Bridging Secondary Teacher Programme - English 60 credits

Outcomes

For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education the student shall demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to work autonomously as a subject teacher in the specialisation for which the qualification is awarded. The student shall also demonstrate knowledge and skills for other forms of teaching for which the qualification, pursuant to the applicable regulations, qualifies him or her.

Knowledge and understanding

For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education, regardless of specialisation, the student shall

• demonstrate the knowledge of didactics and subject didactics including methodology required for teaching and learning in the specialisation or specialisations for which the qualification is awarded as well as for professional practice in other respects and also show awareness of adult learning
• demonstrate specialised knowledge of the theory of knowledge and qualitative and quantitative research methods as well as the relationship between the disciplinary foundation and proven experience and its significance for professional practice
• demonstrate the knowledge about children´s development, learning, needs and circumstances required for the specialisation for which the qualification is awarded
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social relationships, conflict management and leadership
• demonstrate knowledge of the organisation of the school system, relevant regulatory documents, syllabus theory and different educational and didactical perspectives as well as knowledge of the history of the school system, and
• demonstrate specialised knowledge of assessment and grading.

For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education the student shall also:

• demonstrate the subject knowledge required for professional practice, including both an overview of the main fields of the subjects studied and specialised knowledge in certain areas of the fields as well as insight into current research and development work.

Competence and skills

For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education the student shall:

• demonstrate a specialised capacity to create conditions in which all pupils can learn and develop
• display the capacity to benefit from, systematise and reflect critically and autonomously on personal experience, the experience of others and relevant research findings and thereby contribute to professional development and the formation of knowledge in the subjects, subject areas and subject didactics
• demonstrate the capacity to take advantage of the knowledge and experiences of pupils to stimulate the learning and development of every pupil
• demonstrate the capacity to apply the didactics and subject didactics including methodology required for teaching and learning in the specialisation or specialisations as well as the professional practice for which the qualification is awarded
• demonstrate the capacity to plan, implement, evaluate and develop teaching and educational processes individually and together with others in order to stimulate the learning and development of every pupil in the best way possible
• demonstrate the capacity to identify and, in cooperation with others, meet pupils’ special educational needs, including special educational measures for pupils with neuropsychiatric disorders
• demonstrate the capacity to observe, document and analyse their pupils´ development and learning in relation to educational objectives and to inform and cooperate with pupils and their caregivers
• demonstrate the capacity to communicate and instil core educational values, including human rights and the fundamental democratic values
• demonstrate the capacity to prevent and counteract discrimination and other forms of victimisation of pupil
• demonstrate the capacity to respect, communicate and instil the perspective of gender equality and equal rights perspective in educational processes
• demonstrate the capacity to communicate and reflect on issues relating to identity, sexuality and relationships
• demonstrate communicative capacity in listening, speaking and writing to support educational processes
• demonstrate the capacity to use and evaluate textbooks, other teaching materials and teaching tools
• demonstrate the capacity to use digital aids assuredly and critically in educational processes and to take into account the significance of the role of different media and digital environments in this respect, and
• demonstrate the capacity to acquire, during educational processes, skills that are valuable for professional practice.

Judgement and approach

For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education the student shall:

• demonstrate self-awareness and the capacity for empathy
• demonstrate the capacity to adopt a professional approach to pupils and their caregivers
• demonstrate the capacity to make assessments in educational processes on the basis of relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects with particular respect for human rights, especially children´s rights according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and sustainable development, and
• demonstrate the capacity to identify the need for further knowledge and to develop his or her own skills in pedagogical practice.

This Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education is a professional degree within the first cycle.

In accordance with regulation (SFS 2021:1336) this Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education, is achieved together with previous degree.

Degree of Bachelor of Arts/Science in Secondary Education