International Vocational Education at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

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This course is a Master's degree programme with a research-oriented study and degree profile. With the Master's degree, a vocational qualification is gained. Through the Master's thesis, it will be determined whether the student has gained the necessary knowledge and abilities for the transition to the professional practice and whether he/she has the ability to apply scientific methods and concepts. Against the background of increasing employment opportunities for academically trained vocational education specialists for all practice fields of TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), students can prepare for the following fields of work: Operational management and coordination activities in the area of vocational education and training Management of vocational education projects in the international development aid and in international organisations Teaching in courses of vocational further education at education institutions of the economy and in European vocational education institutions Development co-operation in the international context Consulting and developing activities in the teaching aid sector (textbooks, technical documentations, experimental systems, laboratory concepts and others) including new media Tasks in the area of vocational education research In accordance with the aim of the course, the profile "Vocational Education" comprises: Studies in vocational and business education Studies of international vocational education Studies in methods of TVET research Studies in didactics of vocational learning and teaching Recent political trends in TVET and the academic education Studies in vocational further education Studies in technical and vocational education and training for sustainable development Studies in project management in international development work Master's thesis with an editing time of six months with a scale of 30 ECTS