Faculty I, of

Faculty I – School of Educational and Social Sciences

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Short facts about the University: Founded in 1971 as a modern Reform-University by the province of Lower (in Northwest Germany)

Successor of an old teacher college founded in 1793 in Oldenburg.

Nowadays it has expanded the programs offered to become a larger, more diverse University serving over 11,000 students (full-time).

Currently, the University is organized into five Faculties (Schools)

(I) Educational and Social Sciences;

(II) Business, Economy, and Informatics;

(III) Literature, Languages and Fine Arts;

(IV) Humanities;

(V) Natural Sciences and .

In 2012 the new Faculty (VI) "European Medical School (EMS)" will start with their Bachelor, Master and "State Examination" joint programs in a close collaboration with the "Rijks Universiteit Groningen" ()

The University has two Graduate Schools: i) For Natural Sciences ii) For Arts and Social Sciences (But keep in mind that graduate schools in the German tradition are only for doctoral students and post-docs!)

The Faculty I has a close Affiliation with the C3L (Center of Life long Learning ) Faculty I, University of Oldenburg

Faculty I – School of Educational and Social Sciences

Structure of the Faculty I The School/ Faculty I consist of

(1) Department of

With the subdivisions

Teacher training programs (for primary, secondary and vocational schools)

Education in the school ages (from elementary to post secondary)

Social work education / Diversity Education

Adult and Further Education (Life long learning)

Educational

(2) Department of Special Needs Education & Rehabilitation

With the subdivisions

Special educational foundations and cross-categorical Special Needs Education & Rehabilitation & Psychology

Special needs Education for individuals

o with learning disabilities

o with a mentally delay/ retardation

o with physical impairments

o with emotional disturbances and behavior disorders (incl. delinquency).

(3) Department of Social Sciences

With the subdivisions:

Sociology and

Political Sciences

(4) Interdisciplinary Institute for Multicultural Communication and Education

Faculty I, University of Oldenburg Faculty I : Study programs

Bachelor and Master programs: (All kinds of German Teacher training programs: BA / M. Ed. & in Special Needs Education)

Bachelor- und Master programs (BA / MA) with an special emphasis in: Adult and Further Education; Pedagogic /Education; Social Work & Diversity Education; Special Needs Education & Rehabilitation

Bachelor- und Master programs (BA / MEd): Interdisziplinäre Sachbildung (for primary schools)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Educational Management

Master of Distance Education (MDE)

Post graduate programs “” (University-Diploma) in: Education, Special Education, Further Education and Intercultural Education

Bachelor program in “Intercultural Education and Counseling” for h ighly qualified people with a migration background

Doctoral program (PhD) in Education, With specializations in Education (general), School Education, Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation, Social Work Education, Higher Education, Further Education, Educational Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences.

Faculty I : Research (with a special emphasis/ focus on Participation )

Kristallisationspunkt 1: Lernprozesse und Interaktion (Focus I: Learning and Interaction) a) Interkulturelle und diversitätsbewusste Bildungs- und Lebensbewältigungsprozesse und Bildungs- und Sozialmanagement b) Lehr-, Lern- und Professionsforschung

Kristallisationspunkt 2: Rehabilitation und Versorgung (Focus 2: Rehabilitation, Rehabilitative Services and Public Health) a) Pädagogische Re-Habilitationskonzepte für Personen und Familien in Multiproblemla- gen – Individuals and Families at Risk b) Soziale Re- und Gesundheitsförderung zur Unterstützung der Individu- ation und Partizipation für Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen – Health Care

Kristallisationspunkt 3: Soziale Wahrnehmung, Institutionen und Entscheidung (Focus 3: Social Perception, Institution and Decision) a) Kollektivität und soziale Emergenz b) Bürgerbewusstsein und Partizipation c) Europäisierung und transnationale Prozesse