MAS SHE ABU – Teacher training program for vocational schools

Admission requirements

Students in the ABU study program work toward either a “Master of Advanced Studies in Secondary and Higher Education for Teaching General Education” (MAS SHE ABU) or a “Teaching Certificate for General Education at Vocational Schools”. The type of qualification is determined by the students’ previous education.

The programs have the same content, but students in the MAS SHE ABU program study at the University of Zurich (UZH) while students in the certificate program are at the Zurich University of Teacher Education. The qualification can be issued from either institute, depending on students’ matriculation type.

Further information on the teacher training programs for general education is available on the following link (German only):

Admission requirements

For UZH students:

Online admission is required for students holding a Bachelor’s degree. Once admission is complete, students must then matriculate for specialist study (double matriculation).

For students from other Swiss institutes of higher education:

Students from other institutes of higher education in Switzerland who are interested in the teacher-training program at the UZH must have one of the following degrees:

• A university degree (diploma, licentiate, Master’s) from the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law or the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology; or
• A degree in Human Movement and Sports Sciences from the ETH Zurich;or
• A degree from the ETH Zurich in Environmental Science or Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences;or
• A degree in at least one subject in the natural sciences, according to the regulations for the Swiss school-leaving qualifications (March 1995);or
• A Federal Diploma for Teachers in Physical Education and Sport II from the ETH Zurich. (A transitional period applies until October 2011.)

For students with a Master’s degree from a foreign university:

Recognizing a foreign degree
The admissions office at the University of Zurich examines whether a foreign diploma meets the general criteria for admission. If so, the application is sent to the faculty or institute in question, where it will be reviewed to see if can be recognized in terms of subject knowledge and academic achievement. Under certain conditions, students may be allowed to fulfill additional requirement in the course of the study program. The admissions office sends students the decision on admission to the program with the decision on recognition from the Dean’s office or the institute.

German test
Students at the University of Zurich who are not German-speaking are required by the university’s guidelines for the German test to take a test to assess their German language skills.

Important:

Students may only enroll in a program for subject-specific teaching if they teach at least three lessons of general education at a vocational school. In certain cases an exception can made by the direction of the ZHSF, the institute responsible for teacher training in the Canton of Zurich.