BA/BS in Barnehagelærer

The early childhood teacher bachelor at the University of Stavanger is a full-time 180 ECTS programme preparing students for kindergarten teaching, with a focus on child development and the learning environment. Coursework spans play and learning, nature and movement, society and worldviews, language and mathematics, culture and creativity, and leadership and collaboration. It includes 100 days of compulsory practice at partner kindergartens, and the final semester can be completed as an exchange. Graduates can work as kindergarten teachers, pedagogical leaders or kindergarten managers, and in after-school and youth settings. New profile students will not be admitted in spring 2026 while the profile scheme is under revision.