Business and Human Resource Education (M.Ed.)

The successful completion of the master's programme with a Master of Education permits students to participate in a provisional teaching period (traineeship/"Referendariat") at vocational schools.

Through the interdisciplinary combination of business and economics, pedagogy as well as another freely selectable teaching subject, our master's programme integrates different subject perspectives. In this way, you learn to integrate information and findings from different disciplines in order to look at issues from an economic, pedagogical and educational policy perspective. This enables you to gain a holistic understanding of the issues and promotes an interdisciplinary approach that will help you in your day-to-day professional practice.

We are in constant exchange with vocational schools, study seminars, educational administration and companies in order to bring you closer to practice during your studies. Through guest lectures, excursions and events with representatives of vocational education and training practice, you will gain insights into everyday working life, learn about situations from practice and reflect on these in a theory-based way with us and the practice partners. Our excellent networking with vocational schools - especially in Lower Saxony - makes it easier for you to find an internship and gives you initial contacts for your later career.

Specialised knowledge is not enough to be successful as a teacher at a vocational school or in business. Our degree programmes therefore provide you with the skills you need: For example, basic vocational education knowledge to be able to reflect on and evaluate experiences in the classroom, didactic skills such as the comprehensible preparation and communication of complex content or giving constructive feedback. But you also need analytical skills to be able to critically examine current developments in the vocational training system.

Sufficient German language skills are required. Good language skills in English are recommended.

The polyvalent orientation of our master's programme opens up a variety of career paths for you. The degree enables you to work at state vocational schools or in education management in public administration, for example the ministries of education or school boards. However, you can also work in the business world - for example, in human resources development in companies or with independent educational providers and private educational institutions:

• Vocational training schools in "Business and Administration" which mainly comprise vocational training schools, specialised secondary schools and commercial high schools
• Company-based vocational training and further education
• Education administration / educational policy (chambers, associations, ministries)
• Management of personnel training / continuing education
• Non-school related adult education (in public and private sponsorship)
• Education consultation, development aid
• Tasks in business working fields of companies

Get to know the different professional fields of our graduates in the alumni portraits.