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Programme overview
Being the first teacher of a person is both a great responsibility and a great joy. Seeing a growing personality, unfolding talents, developing skills that they will use throughout their lives – what could be more meaningful? If you want to turn this into your professional reality, choose the program of studies in primary education pedagogy and early foreign language teaching. During these studies, you will familiarize yourself with the foundations of primary education pedagogy, psychology, and philosophy, you will try out innovative teaching methods combining parts of natural sciences, mathematics, geometry, native language, art, technology, dance, music, theater disciplines integrating them into one whole. In addition to primary education subjects, you will improve techniques for teaching early English language, explore literature for children from English-speaking countries, familiarize yourself with the culture and history of the United Kingdom and the USA, and pass on the acquired knowledge to your students. This program also offers the opportunity to obtain the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) educator certificate during the studies. After completing these studies, you will be able to work as a primary education teacher in primary education institutions providing formal and non-formal education or continue your studies in master’s programs in education, management, or other social sciences fields.
Objectives
To prepare a teacher of primary education who is able to work at institutions of primary education and to apply methods and technologies based on the newest findings in pedagogical science and research and who is creative and capable of planning and organising high quality education of primary school pupils with a special focus on early foreign language teaching.
Competencies acquired
Upon the completion of this study programme, graduates will be able to apply the following skills:
- Design and create modern teaching and learning environments with the use of state-of-the-art learning technologies and innovations
- Ensure the development of children with different needs and interests (children with disabilities, talented children, with behaviour disorders, foreign nationals, re-migrant children, and etc.)
- Apply state-of-the-art teaching technologies and methodologies and analyse their impact on the activities of the child and the teacher.
- Apply strategies and methods of integrated education.
Career opportunities
Access to professional activity: to be employed in various types of primary schools, institutions for formal and informal education.
Access to further study: Studies can be continued in the second cycle programmes in Education Science, Management or other fields of Social Sciences.
Programme structure
Admission Requirements
High school / secondary education (or higher)
Minimum 60% CGPA
Admission score counting is based on:
Motivation letter * 0,2 + Grade point average (of school graduation certificate) * 0,4 + English exam score * 0,4
Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4
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