Structure and Content of the Programme
The teacher-training programme takes 4 years to complete, corresponding to 240 points in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS points). A student’s fulltime work for one year corresponds to 60 ECTS points. The programme consists of the following for all students:
- Educational subjects in the form of general educational theory, psychology and educational science (a total of 33 ECTS points)
- Christian studies/citizenship (17 ECTS points)
- 2 or 3 main subjects (a total of 144 ECTS points)
- A Bachelor of Education project (10 ECTS points)
- Teaching practice (36 ECTS points)
The students’ oral and written proficiency and international topics are to be incorporated into all subjects to a relevant degree. Information and communication technology are to be integrated in all subjects to a relevant extent and contribute to developing the areas, concepts and methods of the individual subject.
To the greatest possible extent, the teaching of the programme should include the results of national and international research and experimental and development work relevant to the teaching profession and suited to contributing to the development and application of fresh professional knowledge.
The evaluation, documentation and application of evaluation results in planning and implementing teaching are to be included on an ongoing basis in the students’ work with the different subjects and disciplines in the training programme.
AT UCN the programme includes a strong cross-professional element. The cross-professional element is to be so organised that, with a starting point in their identity as teachers, the students achieve insight into other relevant education programmes and an understanding of the interfaces between and the boundaries of their own profession and those of others in performing specific tasks, among other things in working with vulnerable children.
Educational Disciplines
The educational disciplines in the teacher-training programme consist of
- Three independent educational subjects (33 ECTS points),
- One of the main subjects: a) Danish (age specialised), b) English, c) Mathematics (age specialised), d) Physics/chemistry, or e) Science/technical subject
- Integrated general educational element (10 ECTS in the main subject)
- Methodology in the main subject.
The educational subjects are especially concerned with
- Planning, implementing and evaluating the teaching (in general educational theory),
- Children and young people’s learning, development and social interaction (in psychology), and
- Teaching, formation, education, upbringing and socialisation in a societal context (in educational theory and practice).
Main Subjects
All main subjects include deliberations bearing on the potential of the subjects to contribute to the development of children’s oral and written proficiency, including learning to read and reading training.
The students select their main subjects among the following:
- Main subjects of 36 ECTS points: art, biology, Christian studies/religion, Danish as a second language, French, Geography, German, history, home economics, material design, music, physical education and sport, social studies, and special educational theory.
- Main subjects of 72 ECTS points: Danish (age specialised), English, mathematics (age specialised), natural science/technology, and physics/chemistry.
- The first main subject must be Danish (age specialised), or English, or mathematics (age specialised), or natural science/technology, or physics/chemistry.
Teaching Practice
The student must have teaching practice in all the main subjects selected and in all four years of study. The goal of teaching practice is to create a link between theory and practice with a view to the student acquiring theoretically based skills in preparing, implementing and evaluating courses of teaching.
During teaching practice, the student teaches children and participates in other teacher tasks at a primary and lower secondary school, a private school (private elementary school), or at a continuation school, under the guidance of one or more teaching practice teachers.
With the approval of the educational institution the teaching period may take place in schools abroad, typically in connection with a study visit that is organised and approved by the educational institution.
