Extension subjects and supplementary studies in the teacher training programme

Extension subject Theatre 

The extension programme in Theatre, which is offered in Bayreuth in cooperation with the departments of Theatre Studies and Didactics of German Language & Literature, is aimed at teacher training students and active teachers of all school types and subjects. The programme leads to the final examination (1st state examination) in four semesters and provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that (prospective) school drama teachers need. It enables the acquisition of theatre-scientific, pedagogical, and subject-didactic knowledge and theatre-practical skills that underpin one's own drama work in school and the design and guidance of creative scenic play processes in class.

Extension subject German as a Second Language

The extension subject Didactics of German as a Second Language was created by the German Studies sub-subjects Didactics of German Language & Literature, Intercultural German Studies, and German Linguistics. Four professionally oriented degree programmes with the same content were established for different target groups:

• the extension course of study of the same name for the teaching profession (all subject combinations and types of schools), cf. LPO I, §112,
• a BA minor for various BA degree programmes,
• a "further education study programme certificate“, and
• a "supplementary course of study" for interested BA and MA students of all disciplines.

As a rule, the programme can be started in the winter semester in all four fields of study, and even in the summer semester by arrangement. The time frame of the study programme extends to at least four semesters. During this time, the course content is imparted to students in modular form.

Extension subject Education for Sustainable Development

The extension subject in Education for Sustainable Development offers teacher candidates and teachers the opportunity to professionally address key issues for the future in schools and classrooms. The focus is on how learners can be empowered to understand complex ecological, social, economic, and political challenges and to play a responsible role in shaping the future.

The program was jointly developed by five Bavarian universities, with its content closely coordinated. It offers flexible study formats (some of which can be completed independently of time and location) and gives students the opportunity to take courses at the participating universities. The program combines academic foundations, subject-specific pedagogical perspectives, and issues related to school development. Students expand their teaching profile to include a future-oriented area of expertise and gain the qualifications needed to effectively integrate Education for Sustainable Development into schools and classrooms.

Supplementary programme MINT-Lehramt PLUS

Promoting gifted students in teacher training - this is what the Universities of Bayreuth and Würzburg are implementing with the innovative programme "MINT-Lehramt PLUS". Particularly gifted and capable students of STEM subjects like biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics for the teaching profession at grammar schools receive educational and developmental opportunities that go substantially beyond what is offered in the regular teacher training programmes. They can enrich their teacher training programme with a wide range of additional courses. To ensure that the elite programme can be combined with the teacher training programme as flexibly as possible, two forms of study have been set up: 1. you can start the supplementary study programme as soon as you have acquired 100 credit points in the regular teacher training programme. 2. you can enrol in the elite master's programme as soon as you have a teaching-related bachelor's degree. This opens up numerous possibilities for completing the elite programme alongside a teacher training programme or subsequently to complete a teacher training programme.