Training Practice in the Vocational Subject Area of Metals Technology (Teacher Training)
Curriculum and Lesson Design in the Vocational Subject Area of Metals Technology (Teacher Training)
Master’s thesis

Students must provide evidence of having completed 52 weeks of practical training or relevant vocational education and training before registering for their Master’s thesis. Students may complete this training either during or before their degree programme. Students must be able to provide evidence of having completed at least 12 weeks of these 52 weeks of practical training within two semesters of starting the degree programme. Please refer to the following information.

Semester	1 - 3	4
Core modules	Vocational Subject Area 23 CP – 17 CP Teaching Methodology and 6 CP Career-Oriented Placement Vocational Education 22 CP General Academic Teaching Subject 60 CP – 41 CP Subject Discipline, 15 CP Teaching Methodology and 4 CP School Placement	Master’s thesis (in the vocational subject area or in vocational education) 15 CP
Elective/conditional modules	Teaching Methodology for the Vocational Subject Area and Vocational Education 16 CP (8 CP each) Elective modules

	Competence development in metals technology (BFM)	LP
Core module	MSW 1: Introduction to studying the vocational field of metal technology	3 LP
Core module	MSW 2: Basics and structures of the professional field of metal technology	5 LP
Master’s teacher training course for technical education for single-subject bachelor’s graduates (M. Ed.)	MS 3: Professional scientific analyses	5 LP
	MS 4: Vocational training practice in the professional field of metal technology	13 LP
	MS 5: Curriculum and lesson design in the professional field of metal technology	5 LP

Combinations

Subject Combination Options for the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Technical Education for Engineers (LBS-SprintING)

Recommended Abilities

In addition to the skills required in the teaching profession (e.g. an interest in imparting knowledge, enjoyment of teaching, the ability to work under pressure, patience and empathy), students in the area of Metals Technology should also have a particularly strong interest in metalworking or automotive engineering professions, strong powers of imagination and abstraction, an interest in vocational issues and the ability to think logically.

Career Opportunities

Employment as a teacher in vocational schools or other schools at upper secondary level,
employment in the field of vocational education research,
as a vocational instructor in in-company training, in chambers, associations or in the teaching materials industry

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as

Nursing part-time (Bachelor of Arts) at the University of Hanover

For master's degree programmes with unrestricted admission, all applicants who fulfil the admission requirements will be admitted a university place. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:

Applications can be made in the summer and winter semesters for electrical engineering and metal technology, and only for the winter semester for nursing.