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Chemistry Teaching Qualification - Bachelor's study program

Information for prospective students

Course content, study program structure, and the application process – guidance and information on the Bachelor's study program in Chemistry Teaching Qualification at the University of Stuttgart.

Is the Chemistry Teaching Qualification right for you? Come and find out!

Do you have a sense of what the Bachelor’s degree program in Chemistry Teaching Qualification entails? With our expectations check, you can quickly and easily check whether your expectations of the study program are realistic.

Do the expectation check now and discover whether the course meets your expectations!

The expectations check focuses on the technical aspects of your studies, not the educational science aspects. Information and decision-making aids to help you decide whether a career as a teacher is right for you can be obtained, for example, from the career counseling service for teachers [de].

Expectation Check

Do you have a sense of what the Bachelor’s study program in Chemistry Teaching Qualification entails?

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I won’t have the opportunity to interact with school students until after I have finished my studies.

This statement is largely false

For aspiring teachers, early contact with school students is essential. Therefore, in the third semester, you spend time at a school as part of the orientation internship. In addition, courses for students on the chemistry teaching qualification are also supported by Fehling Lab staff. The Fehling Lab is an interactive laboratory where school students can participate in experiments.

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Mathematical knowledge sufficient for a chemistry degree includes basic ratio calculations and the ability to rearrange simple formulas.

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A chemistry degree is highly diverse, encompassing not only core chemical modules like inorganic and organic chemistry but also mathematically focused disciplines. These comprise, for example, physical and theoretical chemistry. Therefore, two mathematics lectures are also part of the mandatory courses in the introductory phase of the program.

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For studying chemistry, a background in physics at school is more advantageous than having studied biology.

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Physical relationships play an important role in chemistry as a natural science subject in the foundational training. Biological connections become relevant only in specific advanced branches of chemistry, such as biochemistry.

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As a chemistry student, I encounter daily risks that could affect my health if proper safety measures are not followed.

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While chemists work with numerous hazardous substances in the lab, they are trained to handle them safely and properly. Strict adherence to safety protocols is always required.

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In a chemistry program, on-campus hours are limited, giving students ample free time.

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Alongside the lectures and tutorials typical of other programs, chemistry includes compulsory laboratory practical sessions. You are required to attend these laboratory exercises. Additionally, these exercises involve preparing for the experiments and completing detailed laboratory reports.

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In chemistry, it doesn’t matter whether I can express myself well in German or English, since it is a natural science.

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Strong German skills are essential for writing laboratory reports, research papers, and final theses. Furthermore, much of the literature in the study program, and almost all scientific publications, are published in English.

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Chemistry is a small, community-oriented study program, enabling contact with fellow students and doctoral degree candidates and promoting meaningful exchange.

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While the first semester involves large groups of students, numbers decline in the courses in later semesters, resulting in a truly family-like environment. Senior students and doctoral researchers alike are always willing to assist with questions.

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During my chemistry studies, I frequently refer to textbooks.

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Textbooks provide clear explanations of many concepts, whereas the internet alone often fails to fully capture the required context and technical terminology. Most of the essential textbooks can be accessed via the university library.

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A background in mathematics or physics is not required for the chemistry teacher education program. It is enough if I can experiment.

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Even in the teaching degree, theoretical knowledge is an essential part of the training. Students on the Chemistry Teaching Qualification course must not only learn how to plan, set up, and conduct experiments, but also be able to explain them theoretically.

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Much of the learning comes from practical, hands-on experience. The program maintains an approximately equal balance between theoretical learning and practical work.

This statement is largely true

The teaching content in a chemistry degree is delivered roughly half through lectures, seminars, and exercises, and half through practical laboratory sessions.

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It's your choice

0 out of 10 of your expectations turned out to be fairly accurate.

The goal here wasn’t to answer everything correctly, but to gain a better understanding of the study program. You now need to determine whether your understanding of the study program is accurate or where you need more information.

My Skills

Encouraging comprehension & developing abstract thinking: Take pleasure in making complex topics understandable and representing relationships through chemical and mathematical formulas.
Enthusiasm for experiments & perseverance: Enjoy hands-on laboratory work, and the ability to conduct and analyze experiments independently – even when things don’t always go according to plan.
Strong scientific foundation: Proficiency in mathematics and physics, along with basic English to comprehend technical literature.

My interests

Are you curious to learn more? Do you want to explore how natural and everyday processes occur, even at the atomic level?
Do you want not only to understand what exists but also to create something new?
Do you want to engage with current research challenges and explore new ways to solve them?
Do you enjoy hands-on experimentation? Does it fascinate you to see how substances are formed and analyzed?
Would you like to develop new substances or materials and be the first to analyze and characterize them? Would you like to create new processes or explore and understand the theoretical fundamental building blocks of life?

If your answer is ‘yes’ to most of these questions, a chemistry degree is the right choice for you.

Chemistry Teaching Qualification - Bachelor's study program

Is the Chemistry Teaching Qualification right for you? Come and find out!

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