BA/BS in Social Pedagogy and Career Education

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: Prepare bachelor students of pedagogy and social educators who capable of providing social assistance to child's educational well-being, safety, positive socialization and integration in society by promoting full expression of personal and civic maturity. Learning outcomes: - Be able to communicate and collaborate with pupils, their parents, experts, based on teacher values and attitudes of social and ethical principles, within the limits of professional competence - Will be able to use the scientific achievements in solving problems related to the provision of social and educational support and reaching operational efficiency, responding to the modern society needs and challenges - Will be able to follow the provisions of methodology and ethics, to plan and organize socioeducational research and use the results of research for the purposes of increasing the efficiency of the process of modernization and development - Be able to identify and implement personal and professional learning needs and assess learning outcomes in professional development, to adapt to the changes in occupation, using ICT and other innovations; - Students will know the provisions of the social development theory and principles and will be able to apply creatively in a particular career situation by assessing of characteristics and circumstances; - Students will be able to assess social educational problems and needs, plan and provide social and educational support correctly by choosing the optimal and most efficient technologies for social development activities - Will be able to collect, interpret, analyze, critically evaluate their work and the necessary information to make decisions on its basis, to substantiate their choice - Will be able to organize, coordinate social and educational assistance to evaluate its effectiveness, correcting social education activities with regard to the results of action and efficiency - Will be able to initiate, develop and implement educational, preventive and social projects and programs Activities of teaching and learning: Teaching and learning methods: Academic lecture, problem teaching, analytical conversation, discussion, case study, visits, theoretical modeling, corners, project work, problem work, debates, scientific horizontal chronological, chronological analysis, visualization, words, Sanderson Bloom's revised taxonomy, concept maps, mutual learning, self-reflection, on-line support for students Methods of assessment of learning achievements: The main method of assessment - an examination, evaluation of practice, Bachelor's thesis - preparation and presentation of work are evaluated by grade. Cumulative assessment of the components and their ratio depends on the subject of study purpose and expected results. The final course of study is an assessment of interim settlement assessments (colloquia, individual and group assignments, social projects) and the final settlement - test evaluations Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: Subjects: Introduction to Studies; Educology; Language for Specific Purposes, Psychology; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Educational Theories and Philosophy; Foreign Language for Specific Purposes (English / French / German); Social Pedagogy; Inclusive Education; Modeling of Behavior in Alternative Education; Organization of the Modern Educational Process; Career Education; Modelling of Social Pedagogical Support; Social Pedagogical Counseling; Socio-Educational Projects and Programs; Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution; Organization of Help Groups in Sociopedagogical Practice; Technologics of Social Education; Delinquent Pedagogy; Family Studies; Term paper; Final Thesis of Educational Studies; Organization of the Cultural-Educational Programs; Educational Research and Data Processing Programs; Intercultural Communication and Community Education; Management of Educational Institutions; Bachelor Thesis Law subjects: Fundamentals of Law; Protection of Children's Rights and Positive Socialization; Basics of Mediation; Family Law; Labour Law; International Protection of Human Rights Practice: Observed Social Pedagogical Practice; Practice of Social Pedagogues' Assistant; Self-Independent Social Pedagogical Practice; Reflective Social Pedagogical Practic Specialisations: - Optional courses: - Distinctive features of a study programme: Program of Social pedagogy has a comprehensive approach to the training of specialists, based on interdisciplinarity by subjects offered. Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: Graduates of Social Pedagogy Studies may work in the different types of secondary schools, vocational schools, child care centers, preschool organizations etc.). Social pedagogues may work in districts', cities' departments of education, also in pedagogical, psychological, child protection institutions, family support, and specialized rehabilitation centers, education and other social institutions Access to further study: After graduating Social pedagogy program there are possibilities to continue Master studies in social sciences in different Lithuanian and foreign universities, as well as in interdisciplinary Master's degree programs, if necessary - after taking compensating courses.