Student profile
Type of Degree
As future teachers, students must meet the following requirements:
This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area .
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This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements
Interest in teaching. Ability to understand children. Patience, tolerance and flexibility. Aptitude for analysis, attention, perception, expression and persuasion. Good memory and creativity.
WORLD HERITAGE
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Career opportunities Graduates with this Degree can work in: w w w w
Private academies and teaching centres. Public Primary Education Schools and Centres. Education Centres in Hospitals, Prisons, NGOs, etc. Alternative posts in: Libraries, Museums, etc. Course contents
Primary Education Teachers are responsible for the education of children aged between 6 and 12 years old. These teachers provide children with an introduction to all academic disciplines. For this reason, their training is of a general nature and covers various subjects, ranging from the natural sciences and mathematics to literature, foreign languages and art.
SCHOOL OF TEACHING
CAMPUS GUADALAJARA C/ Madrid, 1 19001 Guadalajara www.uah.es/magisterio
CENTRO DE INFORMACIĂ“N www.uah.es ciu@uah.es
Bachelor’s Degree in:
Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
Primary Education
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
100
Optional (Opt)
30
External Practical Training: Practicum (Ob)
38
Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)
12
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN OPTIONAL MODULE: Total Credits
FIRST YEAR First semester
Type
ECTS
Developmental Psychology
B
6
Didactics
B
6
Learning Processes: Development of Communication Skills
B
Communication and Socio-cultural Media: Teaching and Learning
B
Philosophy, Ethics and Moral Education
B Total ECTS
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Educational Psychology
B
6
Educational Sociology
B
6
6
Organisation of Educational Institutions
B
6
6
General Geography
Ob
6
6
Spanish Language and Didactics
30
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
The study plan for the Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education combines 24 ECTS credits for specific optional subjects with 18 ECTS credits for the Practicum (Practicum III). Students can thus obtain specialisations as follows: SPECIALISATIONS
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
SECOND YEAR First semester
Type
ECTS
Psychological Foundations for Working with Diversity
B
6
Educational Innovation: Contemporary Perspectives
Vocal and Instrumental Training: Teaching resources
Ob
6
Earth and Life Sciences
Ob
8
Foreign Language I
Ob
6
Matter and Energy Sciences
Ob
8
Mathematics I
Ob
6
Foreign Language II
Ob
6
Practicum I
Ob
8 Total ECTS
28
Total ECTS
Second semester
32
Type
ECTS
B
6
First semester Mathematics II
Type
ECTS
Ob
6
Second semester Mathematics Teaching
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Type
ECTS
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Ob
6
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Natural Sciences Teaching
Ob
6
Spanish History
Ob
6
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Spanish Language and Literature Teaching
Ob
6
Optional 1
Opt
6
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Social Sciences Teaching
Ob
6
Practicum II
Ob
12
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Plastic and Visual Language: Resources and Applications
Ob
6
Total ECTS
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30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
FOURTH YEAR Type
ECTS
Physical Education and Didactics
First semester
Ob
6
Practicum III
Ob
18
Optional 2
Opt
6
Bachelor's Degree Final Project
Ob
12
Optional 3
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Optional 4
Opt
6
Cross-Disciplinary Skills
Opt
6
Total ECTS
Second semester
30
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional
Students wishing to study part-time will cover the same study plan over eight years.
ECTS 6
Optional 2
6
Optional 3
6
Optional 4
6
PRACTICUM
Practicum III
18
Total Credits
42
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THIRD YEAR
Subjects Optional 1
Arts in Primary Education. Inclusive Education. Knowledge of the Natural Environment. Spanish Language and Literature. Foreign Language for Primary Education. Mathematics in the World and in Life. Social Sciences. Special Educational Needs in Primary Education.
However, students can take their optional credits by choosing them from the whole range of optional subjects on offer (whether or not they are included in the different specialisations). Some optional subjects on “Religion and Didactics” are also offered: “RELIGION AND DIDACTICS” Subjects
ECTS
Optional 1
6
Optional 2
6
Optional 3
6
Optional 4
6
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