Master What Matters

As a (prospective) teacher, you have the power to shape the future. At Leuphana Graduate School, our innovative Master's programmes will prepare you for highly relevant and personally fulfilling tasks in the design of teaching and learning processes. The opportunity to engage with cutting-edge topics and develop your individual profile, alongside secure future prospects, is what makes studying in Lüneburg so special.

At Leuphana, Teacher Education not only involves training tomorrow's teachers, but also immersing itself in topics such as inclusion, digital education, sustainable development education, democratic education and language education, through research-led, practice-relevant teaching.

Personalise your study profile - with a combination of two teaching subjects, with a special focus on educational science and subject didactics. You can also choose an additional subject as part of a Master's certificate programme.

Our courses combine current research with school practice. This subject-specific degree programme has been specially designed for prospective teachers.

You will benefit from intensive supervision by experienced teachers and receive personal feedback. During your school internships, you will receive joint coaching from Leuphana lecturers and teachers.

The interdisciplinary Complementary Studies gives you the opportunity to discuss social challenges with fellow students from other disciplines outside the teaching profession. Our exchange programmes also give you exciting insights into study cultures at international universities and schools if you would like to complete your school internship abroad.

Possible subjects:

¹In the Teacher Education for Primary Schools (M.Ed.) programme, at least one of the subjects German or Mathematics must be chosen

Current and former Master's students of the Teacher Education programmes talked in testimonials about their studies at Leuphana, their time in Lüneburg and their career paths, including those outside of the traditional teaching profession.

At Leuphana Graduate School, studying and research are collabora­tive journeys.

Our Master's programmes foster critical inquiry, interdisciplinary learning, and hands-on research—always in close exchange with faculty, peers, and international experts.

Together, we explore scientific questions, develop sustainable solutions, and tackle societal challenges. By combining expertise with team­work, we empower our students to think across disciplines, engage in meaningful dialogue, and shape the future—academically and beyond.

Be part of our Graduate Community!

At Leuphana, you can actively contribute and share your talents in various ways.

Become a tutor to inspire others, join university policy committees, or engage in student initiatives: from the campus magazine to social projects. Music lovers can join the big band or choir. The AStA (General Students Committee) offers cultural and political involvement, such as theatre, university cinema, radio, or event planning. Whether on campus or in Lüneburg, many institutions welcome fresh ideas and new participants.

It’s up to you to choose where to get involved!

The city of Lüneburg impresses with its student flair and a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Whether theatre, cinemas, the lunatic festival on campus, exhibitions in the museums or galleries, there is hardly a wish left unfulfilled.

Lüneburg, situated between the Elbe and the heath, offers many worthwhile excursion destinations. And in the thousand-year-old salt town, the spectrum of leisure activities ranges from the Lüneburg salt thermal baths to numerous pubs and restaurants in the old town.

Another great advantage of student life in Lüneburg is that everything is close together: the university, the city centre with its numerous leisure activities, the inviting spa gardens, shopping facilities and student residences.

Shared flats in Lüneburg are still affordable – especially compared to the high rents in Hamburg. This way, you have more money left over to live on!

At the same time, major cities such as Hamburg or Hanover can be reached by train in no time at all.

Here you can find more reasons to choose Lüneburg.

You can apply for one of Leuphana's Teacher Education programmes for the winter semester 2025/26. The application window is regularly open from 15 June to 15 August.

You can find out more on our application page. There you will find everything you need to know about entry requirements, selection procedures and the application process.

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