FH Campus Vienna starts unique Bachelor courses in elementary education!

FH Campus Vienna starts unique Bachelor courses in elementary education!

The FH Campus Vienna, Austria's largest university of applied sciences, starts with two newly designed Bachelor's degree programs in elementary pedagogy. From now on, interested parties can prove the Bachelor Elementary Pedagogy and the Bachelor Professional elementary pedagogy. These innovative courses combine theory and practice in a dual structure that enables students to learn both at the university and directly in elementary pedagogical institutions. The courses are sixth, part -time and each include 180 ects.

The curriculum of the courses is wide and attaches great importance to competence in action. Central content include psychodynamic reflection, cooperation and research. The students will be intensively prepared for their future role as specialists. Practice partnerships with renowned institutions such as children's friends Vienna, Kinder Company, St. Nikolausstiftung and Kiwi - children in Vienna are of great importance. These partnerships come with employment contracts for the students and offer valuable practical experience.

professional prospects and focus

The graduates of the new Bachelor's degree programs are prepared for various professional opportunities. This includes group leading activities in cribs, kindergartens or after-school care as well as working in educational and research projects. Practical instructions and parent work also represent important areas of responsibility that sustainably promote the social and socially spatial responsibility of the specialists. A special highlight of the courses is the possibility of focus on the 6th semester, for example in areas such as occupational therapy or multilingualism.

A central focus of the new programs is on inclusive elementary pedagogy. This includes comprehensive clarification of central terms in the context of inclusion as well as the historical development and central concepts of inclusive education. Other topics are language development in German as a second language (DAZ) and the challenges of multilingualism in elementary pedagogical institutions. This content is conveyed by practical teaching methods that include impulse presentations, group work and discussion rounds.

application and study requirements

The courses are aimed at Maturant or people with equivalent qualifications. The Bachelor Professional is also designed for people with relevant professional qualifications or several years of professional experience. Applications are now possible, the application period ends on May 31. The FH Campus Vienna has around 8,500 students and offers almost 70 different courses in different specialist areas.

The university also focuses on application -related research, which is bundled in ten subject -specific research centers. Victoria reacts to the challenges in the field of education, the University of Applied Pedagogy (HSAP) in Berlin with its new master's degree in "including education in the elementary and primary area". This offers 25 study places per semester and is aimed at prospective teachers for primary school. The study content there is also geared towards inclusive educational processes and participation in society and complement the offers of the FH Campus Vienna in the highly sought -after area of ​​elementary pedagogy.