Educational Science with a focus on Digital Media or Adult/Continuing Education

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Teaching and Learning in the Knowledge Society, (Educational Science) requirements for the use of new forms of teaching and learning, Design and Development of New Media, Fields of Application and Conditions of Implementation, (Practice-Related) Education Research

Target group

The degree course prepares students for employment in public and private organisations and institutions in the area of basic research, conceptualisation and design, development, organisation, implementation and evaluation of multimedia, Internet-based education processes and media communication processes.

Annotation

A computer with Internet access is required for the course. Basic knowledge of the English language, at least a relevant reading competence, is necessary for a successful course of study.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

a) Admission to the degree course requires the completion of an academic degree of at least 6 semesters (Bachelor's degree, Diploma degree, Magister degree, state examination) or a comparable foreign academic degree, which includes at least 60 ECTS in Educational Science/Education and of which 15 ECTS are attributed to empirical research methods. b) If a degree does not fully meet the requirements of (a), missing prior knowledge can be obtained in basic modules of the Bachelor's degree course in Educational Science as part of the academic studies of the open university in Hagen to the extent required in each case. The following basic modules are offered: - Module 1A Introduction to Educational Science - Module 1B Education and Society - Module 2A1 Empirical Educational Research – Quantitative Methods c) Applicants with an academic degree in Social Education are admitted.

Fees

Fees (Link)

The semester costs are EUR 234 to 289 for part-time studies and EUR 399 for full-time studies. They arise from the sum of the following components: Basic fee: EUR 60 Document fees: EUR 11 per ECTS point Student body contribution: currently EUR 9