One of the strengths of the University of Mannheim is its profile, which is characterized by the economic and social sciences: In these two fields of research, the University of Mannheim has repeatedly been ranked as one of the top 20 research institutions in Europe for years. An important basis for this is its focus on empirical methods, for example to plan, conduct, analyze, and interpret large data sets from surveys. Political Science, Economics and Business Administration and Education Sciences, for example, focus on empirical research.
The language subjects at the University of Mannheim also have unique focus areas: In the field of German Studies and English and American Studies, the university cooperates closely with the Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) in Mannheim. Another focus is research on multilingualism, for which a separate chair was established in 2022.
Which cooperations are possible?
At the University of Mannheim, students of teaching education programs can choose from eleven subjects (plus cooperations) which fit the profile of the university.
German Studies, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Political Science, Economics and Business Administration, Mathematics, Informatics, History and Philosophy/Ethics. For Fine Arts and Music, we cooperate with other institutions. In the Teacher Education programs, German and English are the two most “popular” subjects.
In addition, the University of Mannheim is one of the most renowned research institutions for Economic and Business Education in Germany. This also defines many aspects of the teacher education: Transitions and joint study elements are essential parts of teacher education, for example in the practical parts of the programs, in educational science courses, in the subject areas and in special teaching formats, such as service-learning.
