The Staatsexamen ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: Staatsexamina ) is a German government licensing examination that future physicians , dentists , physical therapists , teachers , research librarians , archivists , pharmacists , food chemists , psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers , judges , public prosecutors , civil-law notaries ) as well as surveyors have to pass to be allowed to work in their profession. The examination is generally organized by government examination agencies which are under the authority of the responsible ministry. These agencies create examination commissions which consist of members of the examination agency, university professors and/or representatives from the professions. The Staatsexamina are both legally equivalent to a master's degree in the respective operating ranges.
25-638: The Musikhochschule Münster (Münster School of Music) founded in 1972, is a university of music, part of the University of Münster , it is one of the five music universities in North Rhine-Westphalia . From 1972 to 2003 the Musikhochschule Münster was integrated as a campus of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold . In 2004 the Musikhochschule Münster separated from Detmold and on the basis of
50-566: A very active night life with more than 1,000 bars and clubs. As the city of the Peace of Westphalia , Münster also has a very rich cultural life. As per the QS World 2024 edition, the university was ranked 384th globally and 21st nationally. In the THE World 2023 rankings, the institution placed 193rd on a global scale and between 19th and 21st within its home country. The university was also evaluated in
75-451: A very active student life. The university's sports club ("Hochschulsport") offers more than 100 sport courses, sport tours, further education and international tournaments. The university's IT organization ("Zentrum für Informationsverarbeitung" (ZIV)) provides central services for information processing and communication technology. It offers IT facilities for the students with standard and special software. Foreign languages can be learned at
100-480: Is Christian Lorenz. University of M%C3%BCnster The University of Münster (German: Universität Münster , until 2023 German: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster , North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of study in 15 departments, it is Germany's fifth largest university and one of
125-429: Is being held. Students usually study at university for four to eight years before they participate at final examinations to graduate by the first Staatsexamen . This shows the academic qualification and knowledge on theoretical and practical skills. Afterward, teachers and jurists continue to the practical phase of two to three years in their future jobs ending with an examination sequence in order to graduate by
150-479: Is mandatory) or as an agent for the government. The performance on both Staatsexamen is graded on a scale of 0 - 18 points. Four points are required for passing the exam and nine points are the threshold for an exam with "distinction". The career prospects of German jurists are uniquely shaped by the results of the Staatsexamen. Approximately 13% of each class achieve a "distinction" in both state exams. In medicine,
175-570: Is taken at the Oberlandesgerichte (Higher State Courts). The latter are often also the responsible authorities providing the administrative infrastructure during the Referendariat and in the end holding the exams of the second Staatsexamen . Only a lawyer possessing both Staatsexamina is a fully qualified lawyer ( Volljurist or Assessor ) and hence entitled to appear in court whether as judge, prosecutor, attorney (assumed representation
200-453: The Staatsexamen ( Pharmazeutische Prüfung , or pharmaceutical exam) consists of three parts. The first part is taken after the first two years of the four-year pharmacy degree, the second part at the end of the four-year pharmacy degree, and the third part after the so-called Praktisches Jahr (practical year) that prospective pharmacists have to take after graduation. In physical therapy,
225-440: The Staatsexamen ( Ärztliche Prüfung , or physician exam) consists of three parts as of 2013. The first part is taken after the first two years of the six-year medical degree, i.e., after the basic sciences part of the degree (somewhat similar to U.S. pre-med) whereas the second part is taken after the fifth year of studies. Following a practical year, the third part follows at the end of the six-year medical degree. In pharmacy,
250-485: The Staatsexamen consists of one part. This one part takes place at the end of the four-year therapy degree and contains written, oral and practical exams. In some cases, the second Staatsexamen can be a substitute for a doctorate when it comes to applying for certain jobs at a university (i.e., Akademischer Rat ). The training to become a teacher at a primary, secondary school, special school, junior high school or high school (grammar school) comprises two phases:
275-465: The ARWU World 2023 , where it fell within the 201-300 range worldwide and within the top 10-19 nationally. The University of Münster is member of the association German U15 e.V. which is a coalition of fifteen major research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany with a full disciplinary spectrum, excluding any defining engineering sciences. The Leiden university ranking, ranks Münster as
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#1733094196921300-639: The Staatsexamen in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law. The central library of the university is the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster (ULB), which is also the regional library of Westphalia. As of 2011, the library owns more than 6.2 million volumes of which 2.68 million volumes are held in the ULB, while 3.53 million volumes are held by the 146 faculty and department libraries. Of those, 47,350 are electronical articles and newspapers. The university offers
325-480: The second Staatsexamen , which amongst others tests their professional skills in their respective jobs. In law, the first Staatsexamen ( Erste juristische Prüfung , or first legal exam) since 2003 consists of two parts: The first part (the Schwerpunktbereich , i.e. elective subject) is taken at the university level under the authority of the respective universities and at their discretion. The second part
350-546: The best-funded prize in Europe, one Fields Medal and two Nobel Prizes . The University of Münster has also been successful in the German government's Excellence Initiative . The university has its roots in the Münster's Jesuit College ( Jesuiten-Kolleg Münster ), founded in 1588, and the convent of lay sisters Liebfrauen-Überwasser, founded in 1040, of which it took its seal. The convent
375-457: The exam, is possible as part of an additional examination. The one to two-year legal traineeship or preparatory service forms the second phase, which ends with the “second state examination”. Both consist of the grades obtained in the respective examination phase, in particular the two subject grades and a homework grade, in some cases further grades in educational science, and in the case of the second exam also from at least one general assessment of
400-550: The faculty of mathematics. Münster has been successful with three excellence clusters "Cells in Motion" (discontinued), "Religion and Politics" and "Mathematics Münster: Dynamics - Geometry - Structure" in the German excellence initiative. Staatsexamen Graduating Staatsexamen is mostly, but not always, separated into two independent sequences: the first and the second Staatsexamen . For some degrees, such as physical therapists and psychotherapists, only one Staatsexamen
425-471: The foremost centers of German intellectual life. The university offers a wide range of subjects across the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Several courses are also taught in English, including PhD programmes as well as postgraduate courses in geoinformatics, geospational technologies or information systems. Professors and former students have won ten Leibniz Prizes , the most prestigious as well as
450-606: The new degree courses were introduced, the Hochschule benefitted from the long-year cooperation as a department of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold . The Musikhochschule Münster now comprises 220 students, 15 professors (from Germany, Brazil, Holland and Norway) and 65 part-time instructors. The Symphony Orchestra is the largest ensemble of the Musikhochschule Münster. Past music directors included Joachim Harder , Geoffrey Moull and René Gulikers . The present conductor
475-553: The revision of the Hochschule law passed on 16 December 2003 became the Faculty of Music of the University of Münster on 1 April 2004. In 2004, the Musikhochschule Münster was the first music school in Germany to introduce the degree Bachelor of Music. In addition to the bachelor's degree, the Hochschule now offers the degree of Master of Music, the Diploma of Music and the Certificate. As
500-450: The teacher training course as the first phase with two school subjects and an educational part, e.g. with pedagogy and pedagogical psychology, at a university or equivalent scientific college. The degree is the "First State Examination" (increasingly replaced by the Master of Education degree). Qualification in a third subject (additional subject, see additional subject), which is also examined in
525-513: The third best German university in the size-independent ranking. Strong faculties include mathematics, chemistry, medicine and business studies. According to the Shanghai university ranking, the University of Münster is the fourth best German university for chemistry (46th best university for chemistry worldwide). Two Max-Planck-Prize and five Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Winner are currently professors at
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#1733094196921550-565: The university was renamed as the University of Münster ( Universität Münster ). 1999 saw the beginning of the Bologna Process , which aimed to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher education qualifications. The Münster School of Business Administration and Economics was the first one to establish bachelor's and master's degrees. In the winter semester 2006/2007 nearly all studies have been changed according to Bachelor/Master system. Exceptions are made in studies leading to
575-519: The university's language center ("Sprachenzentrum"). It offers traditional language courses, tandem courses (two persons with different native languages meet in order to learn from each other) and language certificates (for example UNIcert ). The cultural programme also includes various museums, music (choirs, ensembles, orchestra), theatres and cinemas. Student organisations such as AIESEC , AEGEE , move , MTP e.V. and many more are well represented with high membership. The city of Münster itself has
600-483: Was dissolved in 1773, so that its funds could be used to found the University of Münster on 16 April 1780. In 1631, Pope Urban VIII and Emperor Ferdinand II issued privileges, allowing the establishment of a university in Münster. However, due to a lack of funding, they were only put to use in 1780, when the modern University of Münster was founded with four faculties: Law, Medicine, Philosophy and Theology. In 1843, it
625-420: Was renamed to Royal Theological and Philosophical Academy ( Königliche Theologische und Philosophische Akademie ), informally Münster Academy ( Akademie Münster ). The ceremony of constitution was performed by Franz Freiherr von Fürstenberg . The university received the name Westphalian Wilhelm University ( Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster ), from Emperor Wilhelm II on 22 August 1907. In 2023
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