2) Curriculum

The course "AWAKE - Attention, Perception, Concentration, Experience - Learning According to Neuro-Science" has a modular structure. Individual courses are combined into larger, content-oriented groups. This promotes thinking and learning in larger, interconnected units of meaning.

Self-responsible and quality studies are promoted through social phases (=present study) and individual phases (=blended learning and self-study) as well as a final academic thesis.

The proportions of the work required in each case are shown with EC. The applied forms of teaching and learning are geared towards the acquisition of competences related to the professional field and individual competences (professional, methodological, personal and social competences). In particular, the ability to implement theory and practice in new situations of action is promoted and the basis for constant professionalisation is created.

2.1 Study structure and EC grid

Semester	1	2	3	Total
Educational Sciences	0,5	1		1,5
Subject sciences / subject didactics	10	10		20
Practical studies		3,5		3,5
Thesis			5	5
Total	10,5	14,5	5	30

2.2 Course types

Lectures (L) serve to impart theoretical knowledge of main and special fields as well as methods and doctrines of the subject.
Exercises (E) serve the application of the knowledge presented in lectures and serve the solution of concrete tasks with special consideration of the professional relevance.
Lectures with exercises (LE) serve not only to convey theoretical knowledge of main and special areas as well as methods and doctrines of the subject, but also in an immanent way to apply the knowledge presented in lectures and to solve concrete tasks with special consideration of the professional relevance.
Seminars (S) serve the independent, scientific processing and advanced discussion and presentation of subject-related topics.
Internships (I) serve the concrete implementation in the immediate school practice field with recourse to theoretical foundations.
Excursions (Ex) are block courses and serve to illustrate or supplement exemplary topics of the subject. They can be offered as a separate course, but also within the framework of courses.

2.3 Semester overview

Semester 1

	LANS 500 Neurobiological and neuropsychological basics	5 EC
1	General training in neuroscience and neuropsychology; understanding brain function.	3 EC
2	Understanding the development of cognitive functions in children	1 EC
3	Interactions of scientific knowledge, interventions and children's reactions	1 EC

LANS 501
Basics of learning and learning processes

5 EC

1

Description of the learning process based on neuroscientific information

2 EC

2

Understanding the key role of

Focus, attention and perception
Feedback and challenge

2 EC

3

Understanding children's behaviour and building the competence to respond appropriately

1 EC

	LANS 502 Theatre as a school for life	4 EC
1	Information about theatre in general Brief historical background and information about authors	2 EC
2	Understanding why theatre in general is a school for life, what everyone can learn and where the challenges are. Showing the powerful effect of theatre on the child's learning and personality development.	2 EC

2. Semester

	LANS 503 Exercises	6 EC
1	Methodical structure for the use of 132 exercises to promote the development of children (6-14 years) based on scientific information(LANS 500, LANS 501, LANS 502).	2 EC
2	Supporting the development of children's cognitive functions Applicability of the exercises for prevention / general development / deficits	1,5 EC
3	Engage with the exercise pool to improve the quality of teaching.	0,5 EC
4	Planning, implementation and evaluated assessment of five practical units immanent to the course including a commented presentation (PS)	2 EC

	LANS 504 The theatre - from rehearsal to performance	5 EC
1	Exact planning of a play with a precise rehearsal plan (including timetable)	0,5 EC
2	Impact Explanation of how/why to play classical scenes, how it can be a mode for modern children. Social impact: Class grows together through the theatre project.	0,5 EC
3	Rehearsal work	2 EC
4	Personality-building component of theatre play: Supporting the development of children's cognitive functions Excellent training for executive functions	0,5 EC
5	Planning, intensive preparation, implementation and evaluated evaluation of five practical units immanent to the course including a commented presentation (PS)	1,5 EC

3. Semester

	LANS 505 Thesis	5 EC
1	Dealing with an agreed topic area of the course including theoretical preparation, concept presentation and defensio	5 EC

2.4 Module descriptions

LANS 500 – Neurobiological and neuropsychological basics
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 1
Duration and frequency	Duration and frequency
Responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Vorlesung mit Übung (LE) General training in neuroscience and neuropsychology; understanding brain function. Lecture (L) Understanding the development of cognitive functions in children Interactions of scientific findings, interventions and children's responses
Subject shares	Subject sciences/subject didactics
Language	German
Reference to other modules	Fundamental for the following modules
Goals/ competences to be acquired	The students should acquire neuroscientific basics in order to better understand the cognitive development of children. They should recognise neurobiology and neurophysiology as the basis of functions and learning processes in the brain.
Contents	Students learn about the neuroscientific foundations and prerequisite for cognitive processes that take place in learning processes in humans and are sensitised to the topic. Concrete topics are: Structure of the brain Functions and interaction of the centres Perception and attention Development of motor skills and language and the associated senses
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	SWSt *		Working hours**		EC
Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	1 Attendance study	2 Supervised individual phase	1 + 2 Total	Self-study	EC
Anatomy and neurobiology: structure of the brain, functional structures, neurons and nervous system	LE	1	0,25	15	60	3
Development and networking of the brain, neuropsychology of learning, neuronal plasticity	L	0,1875	0,0625	3	22	1
Perceptual processes, attention, automated and controlled processes, behaLiour	L	0,3125	0,0625	4,5	20,5	1

LANS 501 – Basics of learning and learning processes
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 1
Duration and frequency	Winter semester
Person responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Lecture: Learning/basics - learning modes, learning models - and learning phases, learning and memory, etc. Lecture: Learning processes - critical factors
Subject shares	Subject sciences/subject didactics
Language	English
Reference to other modules	Building on 500, fundamental for the following modules
Goals/ competences to be acquired	Students should understand and be able to competently support learning processes. They should create learning conditions and individual challenges that promote the best learning success. They should be able to better use the function of feedback and intrinsic motivation in their work. Basic knowledge about learning, coupled with the further project results should enable the students to design modern and interdisciplinary teaching.
Contents	Subject-specific scientific and didactic focal points on the following sub-topics How does learning work in a neurophysiological sense? How humans learn What prevents successful learning How can learning processes be supported What errors block didactic development in this area
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	SWSt *		Working hours**		EC
Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	1 Attendance study	2 Supervised individual phase	1 + 2 Total	Self-study	EC
Basics of learning/ models, phases; learning and memory	LE	0,625	0,125	9	41	2
Intrinsic learning and self-organisation, system dynamic learning	LE	0,75	0,125	10,5	39,5	2
Learning processes and their support: feedback/transfer/focus/challenge Myths	I	0,125	0,125	3	22	1

LANS 502 – Theater als Schule für das Leben
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 1
Duration and frequency	Winter semester
Responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Lecture: The Theatre: The World of Theatre Lecture: Theatre as a school for life
Subject shares	Subject sciences/subject didactics
Language	English
Reference to other modules	Fundamental for the following modules
Goals/ competences to be acquired	The students should gain an in-depth insight into the world of theatre. They should understand why classical theatre in general is a school for life and for shaping the personality, what everyone can learn from it and where the challenges are.
Contents	Subject-specific scientific and didactic focal points on the following sub-topics Broad information about theatre in general, historical background Theatre as a holistic learning method from which children can benefit in very different ways. Theatre and brain research: Impact of theatre play on cognitive development - concentration, perception, language, learning ability Impact of theatre on social development,
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	SWSt *		Working hours**		EC
Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	1 Attendance study	2 Supervised individual phase	1 + 2 Total	Self-study	EC
The Theatre: The World of Theatre	LE	0,75	0,125	10,5	39,5	2
Theatre as a school for life	LE	0,625	0,125	9	41	2

LANS 503 – Übungen
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 2
Duration and frequency	Summer semester
Responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Lecture: Implementation of an exercise pool Seminar: Specific exercise series to support a child with individual deficits to support a group of children in their general development for preventive work with the whole class Practical exercises
Subject shares	Subject sciences/subject didactics
Language	English
Reference to other modules	Based on LANS 500, LANS 501, LANS 502. Basic for the following modules
Goals/ competences to be acquired	Understanding of the development of cognitive functions in children and the interactions of scientific findings, interventions and children's reactions should be created. Students should understand and be able to competently support learning processes. They should create learning conditions and individual challenges that promote the best learning success. They should be able to better use the function of feedback and intrinsic motivation in their work. They should be able to achieve attitude changes in their students. Practical studies on the theory-based implementation of module-related contents
Contents	Subject-specific scientific and didactic focal points on the following sub-topics Presentation of the exercise pool - developed on the basis of neuroscientific criteria - to support the pedagogical work of the teacher in promoting the cognitive, motor, linguistic and social-emotional development of the class and individual children Handling the exercise pool by integrating the functional aspects of the modules LANS 500, LANS 501, LANS 502 Practical studies on the theory-based implementation of module-related content: Planning, implementation and evaluated analysis of different exercise series in the extent of ten practical units including commented presentation.
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	SWSt *		Working hours**		EC
Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	1 Attendance study	2 Supervised individual phase	1 + 2 Total	Self-study	EC
Implementation of an exercise pool	LE	0,75	0,125	10,5	39,5	2
Specific exercise series to support a child with individual deficits to support a group of children in their general development for preventive work with the whole class	LE	0,625	0,125	9	41	2
Planning, implementation and evaluated evaluation of five practical units immanent to the course, including a commented presentation.	I	0,250	0,250	6	44	2

LANS 504 – The theatre - from rehearsal to performance
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 2
Duration and frequency	Summer semester
Responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Lecture: planning a play Exercise: classical scenes Practical course: Planning, execution and evaluated evaluation of five practical units immanent to the course, including a commented presentation.
Subject shares	Subject sciences/subject didactics
Language	English
Reference to other modules	Building on LANS 500, LANS 501, LANS 502, LANS 503 Fundamental for the following module LANS 504
Goals/ competences to be acquired	Students should be able to work out a precise planning of a play, a precise rehearsal plan (including time schedule). They should understand classical theatre work as a social impact through which the class grows together. They should understand how/why to perform classical scenes, how this can be a learning model for modern children. Students will plan, deliver and evaluate theatre education lessons in their placement.
Contents	Subject-specific scientific and didactic focal points on the following sub-topics Planning and performing scenes of classical plays Background information on author, story, plot, characters, language Preparation of all organisational framework instruments (rehearsal plan, time schedule, stage plan, props and costume planning, light-sound and performance plan, marketing and publicity etc.) Getting the children in the mood for the play, the roles, the language, the movements, etc. of the characters. Consistent rehearsal work Practical studies for the theory-based implementation of module-related content: Development of a theatre scene with a class/group of pupils with the help of the given templates. Detailed preparation and recording of the performance Final presentation
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	SWSt *		Working hours**		EC
Course title	Forms of teaching and learning	1 Attendance study	2 Supervised individual phase	1 + 2 Total	Self-study	EC
Choosing and planning a play,	L	0,1875	0,0625	3	9,5	0,5
Organisational, textual and linguistic preparation	L	0,1875	0,0625	3	9,5	0,5
Rehearsal work	LE	0,75	0,0625	9,75	40,25	2
Social and cognitive impact	S	0,25	0,0625	3,75	8,75	0,5
Planning, implementation and evaluated evaluation of five practical units immanent to the course, including a commented presentation.	I	0,125	0,125	3	34,5	1,5

MODUL LANS - 505 ABSCHLUSSARBEIT

LANS 505 – Thesis
Module type	Compulsory, basic module
Credits	5
Level	Semester 3
Duration and frequency	Winter semester
Person responsible for the module
Teaching and learning methods	Exercise: Scientific examination of an agreed topic of the course including theoretical preparation, concept presentation and defensio
Subject shares	Bildungswissenschaften, Fachwissenschaften/Fachdidaktik und Praktische Studien in unterschiedlichen Gewichtungen, aber einem Gesamtumfang von 5 EC
Language	English
Reference to other modules	LANS-500, LANS-501, LANS-502, LANS-503, LANS-504
Goals/ competences to be acquired	The students should achieve a specialisation in the respective field by intensively dealing with a scientific question. In the project, they can establish a practical reference to their own research, apply what they have learned, present and evaluate it.
Contents	Educational sciences, subject sciences/didactics and practical studies: Scientific examination of an agreed subject area of the course including theoretical preparation, concept presentation and defensio
Performance record	will be announced at the beginning of the semester
Literature/Study aids	According to the course profile and information of the course instructor(s)

Course title

Forms of teaching and learning

SWSt *

Working hours**

EC

1

Attendance study

2

Supervised individual phase

1 + 2

Total

Self-study

Scientific examination of a subject area of the course including theoretical preparation, concept presentation and defence.

E

0,625

0,125

9

116

5

Legend

* SWSt: 1 semester hour per week corresponds to 16 teaching units of 45 min each in the attendance programme
** Work hours à 60 min in self-study

Fields of study: ES (Educational sciences), SD (Subject didactics), SS (subject sciences), PS (Practical studies)
Lehrveranstaltungsarten: L (Lecture), LE (Lecture with exercises), S (Seminar), E (Exercise), I (Internship)