Degree in Early Childhood Education
240 credits - Faculty of Education
For admission to the Early Childhood and/or Primary Education degree programmes, as well as the double degree in Early Childhood and Primary Education, preference will be given to those who pass the personal aptitude test (PAP_EDU).
Duration | 4 years / 240 credits |
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Level MECES | 2 |
Spots for new students |
100 places for the academic year 2024-25
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Teaching method | In-Person Classes |
Price |
Public price per credit, 1st registration: ¤15.63, ¤36.02, ¤77.97, ¤108.05 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th enrolment respectively.
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Total cost
of the first enrolment in the first year:
¤978.99
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(*) Prices for the academic year: 2024-25
(**) Total cost of the first enrolment in the first year, including taxes, for EU
members under 28 years of age without any
special condition:
The main objective of this study programme is to enable graduates to be early childhood education teachers.
The Degree in Early Childhood Education is one of the undergraduate degrees established by Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29 October, Chapter III, Article 12.9, that enable one to perform a regulated profession in Spain. The conditions that must be met are laid out in the Resolution, of 17 December 2007, of the State Secretary for Universities and Research and in Order ECI/3854/2007, of 27 December, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that allow for the profession of Early Childhood Education Teacher to be practiced.
What skills will you acquire?
Students will acquire personal/relational competences including, amongst others, the ability to promote coexistence and peaceful conflict resolution; competences related to the academic disciplines, like the ability to analyse the implication of information and communication technologies on education; and professional competences such as those related to the abilities needed for teaching languages in multicultural and multilingual situations.
What profile should you have?
The ideal characteristics students should possess at the start of the programme leading to the Degree in Early Childhood Education include:
- General intellectual capacity such as correct oral and written expression in the official languages of the Balearic Islands. The ability to understand, speak and write in English.
- Personal, moral and ethical qualities such as the capacity to relate to others, dialogue and communication, listening, teamwork, initiative, democratic values and social harmony, etc.
- Specific qualities such as:
- An interest in teaching, learning processes and independent learning
- An interest in working with early childhood students and building their learning skills
- Knowledge of pupils' immediate social and natural environment, and an interest in cultural activities, as well as understanding the world in which we all live
- An ability to interlink different areas of knowledge
- The initiative for group dynamics and the ability to manage co-learning and maintain harmony at schools
- An interest in acquiring intervention skills and strategies on organisational aspects, management, learning contents, use of materials and suitable resources, assessment processes, coordination, etc.
What career opportunities will you have?
- The Degree in Early Childhood Education certifies graduates to work as early childhood school teachers.
- Other academic pathways from the selection of current postgraduate courses and PhD programmes are open to graduates.
Travel and Learn
The UIB offers students the chance to take part in different exchange and mobility programmes:
- Exchange and mobility programmes: to complete part of your studies at another university in Spain, the European Union, and around the world, or to get work experience at businesses in the European Union, managed by the International Relations Service.
- Volunteer work experience and projects with university development cooperation programmes in least developed countries, run through the development cooperation programmes managed by the Cooperation for Development and Solidarity Office (OCDS).
High-quality official study
Legislation requires that official Spanish Degrees receive positive evaluations by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). This process is called verification, and it serves to ensure that the development programme in which you will participate will provide the skills and learning results that it is supposed to.
See the official degree study plan report
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Bachelor's programmes are subject to assessment and are continuously improved upon in order to guarantee their prestige and recognition within Europe. You can see the results of the assessments at results section .
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