Chemistry

You complete the teacher training programme at the University of Jena with the First State Examination. The standard period of study|regular programme length is ten semesters in total, during which various types of courses (e.g. seminars, lectures or tutorials) are offered for the individual modules. The teacher training programme is based on the Jena model, which is characterised by a five-monthExternal link school placement semesterExternal link in the fifth or sixth semester.

You will study two subjects of your choice, including subject didactics. Your pedagogical qualification takes place in the educational sciences de. A total of 300 credit points (ECTS)|ECTS credits (1 ECTS = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work|follow-up activity, study and assessed coursework and examinations) must be completed.

Further information on the structure of the teacher training course in Jena can be obtained from the Centre for Teacher Training and Educational Research.

• The Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences de offers you an interesting, challenging and varied degree programme that provides sound insights into key areas of Chemistry. Chemistry in Jena looks back on a long tradition with Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780-1849), Goethe's scientific advisory service(s)|consultations and the discoverer of catalysis and the triad theory, and is at the same time a location for state-of-the-art research.
• The school placement semester as part of the Jena model of teacher training reinforces the practical orientation and introduces you to the reality of school teaching at an early stage. The didactic supervision of the school placement semester as well as the further didactic training will prepare you for the tasks of a future chemistry teacher and enable you to carry out modern, varied chemistry lessons in terms of content and methodology in a self-employed and responsible manner.

Career opportunities:

• General education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). During this phase, you develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree. Secondary school teachers have very good employment prospects.
  
  
• Adult education: Outside of the school system, there are opportunities for you to work as a teacher in the subject) area|field of adult education.

The teaching degree completed in Thuringia is recognised|to credit in all other federal states upon formal request to the respective Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. You can apply to the Ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs of other federal states both for the preparatory service (Referendariat) and for employment in the teaching profession (after completing the second state examination). You can obtain more detailed information on this from the respective Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.

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