Art University of Cologne
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Köln
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Special Pedagogy, Inclusive Pedagogy (Teaching Degree)
- Art (Teaching Degree)
Annotation
The following subject combinations are provided for the Bachelor's degree course Teaching Qualification for Special Schools: -\tSpecial Education subject area I (Emotional and Social Development or Learning) -\tSpecial Education subject area II (one of the specialisations from Special Education subject area I not already selected or one of the subject areas of Mental Development, Hearing and Communication, Physical and Motor Development, Language) -\tTeaching subject I or learning area I (teaching subject Mathematics, teaching subject German, learning area Basic Education in Mathematics or learning area Basic Education in Language) -\tTeaching subject II (Biology, Chemistry, German, English, French, Art, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Protestant/Catholic Religious Education or learning area II (learning area Aesthetic Education, learning area Basic Education in Mathematics, learning area Natural and Social Sciences, learning area Basic Education in Language) Sport can be studied as a teaching subject II at the Deutsche Sporthochschule (DSH). For Art, Music or Sport, proof of successful completion of an aptitude test has to be submitted upon enrolment. All special education subjects, the teaching subjects Biology, Chemistry, German, English and Mathematics, as well as the learning areas Aesthetic Education, Basic Mathematics Education, Natural and Social Sciences and Basic Language Education are subject to the local admission restrictions at the Universität zu Köln.
Admission requirements
Successful participation in an aptitude test must be demonstrated upon registration. You can find dates and information at: https://www.hf.uni-koeln.de/33906 As part of the teaching qualification for special needs education at the University of Cologne, you will study two special needs education subjects, two further subjects or learning areas and educational sciences (possible with admission restrictions). Enrolment is only possible if you can be admitted for a complete subject combination.
Lecture period
- 13.04.2026 - 24.07.2026
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Until 31.03.2027
The current registration deadline (cut-off deadline) is newly set for each semester, see course schedule as of November: https://verwaltung.uni-koeln.de/studsek/content/bewerbung/alle_termine_im_ueberblick/index_ger.htmlDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 31.03.2027
Application process: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/bewerbung-zum-bachelor-studium-staatsexamenDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 15.01.2027
Application process: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/bewerbung-zum-bachelor-studium-staatsexamenEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.03.2027
Application process: https://verwaltung.uni-koeln.de/studsek/content/bewerbung/hoeheres_fachsemester/
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Until 30.09.2026
The current registration deadline (cut-off deadline) is newly set for each semester, course schedule: https://verwaltung.uni-koeln.de/studsek/content/bewerbung/alle_termine_im_ueberblick/index_ger.htmlDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 30.09.2026
Application process: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/bewerbung-zum-bachelor-studium-staatsexamenDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 15.07.2026
Application process: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/bewerbung-zum-bachelor-studium-staatsexamenEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.09.2026
Application process: https://verwaltung.uni-koeln.de/studsek/content/bewerbung/hoeheres_fachsemester/index_ger.html
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
There is a semester fee that includes a NRW-wide public transport ticket (no tuition fee).
Languages of instruction
Main language
German



