University Degree in Early Childhood Education

Syllabus

Syllabus 2022

The student will acquire the following competencies:

First Year Syllabus 2022

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
MAN, FAMILY, ESCUELA Y SOCIEDAD	BT	1 SEM	6
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	BT	1 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION	BT	1 SEM	8
CHILDHOOD AND HEALTH	BT	1SEM	6
TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION	BT	1 SEM AND 2 SEM	6
DIDACTICS AND SCHOOL ORGANIZATION	BT	1 SEM AND 2 SEM	9
HISTORY OF THE WEST	OB	2 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION	OB	2 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	BT	2 SEM	7
TOTAL ECTS			60

Second Year Syllabus 2022

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL THEORIES AND SYSTEMS	BT	3 SEM	6
EDUCATION AND ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY	BT	3 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFECTIVITY	BT	3 SEM	7
SCHOOL GUIDANCE, ACCOMPANIMENT AND ATTENTION TO FAMILIES	BT	3 SEM	8
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	BT	3 SEM AND 4 SEM	6
THE GAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	BT	4 SEM	6
READING AND WRITING	OB	4 SEM	5
PLANNING EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS WITH NEEDS	OB	4 SEM	3
PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS	BT	4 SEM	6
APPLIED METHODOLOGIES, EVALUATION AND SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION	BT	4 SEM	7
TOTAL ECTS			60

Third Year Syllabus 2022

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
LITERATURE AND VALUES	OB	5 SEM	4
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL	OB	5 SEM	5
ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY	OB	5 SEM	4
DIDACTICS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE	OB	5 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL THINKING	OB	5 SEM	6
CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION	OB	6 SEM	5
INTERNSHIP I	EXT. INTERNSHIP	6 SEM	18
ELECTIVE 1	OP	5 SEM	6
ELECTIVE 2	OP	6 SEM	6
TOTAL ECTS			60

LIST OF ELECTIVES (CHOOSE ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH SEMESTER)
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF HEARING AND LANGUAGE	OP	6 SEM	6
MUSICAL LANGUAGE	OP	5 SEM	6
INTERVENTION IN STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, HIGH ABILITIES AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS	OP	6 SEM	6
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE	OP	5 SEM	6
RHYTHMIC TRAINING AND DANCE	OP	6 SEM	6
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	OP	5 SEM	6
ENGLISH LITERACY LEARNING	OP	6 SEM	6
From the list of electives that make up the syllabus, students can choose among the subjects offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus Book for enrollment. Likewise, the University reserves the right to open these optional subjects after the enrolment period, depending on the number of students enrolled.

Elective subjects that make up Specializations:
Specialization: Hearing and Language
1. ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
2. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF HEARING AND LANGUAGE
Specialization: Music Education
1. MUSICAL LANGUAGE
2. RHYTHMIC AND DANCE TRAINING
Specialization: Therapeutic Pedagogy
1. ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
2. INTERVENTION IN STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, HIGH CAPACITIES AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Specialization: Foreign Language
1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS
2. LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE IN ENGLISH

Fourth Year Syllabus 2022

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
EDUCATING FROM THE GOSPEL	OB	7 SEM	6
EXPRESSION AND PERFORMING ARTS	OB	7 SEM	4
META-LOGIC OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	OB	7 SEM	6
INTERNSHIP 2	EXT INTERNSHIP	8 SEM	26
END OF DEGREE PROJECT	END OF DEGREE PROJECT	8 SEM	6
ELECTIVES 3	OP	7 SEM	6
ELECTIVES 4	OP	7 SEM	6
TOTAL ECTS			60

LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (choose two subjects)
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES	OP	7 SEM	6
CHILDHOOD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ITS DIDACTICS	OP	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE DISORDERS	OP	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION IN STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER	OP	7 SEM	6
TEACHING STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE	OP	7 SEM	6
MUSIC METHODS AND RESOURCES	OP	7 SEM	6
READING AND INTONATION	OP	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION IN STUDENTS WITH MOTOR AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY	OP	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION IN LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DISORDERS	OP	7 SEM	6
Students may select from a list of electives offered by the University each academic year, as detailed in the enrollment book. The University reserves the right to open additional optional subjects after the enrollment period, based on student enrollment.

Elective subjects that make up Specializations:
Specialization: Hearing and Language
3. INTERVENTION IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS
4. INTERVENTION IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE DISORDERS
Specialization: Music Education
3. MUSIC METHODS AND RESOURCES
4. READING AND INTONATION
Specialization: Therapeutic Pedagogy
3. INTERVENTION WITH STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
4. INTERVENTION WITH PUPILS WITH MOTOR AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Specialization: Foreign Language
3. DIDACTIC STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
4. CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ITS DIDACTICS

Syllabus structure

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The student will acquire the following competencies:

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Syllabus 2010

The student will acquire the following competencies:

First Year Syllabus 2010

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
MAN, FAMILY, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY	BT	1 SEM	6
GENERAL DIDACTICS	BT	1 SEM	6
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	BT	1 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION	BT	1 SEM	6
PERSONAL AUTONOMY AND HEALTH	BT	1SEM	6
HISTORY OF THE WEST	OB	2 SEM	6
TECHNIQUES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION	BT	2 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION	OB	2 SEM	6
ORGANIZATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER	BT	2 SEM	6
OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	BT	2 SEM	6

Second Year Syllabus 2010

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL THEORIES AND SYSTEMS	BT	3 SEM	6
PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT	BT	3 SEM	8
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES	BT	3 SEM	6
SCHOOL ORIENTATION AND ATTENTION TO FAMILIES	BT	3 SEM	6
METHODOLOGY OF PLAY	OB	3 SEM	4
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	BT	4 SEM	6
EDUCATION AND ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY	BT	4 SEM	6
SOCIO-AFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT BT BT 4 WK 6 SOCIO-AFFECTIVE	BT	4 SEM	8
NEW TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO EDUCATION	BT	4 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE SKILLS I	OB	4 SEM	4

Third Year Syllabus 2010

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
LITERATURE AND VALUES	OB	5 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE SKILLS 2	OB	5 SEM	6
DEVELOPMENT OF LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL THINKING	OB	5 SEM	6
KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE	OB	5 SEM	6
ENGLISH	OB	6 SEM	6
INTERNSHIP I	EXT. INTERNSHIP	6 SEM	18
ELECTIVES	OP	5 SEM	12
ELECTIVES	OP	6 SEM	12

LIST OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (choose two subjects)
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL BASES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING	OP	5 SEM	6
ATTENTION TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS ARISING FROM MOTOR OR SENSORY DISABILITIES	OP	5 SEM	6
PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE	OP	5 SEM	6
RELIGION, CULTURE AND VALUES	OP	5 SEM	6
ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	OP	6 SEM	6
INTERVENTION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	OP	6 SEM	6
METHODOLOGY ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE	OP	6 SEM	6
CHRISTIAN MESSAGE	OP	6 SEM	6
From the list of electives that make up the syllabus, students can choose among the subjects that the University offers each academic year and that are published in the Book of Study Plans for enrollment. Likewise, the University reserves the right to open these electives after the enrollment period, depending on the number of students enrolled.

Elective subjects that make up Specializations :
Specialization: Early Stimulation
1. Neurophysiological Bases in the Development of Learning
2. Alternative Methodologies in Early Childhood Education

Specialization: Attention to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs (Therapeutic Pedagogy)
1. Planning and Development of Intervention
2. Attention to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs derived from Motor or Sensory Disability

Specialization: Foreign Language
1. Phonetics and Phonology of the English Language
2. Practical Methodology of the English Language

Specialization: Religion and Catholic Morals and its Pedagogy
1. Religion, Culture and Values
2. Christian Message

Fourth Year Syllabus 2010

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
EDUCATING FROM THE GOSPEL	OB	7 SEM	6
ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY	OB	7 SEM	4
DIDACTICS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE	OB	7 SEM	6
INTERNSHIP 2	EXT INTERNSHIPS	8 SEM	26
END OF DEGREE PROJECT	END OF DEGREE PROJECT	8 SEM	6
ELECTIVES	OP	7 SEM	12

RELATION OF OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (choose two subjects)
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
SENSORY STIMULATION, MOTOR AND COGNITIVE STIMULATION	OP	7 SEM	6
ELABORATION OF MATERIALS FOR EARLY STIMULATION	OP	7 SEM	6
ATTENTION TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS DERIVED FROM GENERAL DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS	OP	7 SEM	6
ATTENTION TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS DERIVED FROM PERSONALITY DISORDERS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND HIGH ABILITIES	OP	7 SEM	6
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN THE SPANISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM	OP	7 SEM	6
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND ITS DIDACTICS	OP	7 SEM	6
THE CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS AND MORAL	OP	7 SEM	6
PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION	OP	7 SEM	6
COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES	OP	7 SEM	6
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students will be able to choose among the subjects offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus Book for enrollment. Likewise, the University reserves the right to open these optional subjects after the enrollment period, depending on the number of students enrolled.

Elective subjects that make up SpecializationS:
Specialization: Early Stimulation
1. Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Stimulation
2. Elaboration of Materials for Early Stimulation

Specialization: Attention to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs (Therapeutic Pedagogy)
1. Attention to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs Derived from General Developmental and Behavioral Disorders
2. Attention to Students with Specific Educational Support Needs Derived from Personality Disorders, Intellectual Disability and High Abilities

Specialization: Foreign Language
1. The Organization of the English Language Syllabus in the Spanish Educational System
2. Children’s Literature in English Language and its Didactics

Specialization: Religion and Catholic Morals and its Pedagogy
1. The Church, the Sacraments and Morals
2. Pedagogy and Didactics of the Catholic Religion

Syllabus structure

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The student will acquire the following competencies:

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