Bachelorstudium - førskolelærer, nettbasert, bachelor

Content:

This programme provides a combination of subject theory, pedagogical theory, teaching methods and supervised teaching practice in day nurseries and primary schools. The programme also includes advanced study in specialised subjects equivalent to at least a half a year’s study. See ‘Further Study in Pre-school Teacher Education’.
First year: ‘The child, the pre-school teacher and the day nursery in society’.
Second year: ‘Play, learning and social interaction’.
Third year: ‘The pedagogical leader and the well-functioning day nursery’.
Teaching practice of twenty weeks’ duration is distributed over the three years.

Year 1
Drama (10 ECTS)
Crafts (10 ECTS)
Music (10 ECTS)
Pedagogy (15 ECTS)
Teaching practice: six weeks in a day nursery
Year 2
Physical Development / Natural Science (15 ECTS)
Mathematics (10 ECTS)
Science (15 ECTS)
Pedagogy (5 ECTS)
Teaching Practice – two weeks in an infant school
Year 3
Norwegian (15 ECTS)
Christianity, Religions and Ethics / Social Studies (10 ECTS)
Social Studies (10 ECTS)
Pedagogy (10 ECTS)
Teaching Practice – four weeks in a day nursery
Year 4
Pedagogy (15 ECTS)
Supplementary programme (30 ECTS) – one week’s teaching practice
Teaching practice – five weeks in a day nursery.

Teaching and learning methods:

Alternation between independent study, group work, project work, lectures and teaching practice in a day nursery. Attendance at lectures, supervision and the interdisciplinary project is obligatory.The part-time programme is conducted along the same lines as the full-time programme, but is spread over eight semesters, with 22.5 credits per semester. The instruction includes learning via the Internet and four 5-week seminars at Notodden.