

Stay abroad
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
- to workexp.abroad@uni-muenster.de for the Work Experience Module
- to mobiles@uni-muenster.de for the Culture & Communication Modul
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.
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 information on educational exchange, you can also turn to the ZfL (Adeline Weinberg). The ZfL has also established an internship platform: https://zfl-pdb.uni-muenster.de/ [de]
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.

Study abroad

Internship abroad

Study at home (Ausnahmeregelung)
Important: Students wishing/needing to study the module "Culture and Communication" in the ‘at home’ category must submit proof that for them the exceptional rules apply until the beginning of the respective QISPOS registration period. They should approach Anna Rapp for this during her office hours. If the rules apply, students will receive a form.
Ausnahmeregelung: Studies at Home (LabG 09) (pdf) [de]