Philosophy (M.Ed.)

Course description

This degree programme is a continuation of the two-subject Bachelor's degree programme in philosophy with a career objective of teaching the subject of philosophy at the secondary school level. The specialised portion of this degree program is limited to two modules to be optionally selected from among the fields of theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy or history of philosophy, in which selected subjects relevant to schooling will be studied on the current scholarly level. A correspondingly greater weighting is placed on the specialised didactic, practical and education scientific aspects of this course of studies.

Course Structure

The specialist course comprises two compulsory elective modules in Theoretical or Practical Philosophy or History of Philosophy (14 credits), an in-depth subject didactics module (7 credits) and a practical subject didactics module with a school placement (8 credits). In addition, there is the other teaching subject with a further 29 credits, the educational science components with 33 credits, a compulsory elective area of 6 C and a final Master's module (23 credits), which also includes the Master's thesis. The Master's thesis (without credits) is completed in one of the two teaching subjects or in the educational sciences.

Research foci

The main areas of research and teaching at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen include:
Philosophy of mind, phenomenology, philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, philosophy of language; theoretical and applied ethics, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of law; philosophy of antiquity, in particular Plato and Aristotle, history of modern philosophy; philosophy of education and philosophy didactics; analytical feminist philosophy

Language requirements during studies

A good knowledge of English, which enables students to read specialised academic texts, is essential.

Proof of language skills in a modern language.

Professional fields

Teaching at secondary schools