Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Computer Science

About this program

Graduates of the computer science degree programme component in the Master of Education, profile ‘teaching degree Gymnasium’ have knowledge of practical, theoretical, technical and applied computer science as well as of mathematical methods. They are able to independently plan, conduct, document and present comprehensive projects of relevance to computer science. They are aware of the various perspectives and procedures in computer science, ranging from engineering approaches such as analysing and designing via mathematical approaches to knowledge gain such as formalising and proving to social-scientific and empirical methods such as experimenting and simulating. They can analyse and structure real situations in order to make these accessible to processing with the help of computer science methods. They are able to transfer topical and process concepts specific to computer science to other fields of application and use the acquired computer science skills in other contexts. They can adequately present sophisticated facts and situations both orally and in writing, and can independently acquire computer science content. They are able to analyse, assess and explain computer science facts and situations in various applications and factual connections as well as their societal effects. They can characterise computer science as a scientific discipline and reflect on the societal function and image of computer science as well as education in computer science. They are able to recognise the central contribution of computer science education to general knowledge in an information society and therefore have the ability to select suitable topics and special fields and to prepare these for pupils in a didactically reduced manner. They are aware of the suitable didactic environments that are conducive to studying topics and content and are able to independently learn the use of new tools and to assess these tools for their suitability in Gymnasium level classrooms. They can assess the longevity and transferability of central concepts in computer science and evaluate current developments and select and prepare these with regard to their relevance for teaching. They are able to reflect on current development trends in computer science lessons and have a critical open mind with regard to new developments in computer science.

Required documents

General requirements for Master programs in Germany. Program-specific requirements are shown once you start a journey for this program.

• Certified copy of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified translation of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified transcript of records (all semesters)
• Valid passport (photo page copy)
• Tabular curriculum vitae (CV)

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