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The education includes four major
subjects. These four major subjects must include Danish and/or Mathematics,
and must represent at least two of the following subject areas: humanities,
natural sciences, and creative arts. Aarhus College of Education
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Teacher education is profession oriented. This means that the basis for
studies in all major subjects must, when possible, be derived from the
subject as it occurs in the Danish comprehensive school.
Pedagogical studies
The pedagogical subjects include the following: Educational theory
(pedagogy), educational philosophy (general didactics), psychology and
educational sociology (school and society). Teaching in all of the
pedagogical subjects is organized according to a holistic principle. The
qualifying function of the pedagogical subjects concerningstudents' future
duties as teachers is emphasized.
Class teachers and teams
Every class has a corresponding class teacher during the first three years
of the teacher education. The class teacher's task is, in correlation with
the class and the associated spirit of community created herein, to help add
a broader perspective as well as continuity to the education.
Every class also has a corresponding teacher team, which is comprised of the
class teacher and two or three other teachers.
Experience exchange groups
From the beginning of the third year of the education, students participate
in experience exchange groups. The goal of working in these groups is to
support the student in developing him/herself as a student with the
intention, among others, of creating a successful transition from being a
student to being a teacher.
Every experience exchange group has a corresponding teacher.
Study log
The student is obliged to participate in the education. Every student at
Aarhus College of Education must record his/her participation by
writing a study log. The student can later use the study journal to manage
and understand various aspects of his/her own education. It can also be a
good tool for learning from past experiences.
Information technology
Aarhus College of Education gives high priority to the
implementation of information technology. Extensive investments in computer
technology and continuing education for the teaching staff and additional
personnel have been made in recent years. The student will have the
opportunity to work with databases, the Internet, Internet-based
conferencing, e-mail, presentation programs, etc. in connection with studies
within the individual subject areas of the education.
The international dimension
Students may incorporate the international dimension into the education,
dependent on the opportunities available at the college, in one or more of
the following ways:
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Exchange studies
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International teaching
practice
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Cross-curricular projects
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As a perspective that is
included in hypotheses and subject matter in all subject areas.
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