Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

Site plan

The facilities of the Technical University of Dortmund are spread over the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. In addition, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent Technology Park. More detailed information can be found in the maps.

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Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

Site plan

The facilities of the Technical University of Dortmund are spread over the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. In addition, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent Technology Park. More detailed information can be found in the maps.

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Studying to be a teacher?

In the area of educational sciences, the Department of Educational Science and Psychology accompanies students in the teacher training program in all teaching positions through the basic areas of educational science, general didactics and school pedagogy. Furthermore, in the Bachelor's and/or Master's degree there are profile courses tailored to the individual types of schools, in which students deal with specific questions and problems of their teaching profession.

Occupational fields

The teacher training program at the TU Dortmund University is characterized by its modern conceptualization and interdisciplinarity. It is possible to study one of the following teacher training profiles according to the Teacher Training Act 2009 of the state of NRW:

Elementary school teaching (G)
Teacher training at secondary schools and comprehensive schools (HRSGe)
Teacher training at grammar schools and comprehensive schools (GyGe)
Teaching training at vocational colleges (BK)
Teacher training for special needs education (SP)

The teacher training program is divided into a bachelor's and master's program. In the bachelor's program, students acquire basic subject-specific and pedagogical competencies and encounter the working environment of schools during the orientation internship. In the master's program, this knowledge is deepened and extensive teaching experience is made possible in the internship semester. The study program aims at the completion of the Master of Education (M.Ed.), with which the teacher traineeship can be started.

Further Infortmation

In addition to the accompanying courses in educational science, the following subjects can be taken up at the faculty as part of a teaching degree program:

Psychology (teaching positions GyGe and BK. Study at the Institute of Psychology)
Social Education (teaching positions BK. Study at the Institute for Social Education, Adult Education and Early Childhood Education)

We look forward to welcoming you soon to the teaching program at TU Dortmund University.

If you have any questions, please contact us

Academic advising for teacher profession

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