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158 Extras Austrian Educational System -6 6-10 10-14 14-18 19 18 or older Age Kindergarten Bachelor programme 6 sem. BEd Post-graduate course min. 4 sem. MEd, MSc ... Postgraduate university course min. 2 sem. MSc, MBA ... Doctoral programme min. 6 sem. Dr., PhD Post-secondary VET course 4 sem. Courses at (tertiary) educational institutions Education and training for health professions 2,5–3 years Schools for master-craftsmen, foremen, construction trades 2 years Academic secondary school Upper level Higher technical and vocational college Intermediate technical and vocational school up to 4 years Secondary school leaving certificate (“Matura”), VET diploma examination Higher education entrance examination, Berufsreifeprüfung Vocational school for apprentices up to 4 years Primary school Academic secondary school Lower level New secondary school General secondary school Special (SEN) school Pre-vocational school Bachelor programme 6 sem. Bac. (FH) Master programme 2–4 sem. Master ... Master programme min. 4 sem. Master ... Diploma programme 8–12 sem. Mag., Dipl.- Ing. Bachelor programme 6–8 sem. Bac. Diploma programme 8–10 sem. Mag. (FH), Dipl.-Ing. (FH) UNIVERSITIES FACHHOCHSCHULEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGES OF TEACHER EDUCATION Adapted from: http://www.bmukk.gv.at/medienpool/19003/bildungssystem_grafik_e.pdf by Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture (BMUKK) and Federal Ministry for Science and Research (BMWF) Formal structure of the Austrian educational system Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv