Requirements

Relevant bachelor's degree programmes at the University of Innsbruck:

• Bachelor's degree programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education) with Physical Education (2026W)

• Bachelor's degree programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education) with Physical Education as a subject (2015W)

Proof of general university entrance qualification:

The general university entrance qualification for admission to a Master's degree programme must be proven by the completion of a relevant Bachelor's degree programme, another relevant degree programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution or a degree programme defined in the curriculum of the Master's degree programme.

In any case, the Bachelor's degree programme in Secondary Teacher Education (General Education) at an Austrian university or university college of teacher education is considered to be an eligible degree programme. The teaching subjects or specialisations chosen in the Master's degree programme must be the same as in the Bachelor's degree programme on which admission is based. The Rectorate decides on the existence of another relevant degree programme in accordance with § 64 para. 3 UG.

Supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed to compensate for significant subject-related differences and must be completed by the end of the Master's degree programme. The Rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are a prerequisite for taking examinations provided for in the Master's degree programme curriculum.

As part of the proof of general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas as part of the completed Bachelor's degree programme is examined:

• At least 95 ECTS-Credits in subject-didactics and subject-didactics for Physical Education (subject to change)
• At least 40 ECTS credits from educational science fundamentals (subject to change)

Recommended Course Sequence

The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.

The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).

Course Sequence (incl. Education Studies)

Qualification Profile and Skills

The Secondary School Teacher Training Programme (General Education) qualifies its graduates as teachers in the selected subjects of general education / specialisations for all secondary schools (Mittelschule, Polytechnische Schule, Academic Secondary Schools,  Intermediate and Higher Technical and Vocational Schools). This study programme also meets the requirements for teaching in intermediate and higher schools in the South Tyrol *. In the Master’s programme the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor’s programme is broadened and deepened. Graduates are able to solve problems of teaching in secondary schools in an innovative and creative way. They are able to independently deal with scientific or artistic topics resp. with regards to contents and by using appropriate methods. They are able to participate in expert discourse and to independently acquire more specialist, subject-didactical and pedagogical knowledge and to implement it in their teaching.

Graduates of the Master’s programme in Physical Education have expanded and deepened the subject-specific, pedagogical and practical teaching knowledge they acquired during their corresponding Bachelor’s programme. They are able to present the content of the Physical Education curriculum effectively at secondary level and convey it clearly to their pupils. They are able to adapt their teaching to the individual needs of learners, evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching and critically examine it. They have an in-depth understanding of various dimensions of diversity and are able to tailor their teaching in a competence-oriented manner to the different aspects of heterogeneity.

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates are able to design learning processes in physical education and sports using methods that are sensitive to multilingualism and diversity, and to deliver these in social and cultural contexts. They are able to critically assess existing and emerging trends in sports and physical activity culture in terms of their significance within the context of sustainability. They are capable of collaborating interdisciplinary with representatives from other academic disciplines and of developing and implementing specialised cross-curricular teaching concepts.

Future prospects: Occupational fields and career opportunities

The Master’s Programme Secondary School Teacher Training (General Education) qualifies for teaching at secondary schools. Based on the Bachelor’s Programme, the graduates acquire the competences needed for teaching in a way to meet the educational requirements of a developing school and society. 

With the qualifications acquired during the Master’s Programme, further job opportunities in the fields of the respective study programme and in the field of education, such as social and youth work or adult education, open up.

Extension Programme

As part of this degree programme, students can complete the extension degree programme in Computer Science with 60 ECTS credits. Admission to the extension programme requires admission to or completion of a selected degree programme. Further information is available at https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/

Information on the examination regulations including assessment and grading

Examination regulations

The examination regulations are an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the section Examination regulations.

Forms (in German only)

• Examination Records (in progress)
  Note: After successfully completing the final examination of the master's program, the completed “examination record” must be submitted to the examination office.
• Examination Records (Basics of Educational Science)
• Application for the Master's Thesis
• Assesment of the module: Preparation of the Master's Thesis
• Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
• Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination

Forms and Guideline for submitting the Master's Thesis (valid since 01.11.2023)

Recognitions

Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet

Basics of Educational Science

Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet

Interdisciplinary Competences and Individual Choice of Specialisation

Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet | Contact: wahlmodule-master-la@uibk.ac.at

Contact and Information

Examination Office
Location Innrain 52d

Further information about the study
sport-lehramt-studieren@uibk.ac.at

Authorised representative for pedagogical and practical school training and educational science foundations (from 01.04.2025) 
Andreas Schreier, BA MA PhD

Authorised representative for subject training and didactics (from 02.05.2024)
Dr. Werner Kirschner

Dean of Studies (from 01.03.2024)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Ammann

Informations for students from South Tyrol* 
Office for South Tyrolean Affairs
*For students from South Tyrol, there are special requirements if they want to teach in South Tyrol.

Informations for students with disabilities
Disability Office

Information about the Programme

• General Information from the Faculty of Teacher Education
• Administrative Procedure - Graduation
• Guidlines for electronic submission and puplication of academic theses and Instructions from the ULB