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Why choose the Faculty of Teacher Training at the UB?

The Faculty of Teacher Training's library

The Faculty of Teacher Training's library

Map of the Campus Mundet

Map of the Campus Mundet

09/08/2010

 

The Faculty of Teacher Training, located on the UB’s Mundet Campus, is responsible for all teaching and research activities in three broad areas: Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and Audiovisual Communication.

 

The EHEA bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education provides the skills and competencies to analyse and plan course curricula in changing social contexts. Students learn to act as classroom mediators, tailoring curricula to individual requirements and unlocking the potential for development in all of their pupils. The course plan places a strong emphasis on values such as effort, discipline, gender equality and human rights, and encourages students to involve themselves in work outside the Faculty and to show a commitment to independent and cooperative learning.

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The Faculty of Teacher Training also offers the EHEA bachelor’s degree in Primary Education, which is ideal for those interested in learning about the role of the tutor, developing an understanding of student guidance and assessment, participating in projects for the benefit of schools and pupils, acquiring in-depth knowledge of the different stages in the teaching process, teaching in multicultural and multilingual settings, and integrating new technologies into teaching practice.
 
Celia Doñate is from Almeria and came to Barcelona to study Primary Education, and is about to complete the degree. She explains that she has always had an interest in teaching and working with children, adding, “I always had good teachers who I saw as role models, and that made me want to follow them into the profession, as it is rewarding to think that you doing your bit for the future of our children and helping to increase the esteem in which the job is held, as it’s one of the real pillars of our society”. For Celia, the best thing about the degree is that “from the moment you begin the course, the lecturers stress the fact that you are on your way to becoming a teacher – they always relate what we are learning to the job itself, and that motivates me to keep on learning and to put in more effort”. Celia also likes the fact that work placements are not left for the final year: “We get our first taste of working in a real school as early as the second year”.
 
Celia likes everything about the Faculty, even if, as she jokes, “there are far too many steps to climb!”. “The atmosphere is excellent”, she says, “and you feel comfortable wherever you are”. She also mentions the wide range of other activities open to students, which in her case have included learning Catalan. Celia recommends the UB to anyone considering a career in primary education, because “the teaching staff show a real interest in monitoring your progress and provide all the help you need if they feel that there are areas of your learning that could be improved”. She also highlights the role of the tutors, who arrange regular sessions with their students “to see how we’re doing, if we’re having any problems, and to help us make the most of our time at the University”.
 
Like Celia, Aleix Roig and Alba Aguilar have chosen to study the EHEA bachelor’s degree in Primary Education. Aleix, who has recently completed his Teacher Training programme, specializing in Physical Education, chose the degree because it matches his interest in “the whole world of education, particularly teaching younger children”. Alba is maintaining a family tradition, and describes her academic experience so far: “I studied Audiovisual Communication and a postgraduate diploma in Graphic Design, but it then became clear to me that my real interest is in teaching, so I decided to enrol on the bachelor’s degree in Primary Education. Although from an early age I wanted to be like my mother, who is also a teacher, but when it came to deciding what degree I wanted to study I ended up choosing audiovisual studies. But as I´ve got older I´ve realised that I should follow my instincts, so I signed up for the degree in Primary Education”.
 
Aleix and Alba are both quick to mention the quality of the degree course and the benefits of working with highly motivated people in the education sector. Aleix says that studying the EHEA bachelor’s degree in Primary Education is a path to “a wide range of careers”, and is delighted with every aspect of the course, highly recommending study at the UB for “the teachers, the campus, the other students, the general atmosphere everywhere on campus (classrooms, sports facilities, library...)”. Alba is particularly pleased with the fact that “a great deal of importance is placed on practical work, on strategies – the teaching methodology focuses more on practice than on theory”.
 
The Faculty also offers the EHEA bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication, which provides comprehensive training in the creative, management, analytical and critical skills needed in different areas of audiovisual media, from cinema to new media, multimedia, Internet and virtual environments.
 
Khalil El Hamdani López is a second-cycle student on the degree in Audiovisual Communication, a course he chose because he was interested “in every aspect of the audiovisual world”. He explains that, “The thing I like most about the course it that it is dynamic. I can work on my own projects and expand my knowledge and experience of the sector”. For Khalil, the faculty “is a quiet place, with a lot of open space for students to enjoy, a long way from the noise of the city centre”. He is extremely happy with the content of his degree and with the Faculty in general, hence his recommendation that “studying Audiovisual Communication at the UB is a good choice for anyone who wants to receive the training to work in any field of the audiovisual sector”.
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