Study Programme Objective
The qualification goal is the academic degree Bachelor of Arts. After the seventh semester, students have the opportunity to obtain the state approval as a social education worker in a supervised internship semester.
The programme is designed to qualify educational professionals for all fields of childhood sciences, including daycare centres and day nurseries as well as residential and non-residential care. For this reason, socio-educational modules and modules covering the legislation and regulations (e.g. basics of child and youth care law, methods of social work, etc.) are also integrated into the course of study.
The Early Childhood Education degree programme aims to qualify and professionalize educational specialists for the constantly growing and changing demands in this field.
The specific objectives are:
- Academic B.A. degree
- Theory-to-practice transfer by linking the two learning locations of the university and the place of work
- Ability to transfer knowledge
- Ability for self-directed learning
- In-depth knowledge of the organisational and legal framework
- Ability to apply scientific working and research methods
- In-depth knowledge of early childhood theories, models and educational areas
- Acquisition of knowledge of the basics and models of social sciences
- Acquisition of soft skills such as communication, moderation and presentation sills, intercultural competence and conflict resolution
Students acquire comprehensive, interrelated qualifications and interdisciplinary skills, including the competences that enable them to reflect on and analyse their own professional activities. They also learn about approaches and methods of early childhood education and social education and how to apply them in practice in a targeted manner for their own development. This also includes key qualifications such as establishing international contacts, networking with other institutions, organizations and specialists, presentation techniques to present one's own work and its goals, conflict resolution to deal with difficult situations among staff members or in relation to other stakeholders in a constructive and solution-oriented manner.