Childhood Education

Bachelor’s

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Length of Study: 6 semesters
Enrolment: each winter term (admission restrictions)
Application deadlines for first semester of study: May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Application deadlines for higher semester of study: December until 15.01. of each year (summer term), May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Forms of study: basic form; transitional form with acknowledgement of training as nursery schoolteacher or youth-/childcare worker

Curriculum

1^st semester of study:

Module 1: Pedagogical and Sociological Foundations of Childhood Education
Module 2: Access to the World / Areas of Education
Module 3: Inquiry-Based Learning I
Module 4: Inquiry-Based Learning II

2^nd semester of study

Module 2: Access to the World / Areas of Education
Module 3: Inquiry-Based Learning I
Module 4: Inquiry-Based Learning II
Module 5: Environments and Circumstances of Children and Families
Module 6: Democracy and Diversity
Module 7: Legal Foundations of Childhood Education

3^rd semester of study

Module 3: Inquiry-Based Learning I
Module 5: Environments and Circumstances of Children and Families
Module 6: Democracy and Diversity
Module 7: Legal Aspects of Childhood Education
Module 8: Inquiry-Based Learning III *

4^th semester of study

Module 8: Inquiry-Based Learning III
Module 9: Developments in Childhood and Adolescence
Module 10: Communication and Advice
Module 11: Development and Design of Pedagogical Action in Specific Fields: nursery, schoolchildren, childcare support

5^th semester of study

Module 8: Inquiry-Based Learning III
Module 9: Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Module 10: Communication and Advice
Module 11: Development and Design of Pedagogical Action in Specific Fields: nursery, schoolchildren, childcare support
Module 12: Leadership and Management
Module 13: Elective Module

6^th semester of study

Module 12: Leadership and Management Module
Module 13: Elective Module
Thesis
Colloquium

* including six-week practical training/project

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Application

Requirements

general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)
additional transitional form: completed vocational training to become a certified educator/youth care worker or certified curative educator with an average grade of at least 2.3
successfully passed master craftsman’s examination or equivalent previous education (e.g. apprenticeship)

You can find more information about the university entrance qualification here.

Information on application deadlines and procedures for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification can be found at https://www.fh-kiel.de/en/degree-courses/information-for-prospective-students/international-applications

Application Deadlines

Applications for the first semester of study:

May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)

Applications for a higher semester:

December until 15.01. of each year (summer term)
May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)

This is a statutory deadline. This means that applications for admission and application documents that are submitted to the Kiel University of Applied Sciences -Admissions Office (via Uni-Assist for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification) after the above-mentioned deadlines will no longer be considered. If the end of an exclusion period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the period nevertheless ends at the end of the corresponding day and is not extended to the end of the next working day. (Article 23, Section 7 of the University Admission Ordinance –(HZVO). The date of receipt at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences is valid! Subsequent submissions beyond this deadline are also not possible. Incomplete documents or documents received late are excluded from the selection process. Applications received by fax or e-mail are invalid and also do not take part in the award procedure.

Application

Documents to be submitted (as upload):

certificate of university entrance qualification
additional transitional form: evidence of certification as educator/youth care worker or certified curative educator with an average grade of at least 2.3 from a College of Social Sciences or Curative Education
certificate in the event of a name change (e.g. marriage certificate)
certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) if you are studying/have studied the same course of study for which you are requesting admission to a first semester of study
if applicable, certification (copy) of civic/social service (armed forces, year of social and ecological work, EU voluntary work, charity work, development agencies, service record, etc)
if applicable, evidence of completed vocational training (exam certificate)
complete evidence of previous study periods by means of study certificates
evidence of previously completed courses (when applying for a higher semester)
if applicable, proof of sufficient German language skills for applicants without a German university entrance qualification and without a German university degree (enrolment requirement in the case of admission!!!)
second degree: certificate of the first professional degree, study certificates, certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) and a detailed written justification. Applicants are only allowed to name one degree programme. You can find more information here.

To the online application

Admissions Procedure

After deducting the so-called advance quotas (foreigner quota, hardship quota), 20% of the study places are allocated after a waiting period. The other 80% are distributed according to a university selection quota. This provides for an allocation based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification, which is an admission requirement in accordance with the examination regulations.

The waiting period counts from the time the university entrance qualification is attained. Study periods at a German institute of higher education are removed from the waiting time.

If a decision has to be made among applicants with the same average grade of university entrance qualification, the waiting time is used as a second selection criterion. The same applies to the selection after the waiting period. If a decision has to be made among applicants with the same number of waiting semesters, the grade point average of the university entrance qualification is used as a second selection criterion.

Notification of admission for the main procedure is sent approx. 2-3 weeks after the application deadline. Then, rejections are handled. After a rejection you have the opportunity to participate in a possible lottery procedure. A lottery procedure takes place if there are still some remaining places for the course after the main selection procedure, the replacement procedure and enrolment.

You are informed of the enrolment deadline with the notification of admission. If enrolment is not made on time, the right to the study place expires irrevocably. You can find more information on enrolment here.

Fees

There is a compulsory fee charged each semester for the Student Services Authority, the student body and the semester travel ticket.

Also, there is an administration charge for enrolment. This charge is non-refundable.

Additional information on the above-mentioned fees and charges

Contact

Postal Address

Fachhochschule Kiel
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 1
24149 Kiel

Tel.: 0431 210 1339

E-Mail: studieninformation(at)fh-kiel.de

Office

Fachhochschule
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 3
24149 Kiel

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