Faculty of Education
Brief outline of study programmes
Unless otherwise noted, language of instruction is Norwegian.
Professional Education: Teacher Education Programme (4-year programme)
- Bachelor Programme: Pre-School Teacher Education (3-year programme)
Advanced Programmes 30-60 ECTS credits.
A large number of courses in:
Art and Handicrafts, Culture and Religion, Dance, Ethics, Film, Media and Communication, Languages, Management, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Philosophy with Children, Pedagogy, Social Science.
Master Programmes (2-year programmes)
- Master Programme in Multicultural and International Education
- Master Programme in Early Childhood Education
- Master Programme in Didactics for Compulsory Education
Master Programmes under planning:
- Master Programme in ICT, Learning and Didactics
Teacher Education Programme
The 4-year programme prepares for employment as a teacher in compulsory primary and lower secondary school. The programme is meant to promote the student's personal development, stimulate interest in pedagogical development work and provide the basis for understanding the correlation between the teacher's work and the function of the school in society. Oslo University College emphasises a multicultural perspective in their Teacher Training Programme. The students can leave after three years with a Bachelor Degree.
Bachelor Programme in Pre-School Teacher Education
This programme qualifies students for pedagogical work with children in day-care institutions (kindergarten), 6-year old children in primary school, and children at a comparable level in other institutions. The students pre­pare for their chosen profession through subjects such as: the child in day-care institution, the child's development in interaction with its surroundings, communication, co-operation and leadership, didactics, growing up in a multi­cultural society, cultural learning, organisation and development, children with special needs.
Bachelor Programme in Development Studies
The Development Studies programme aims to increase awareness of distribution of resources and protection of cultural diversity and the environment. The courses focuses on themes and research questions developed within areas such as geography, history, social anthropology, religious knowledge, sociology, political science, economics and education.
A five-week field trip to a country in the South is a central part of the first year of the Bachelor programme.
The study programme is relevant in relation to work within information dissemination on North/South relations, in schools, and it give opportunities for various kinds of work in private or public organisations in Norway and abroad.
Part time education in Cultural Complexity
OUC offer part time in-service education in Cultural Complexity and Multicultural Understanding. The courses form part of the permanent academic programme at LU. Multicultural Understanding was developed for professionals who work with the issues involved, and is intended to develop an action-based approach and competence to meet their professional needs in a multicultural environment. Teaching on these courses is in Norwegian
Master Programme in Multicultural and International Education
This is the only advanced profession-oriented programme in Norway that deals with the Norwegian multicultural school and education and development in third world countries. There is close co-operation between the course, The Centre for International Education at the Faculty of Education, as well as the 2 new centres: Centre for Multicultural and International Studies, and The National Centre for Multicultural Education.
Master Programme in Early Childhood Education
This programme deals with day-care centres as social institutions, with educational challenges and functions in early childhood pedagogy in day-care centres and primary schools, and with children's development and provisions.
The degree builds on Bachelor Programmes in Early Childhood Education and gives insight into new theories in daycare and early childhood settings.
The degree is a supplement to the Bachelor Programme in Pre-School Teacher Education and gives insight into new theories and research in day-care and school subject areas. Students increase their level of competence through research work. The programme is oriented towards the lives of children, their development and learning in day-care, school, and society, and the various institutions relevant to their care.
Master Programme in Didactics for Compulsory Education
The programme is designed to provide students with an advanced level of knowledge in didactics and pedagogy to qualify for professional work in com­pulsory education, for research and development, and different positions in teaching and supervision. The curriculum focuses didactic core concepts, general theory of science and research methods, and offers specialisation either in pedagogy, or in subject-related didactics for compulsory education (1-10).
The Centre for International Education
is set up as a partnership between The Faculty of Education and a Nordic consultancy firm. The centre offers consultancy, research and advisory services within the field of interna­tional education and development. The services are provided for international organisations as well as institutions in developing countries. The centre has collaborating partners in Africa and Asia. More information: www.lu.hio.no/lins .