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For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Pre-School Education the student shall demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to work autonomously as an early years 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 degree, pursuant to the applicable regulations, qualifies him or her.

Knowledge and understanding
For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Pre-School Education the student shall
- demonstrate the knowledge in the field of early years didactics and subject didactics, including awareness of current research and development work, required for professional practice
- demonstrate the kind of knowledge of early years didactics and subject didactics required for teaching and learning in the field of early years education and in the subject specialisation for which the qualification is awarded as well as for professional practice in other respects
- demonstrate specialised knowledge of communicative and linguistic development in children
- demonstrate knowledge of the basic acquisition of reading, writing and mathematical skills
- demonstrate awareness of scientific theory 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 the children´s development, learning, needs and circumstances required for professional practice
- demonstrate knowledge of practical and aesthetic learning processes
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social relationships, conflict management and leadership, and
- 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.

Competence and skills
For a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Pre-School Education the student shall
- demonstrate a specialised capacity to meet the caring needs of children and create conditions, including play and creative activities, in which all children 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 his or her own professional development and the formation of knowledge in the field of professional practice
- demonstrate the capacity to apply the early years didactics and subject didactics including methodology required for teaching and learning in the field of early years education and in the subject specialisations for which the qualification is awarded as well for professional practice in other respects
- demonstrate the capacity to take advantage of the knowledge and experiences of children to stimulate the learning and development of every child
- 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 child in the best way possible
- demonstrate the capacity to identify and, in cooperation with others, meet children’s special educational needs, including special educational measures for children with neuropsychiatric disorders
- demonstrate the capacity to observe, document and analyse the all-round development and learning of children in relation to educational objectives and to inform and cooperate with 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 restrain discrimination and other forms of harassment of children
- demonstrate the capacity to respect, communicate and instil a gender equal and equal rights perspective in educational processes
- demonstrate communicative capacity in listening, speaking and writing to support educational processes
- 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 in Pre-School Education the student shall
- demonstrate self-awareness and the capacity for empathy
- demonstrate the capacity to adopt a professional approach to children 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 professional practice.

The programme requires 210 credits.

The credits stated indicate the total for all courses leading to the degree. All courses are to have been completed and passed.

All course requirements for this degree are stated in the official syllabus.

A degree certificate will be issued upon application to students who fulfil the requirements for a degree.

• Syllabus - Bachelor programme in Early Years Education (Utbildningsplan - Förskollärare)