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Institut für Pädagogik

Double Degree with the University of Florence (on the signature process)

Please note: Both institutions have approved the Double Degree agreement and are currently in the final signature phase. Students enrolling in the Winter Term 2026/2027 will be eligible to apply for the programme and complete their third semester in Italy.

Graduations

Qualification targets

The programme trains students in the fields of innovative trends in adult and continuing education and professionalisation of adult education professionals in the public, private and non-profit sectors. The programme improves students’ ability to look at adult education in a critical way and shape society, institutions, and organisations in ways that promote adult education in all its forms. Moreover, the programme aims to develop students' ability to look critically at the diverse contexts where adult education and learning occur and their role in these from a wide variety of theoretical, conceptual and organisational perspectives.

Language of Instruction

English (at the University of Würzburg) and Italian (At the University of Florence)

Please note: Students are required to have a B2 CEFR in Italian language proficiency by the end of the second semester.

Study Scheme 

For students starting in the Winter Semester

  1. Semester: University of Würzburg (Winter Semester)
  2. Semester: University of Würzburg (Summer Semester)
  3. Semester: University of Florence (Winter Semester)
  4. Semester: Master Thesis at University of Würzburg (Summer Semester)

For students starting in the Summer Semester

  1. Semester: University of Würzburg (Summer Semester)
  2. Semester: University of Würzburg (Winter Semester)
  3. Semester: University of Florence (Summer Semester)
  4. Semester: Master Thesis at University of Würzbug (Winter Semester)

Double Degree students must precisely follow the detailed study plan presented below.

Application

The Double Degree application is only possible after successful enrolment in the Master of Arts in Adult Education and Management in Lifelong Education.

Deadline each year for students starting in the winter term: end of September
Deadline each year for students starting in the summer term: end of March

Students will be required to undergo an internal selection process. Further information on the application procedure and deadlines will be provided to enrolled and admitted students each year by the beginning of August.

Scholarships and Funding

Students who have been selected for the programme can apply for Erasmus+ funding. 

For further information, please contact:  master-education@uni-wuerzburg.de

Study Plan

Two study plans are available for the Double Degree Programme with the University of Florence, depending on your semester of enrollment:

  1. For students starting the Master's programme in the Winter Semester
  2. For students starting the Master's programme in the Summer Semester

1. For Students starting in Winter Term

First Semester at the University of Würzburg (mid of October until mid of February)

Modules

  • International-Comparative Research in Adult Education (15 ECTS)
  • Theories and Societal Framework in Adult and Continuing Education (10 ECTS)
  • Intercultural Competences for Double Degree Programmes 1 (Italian A1 OR Italian A2 OR Italian B1 OR Italian B2) (5 ECTS)

Second Semester at the University of Würzburg (mid of March until end July)

Modules

  • Research in Adult and Continuing Education (10 ECTS)
  • International Learning Project (10 ECTS)
  • Intercultural Competences for Double Degree Programmes 2 (Italian A2 OR Italian B1 OR Italian B2) (5 ECTS)

Selection of one of six courses: 

  • Educational Guidance and Competence Development A (5 ECTS) OR
  • Current topics in Adult Education and Management in Lifelong Education (5 ECTS) OR
  • Global Governance A OR
  • Processes, Challenges and Theoretical Perspectives in International Relations (5 ECTS) OR
  • Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (5 ECTS) OR
  • Management and Leadership (5 ECTS)

Third Semester at the University of Florence (mid of September until mid February)

Modules

  • Pedagogy of Innovation within Organisations (6 ECTS)
  • Elective Methods for Training Design and Assessment (6 ECTS)
  • Pedagogy of Employment (12 ECTS)
  • Basics of adult education (6 ECTS)

 

Fourth Semester at the University of Würzburg

Modules

  • Master Thesis (25 ECTS)
  •  Oral Examination (5 ECTS)

 

2. For Students starting in Summer Term

First Semester at the University of Würzburg (April until end of July)

Modules

  • Research in Adult and Continuing Education (10 ECTS)
  • Theories and Societal Framework in Adult and Continuing Education (10 ECTS)
  • Intercultural Competences for Double Degree Programmes 1 (Italian A1 OR Italian A2 OR Italian B1 OR Italian B2) (5 ECTS)

Selection of one of  six courses:

  • Educational Guidance and Competence Development A (5 ECTS) OR
  • Current topics in Adult Education and Management in Lifelong Education (5 ECTS) OR
  • Global Governance A (5 ECTS) OR
  • Processes, Challenges and Theoretical Perspectives in International Relations (5 ECTS) OR
  • Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (5 ECTS) OR
  • Management and Leadership (5 ECTS)

Second Semester at the University of Würzburg (mid of October until mid of February)

Modules

  • International-Comparative Research in Adult Education (15 ECTS)
  • Lifelong Learning: International Perspectives and Policies (5 ECTS)
  • Media education in an international perspective (5 ECTS)
  • Intercultural Competences for Double Degree Programmes 1 (Italian A1 OR Italian A2 OR Italian B1 OR Italian B2) (5 ECTS)

 

Third Semester at the University of Florence (End February until end July)

Modules

  • Methods of Programming and Sustainable Deisgn of Educational Settings (3 ECTS)
  • Educational Processes and history of educational institutions, plus laboratory  (6 ECTS)
  • Comptences for Sustainability of Professional Development (3 ECTS)
  • Sociologogy of Social and Institutional Education (12 ECTS)
  • Business Organisation and Human Resource Development (6 ECTS)

 

Fourth Semester at the University of Würzburg

Modules

  • Master Thesis (25 ECTS)
  • Oral Examination (5 ECTS)

 

Study Schedule

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Study Regulation

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