Pedagogy

This programme prepares educators able to creatively carry out teaching activities in formal and non-formal institutions, responding to the needs of individuals and society and cooperating with everyone involved in the educational process. Compulsory study covers research into pedagogical activity, the management of the educational process, developmental and pedagogical psychology, general didactics and general pedagogy. Students learn to communicate and cooperate with students, families and colleagues, create a safe and motivating learning environment grounded in professional ethics, identify and solve problems arising in a teacher's work while weighing risk and alternatives, design and conduct a research project into their own pedagogical activity, and build subject content suited to a given age group and individual needs. Teaching combines contact lectures, demonstration, problem-based discussion in groups, video analysis, debate and creative practical sessions such as brainstorming and mind-mapping, with self-directed work through literature analysis and reflective portfolios. Assessment covers written exams, project presentations, group-work evaluation, reflective diaries and a portfolio of studies.