Stay abroad
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Stay abroad (BA programmes 2011 & 2018)

All BA students studying to become teachers are required to go abroad as part of EITHER the Culture & Communication OR the Work Experience Abroad Module. According to the relevant legislation on teacher training in North Rhine-Westphalia, you have to spend your stay abroad in an English-speaking country (§11 LAGB). Exceptions may be granted in cases of hardship or if students are studying two foreign languages. To complete the module, you will have to submit the Intercultural Dossier.

  • the duration of the stay abroad is 12 weeks (but can be split into two separate stays abroad of any length, i.e. two stays of six weeks or one stay of 10 weeks and the second of two weeks)
  • for the Culture & Communication Module you have to obtain 7 credit points at an English-speaking university
  • for the Work Experience Abroad Module you have to work for 210 hours in an English-speaking country
  • Recognition of your stay abroad

    If you would like to have your stay abroad recognised, please send us:

    • your name
    • study programme
    • matriculation number
    • An authenticated transcript of records/learning agreement from the university abroad OR a confirmation by your employer of 210 working hours completed
    • Train or flight tickets showing that you have spent 12 weeks abroad
    • Date of your QISPOS registration (summer/winter semester of which year) for the module

    Please send these documents

  • Recognition of pre-university stays abroad

    You have already been abroad prior to your studies and would like to have this recognised for the Work Experience Module? This is only possible if the stay abroad was completed within the year before you took up your studies. Please send us:

    • Your name, study programme and matriculation number
    • A confirmation by your employer of 210 working hours completed
    • Train or flight tickets showing that you have spent at least 12 weeks abroad
    • Date of your QISPOS registration (summer/winter semester of which year) for the module

    Please send these documents to workexp.abroad[at]uni-muenster.de. Make sure to register for the exam in QISPOS first and include the date of your QISPOS registration in your email.

  • Cases of hardship (Härtefälle)

    If you are a recognised case of hardship (Härtefall) you can be exempted from going abroad. You will instead do the study@home programme.

  • New exam regulations 2024 for your stay abroad (BA G) 

    Students who are enrolled in the 2024 version of our BA programme for primary school teaching have to take the new module "Stay Abroad" which is different from "Culture and Communication" and "Work Experience Abroad" described above. In a nutshell:

    • You may split your stay abroad into up to three sections.
    • You do not have to study or go on work experience. Any stay in an English-speaking country will be recognized as long as you can provide cogent proof of your stay abroad. 
    • Any stays spent in English-speaking countries before you started studying with us will be recognized as long as you can provide cogent proof of your stay abroad.
    • Instead of submitting an intercultural dossier, you will have upload a two-page documentation on Learnweb. There will be a form provided for this documentation. The relevant folder is called "Stay Abroad" and does not allow self-enrollment.

Information and guidance for your stay abroad

The International Office [de] offers students several information sessions on planning and financing a semester / year abroad.

The Career Service [de] gives information for internships abroad and financial support for this.

For internships at schools, you can also turn to the ZLB and their List of partner schools for which you can apply directly.

The mobiles@uni-muenster.de is responsible for distributing information on study abroad programmes for both German and international students. Any administrative questions on staying abroad should be directed toward this office.