Teacher Education for Baccalaureate Schools

Abstract

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  Profile of the study programme

  The Diplôme d'Enseignement pour les Ecoles de Maturité (DEEM, French-speaking section)/Lehrdiplom für Maturitätsschulen (LDM, German-speaking section) is a certificate of aptitude for teaching at secondary level II. Secondary level II comprises baccalaureate schools (Ecoles de Maturité/Maturitätsschulen), upper secondary specialised schools (Ecoles de culture générale/Fachmittelschulen) and vocational schools (Ecoles professionnelles/Berufsschulen). The DEEM/LDM is required to obtain the teaching certificate for vocational schools (Ecoles professionnelles/Berufsschulen).

  Objective
  The objective of this secondary level II teaching course is to give students the requisite knowledge and skills to teach in baccalaureate schools.

  Teaching subjects
  As a general rule, the DEEM/LDM is awarded for two teaching subjects, entitled «subject I» and «subject II». Candidates may add a third teaching subject to their diploma as long as they meet the same conditions in their third subject as for subject II.
  It is possible to train in one single teaching subject in certain cases, as long as the academic training in that subject comprises at least 180 ECTS credits.

  Duration of the course
  Teacher education for baccalaureate schools comprises 60 ECTS credits. In the French-speaking section, the training is done after students have obtained their master's degree and usually takes one year. Students in the German-speaking section have the possibility of doing a part of their training simultaneously with their master's degree if their study plans and the university teaching staff's timetables permit.
  Teacher education for baccalaureate schools is organised in such a way as to allow for practical training in areas related to educational sciences and didactics. It usually comprises two teaching subjects.

  General course organisation
  Teacher education for baccalaureate schools is a dual training course comprising:

  • a scientific section made up of the master's degree, supplementary conditions possibly applying depending on the respective Faculty and teaching subjects;
  • an education and didactics section comprising coursework and practical training. The fields of study covered in this part are: education, educational psychology, didactics (general and specialised) and teaching practice.

  Find out more
  For further information, please consult the following Web sites:

  • French-speaking section (DEEM): http://studies.unifr.ch/go/fr-deem
  • German-speaking section (LDM): http://studies.unifr.ch/go/de-ldm

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