The Bachelor's degree
A Bachelor's degree from the Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts (ZFH) is proof that you have the acquired the skills necessary to compete successfully in today's job market. Besides teaching expertise, you will also gain sound methodological and social competence.
The Master's degree
Do you already have a degree from a university of applied sciences, a traditional university or a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and want to deepen your knowledge, specialise and develop broad-ranging research skills?
Initial teacher education study programmes
| Pre-primary |
Kindergarden |
4–6 |
Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Primary Education
(6 semesters) |
180 |
| Pre-primary |
Kindergarden + 1st - 3rd class |
4–8 |
Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Primary and Primary Education
(6 semesters) |
180 |
| Primary |
1st - 6th class |
7–12 |
Bachelor of Arts
(6 semesters) |
180 |
| Secondary I |
7th - 9th class |
13–15 |
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
(6 semesters plus 3 semesters) |
180 + 90 |
| Secondary II |
9th - 12th class |
16–18 |
Teaching Certificate
(At least 3 semesters*) |
60* |
* Teacher training at the Zurich University Institute for Teacher Education (ZHSF) on successful completion of a university degree programme in an academic subject.