Educational goals
“The undergraduate major in Preschool Education is designed to provide substantial knowledge and skills concerning pre-primary education. Therefore, undergraduates are able to apply broad-based theory and practice with regard to the individual specificity and distinguishing characteristics of young children. The goals of the major are to: – apply gained personal and expansive knowledge on early childhood development as well as practice necessary skills in their future teaching career; – consider and analyze educational and psychological issues within the pedagogical-psychological context; – prepare, lead and assess various educational programs of pre-primary classes; – apply broad-based educational and training activities that focus on acquiring knowledge, skills and habits of young children according to a particular educational program while coordinating goals with age-appropriate content. In cognitive development, undergraduates are able to stimulate children’s multifaceted development in fields, such as language, literature, drama, PE, music, arts, and mathematical and natural scientific concepts; – enhance practical and creative skills, especially in the field of arts and pre-literacy; – provide educational methods for intact population and children with special educational needs when establishing individualized syllabi and assessment strategies. ”
Profile of the graduate
“The pre-school teacher candidate gains deep knowledge and hands-on experience in:- pre-school education, and training; – general psychology, evolutional and pedagogical psychology, group dynamics, leadership; – knowledge and skills in language, aesthetic education, reading and mathematical pre-literacy, environmental education and science education; – skills in pedagogical diagnostics of individuals and groups; – theoretical knowledge and skills in the fields of application, creation and editing of games as well as compilation of programs and game activities; ”
Information
- Study programme
- Preschool Education (B0112A300007)
- Faculty of
- FP
- Type of study
- Bachelor
- Form of study
- Full-time
- Length of study
- 3
- Awarded degree
- Bc.
- Language
- Czech
- Education area
- Educational Studies
Courses of Preschool Education programme
1. semester
- Biology of Child (compulsory)
- Cours of first aid (compulsory)
- Ethics for Teachers (compulsory)
- General and personality psychology (compulsory)
- Healthy living style (compulsory)
- Linguistic Seminar (compulsory)
- Literature for Pre-scholars (compulsory)
- Motion education (compulsory)
- Music Theory and Instrumental Playing (compulsory)
- Natural Sciences-Mathematics Practice 1 (compulsory)
- Pedagogical practice (compulsory)
- Pre-school pedagogy 1 (compulsory)
- Visual Art Expression 1 (compulsory)
2. semester
- Current Practice Training 1 (compulsory)
- Developmental psychology (compulsory)
- Didactics of Math. and Nat. Sci. Skills (compulsory)
- Didactics of physical education (compulsory)
- History of pre-school education (compulsory)
- Natural Sciences-Mathematics Practice 2 (compulsory)
- Personal and social education (compulsory)
- Pre-school pedagogy 2 (compulsory)
- Rhetoric for Pre-scholar Teachers (compulsory)
- Seminar of Music Education 1 (compulsory)
- Visual Art Expression 2 (compulsory)
3. semester
- Continuous practice in kindergarten 2 (compulsory)
- Didactic app. of educational program (compulsory)
- Drama and Theatre Basics (compulsory)
- English Language 1 (compulsory optional)
- German Language 1 (compulsory optional)
- Choir Practice 1 (compulsory)
- Natural Sciences-Mathematics Practice 3 (compulsory)
- Pedagogic-psychological diagnostics (compulsory)
- Psychomotorics (compulsory)
- Reader´s Literacy Advance (compulsory)
- Visual Art Expression 3 (compulsory)
- Working with relationships in group (compulsory)
4. semester
- Alternative conceptions of education (compulsory)
- Continuous Practice Training 1 (compulsory)
- Creative Activities (compulsory)
- English Language 2 (compulsory optional)
- German Language 2 (compulsory optional)
- Choir Practice 2 (compulsory)
- Linguistic and Literary Didactics (compulsory)
- Methodology of bachelor thesis (compulsory)
- Pedagogical psychology (compulsory)
- Seminar of Music Education 2 (compulsory)
- Swimming (compulsory)
5. semester
- A Child with SEN in Pre-school Edu. Care (compulsory)
- Asistent Practice Training at School (compulsory)
- Didactics of Pre-scholar Music Education (compulsory)
- Didactics of Visual Art Activities (compulsory)
- Drama Education for Pre-scholars (compulsory)
- Child and His World (compulsory)
- Literary Text Application (compulsory)
- Processing of electronic documents (compulsory)
6. semester
- Communicative and Speech Skills (compulsory)
- Continuous practice in kindergarten 2 (compulsory)
- Didactics of Creative Activities (compulsory)
- Didactics of Drama for Pre-scholars (compulsory)
- Ecology for Pre-scholars (compulsory)
- Musical and Motoric Course (compulsory)
- Speech preparation of children (compulsory)
Courses without specified study plan
- Artefiletics (compulsory optional)
- Arts and Culture (compulsory optional)
- Audio and Film Course (compulsory optional)
- Bachelor thesis (compulsory)
- Basics of athletics (compulsory optional)
- Basics of Ecology (compulsory optional)
- Basics of choral practice (compulsory optional)
- Ceramics (compulsory optional)
- Contemporary Visual Art Methods (compulsory optional)
- Dancing and Motoric Course (compulsory optional)
- Digital Technology in Kindergarten (compulsory optional)
- Discourse – Didactics (compulsory)
- Drama Workshop (compulsory optional)
- Emocionální sociální rozvoj (compulsory optional)
- Environmental education (compulsory optional)
- Health education (compulsory optional)
- Instrumental Playing 1 (compulsory optional)
- Instrumental Playing 2 (compulsory optional)
- Kulturní projekty a exkurze (compulsory optional)
- Landscapes in CR and World (compulsory optional)
- Linguistic-Cognitive Games (compulsory optional)
- Listening in Music Education (compulsory optional)
- Montessori pedagogy (compulsory optional)
- Music Band (compulsory optional)
- Music Creative Activities (compulsory optional)
- National History and Geography Excursion (compulsory optional)
- Natural Sciences Excursion (compulsory optional)
- Natural Sciences Projects (compulsory optional)
- Natural Sciences Seminar (compulsory optional)
- Outdoor physical education course (compulsory optional)
- Pedagogical diagnostics (compulsory optional)
- Prevention of risk behavior (compulsory optional)
- Profession. dis. of ped. and psych. (compulsory)
- Projects in Visual Art Education (compulsory optional)
- Psycho-hygiene (compulsory optional)
- Psychological issues of family (compulsory optional)
- Puppet in Education (compulsory optional)
- Seminar of Children Literature (compulsory optional)
- Seminar of Reader´s Literacy Developmet (compulsory optional)
- Sexual education (compulsory optional)
- Sociocultural diversity (compulsory optional)
- Textile in Art Education (compulsory optional)
- Traffic education (compulsory optional)
- Vocal and Intonational Practice (compulsory optional)
- Waldorf pedagogy (compulsory optional)
- Yoga for children (compulsory optional)
Admission procedure
Entrance exam form: Written test of General Study Prerequisites (OSP) within the framework of the National Comparative Examinations (SCIO). The dates of the NSZ from December 2024 to April 2025 will be recognized. Point evaluation: The number of points from the OSP test is given by the value of the achieved percentile (0?100), the maximum point evaluation is 100 points. Conditions for admission: Obtaining at least 45 points and placing in the order that meets the capacity of the program.
More details
Contact: Johnová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D., jana.johnova@tul.cz