In the study program “Teaching at Secondary Schools” at TU Darmstadt, you combine two subject areas, supplemented with the so-called basic sciences (Pedagogy and Psychology) and interdisciplinary elective modules. Thus, you can and have to combine German with another subject such as History, Biology, or Sport.

You should study German if you are particularly interested in the German language and literature, and if you are prepared to read and write a lot. In the three subject areas – Germanic Linguistics, Modern German Literature, and Medieval Studies (German language and literature of the Middle Ages) – we will provide you with information about the historical changes and the aesthetic characteristics of the German language and literature. You will become familiar with the relationship between language/literature and society, and we will discuss the variety of achievements and functions of language and literature in different contexts, situations, and media. In the subject-specific area of your teacher training course, you will thus acquire basic theoretical knowledge and methodological skills of German Studies.

The teacher training program lasts four to four and a half years (8 semesters) and is largely modularized, meaning that the examinations during the course of your studies are also relevant for the final grade. However, the course of studies is completed with the first state examination (erstes Staatsexamen). In order to actually become a teacher, you will have to complete a teacher training Hessian grammar school and a second state examination.