🎓 Degree in Primary Education | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

The degree in Primary Education from the Abat Oliba CEU University offers the specialisation in Special Education, in Physical Education and in English Language.

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Degree in Primary Education
Course title

Degree in Primary Education

Duration

4 years

Credits / Places

240 ECTS / 40 Places

Official stamp of quality – AQU

Professional development

School Immersion Programme

Satisfaction

96.3%

(AQU 2023) (+5 points above the average of Catalan universities)

 

 

Student profile

Students must be interested in education and see the teaching profession a vocation dedicated to the individual and common good.

Admission and enrolment

Applications for admission must be submitted through the Admission Portal. Candidates will be assessed based on their academic record and the admissions tests taken.

Preferential admission will be granted to candidates who meet the academic entry requirements and who fulfil the selection criteria.

Calendar and timetable

Academic calendar

Timetable
Degree in PRIMARY EDUCATION
 

A direct link with the profession from the first year with the school immersion programme

Why study at the UAO CEU?

1. Employability

The employment rate for Early Childhood Education graduates is 95.8% (more than 8 points above the average for Catalan universities AQU 2023).

2. Leadership and Employability: Design YOUR Future

New Design YOUR Future Employability Acceleration Program for students of all Bachelor's Degrees at CEU universities, aiming to improve employability and facilitate integration into the professional world by reducing the time from the first work experience. Developed by the Employability Commission of the CEU Employability Advisory Council and designed by future employers, it focuses on understanding the labour market and how companies work.

3. Experience

The Abat Oliba CEU University provides a solid, in-depth professional curriculum, the result of the sum of university educational experiences both in the area of Humanities and the teaching schools in Vigo and Seville, plus the schools the CEU Group has throughout Spain.

The aim of this degree is to provide an integrated, complete education so that teachers, in addition to a high technical and scientific qualification, gain pedagogical and didactic training that enables them to be excellent teachers and educators, teachers who see education as a vocation.

4. Intensive preparation course for access to Education degrees

Intensive course in logic/mathematics and Catalan to pass the personal aptitude test required for admission to the degrees in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education.

5. School immersion program

From the first year of their degree, students participate directly in real activities that take place in the Abat Oliba Foundation's education centres, providing them with practical knowledge of the role of teachers and everything that surrounds the practice of teaching.

  • systematic observation in real classes
  • attendance at planning and evaluation meetings
  • entry into the classes of their training teachers so that they can see and carry out what they themselves teach
  • talks with teachers of different degrees of experience about their motivations, difficulties, challenges, etc.
  • visits and trips to cultural and sports centres to learn about their pedagogical departments and the activities they carry out
  • collaboration in the organization and holding of end-of-year ceremonies, traditional festivals such as Sant Jordi, La Castañada, Christmas, etc.
6. Conferences and seminars

• Education TALKS: dynamic, innovative meetings designed to promote global reflection on new forms and methods of teaching.
• EDUCongress: aimed at education professionals who work to promote children's development.

7. CEU ePlus Skills Program

Teaching model based in personalized, practical training that allows theoretical knowledge to be linked to professional practice through case studies and real experiences, workshops and practical seminars.
Includes visits to both national and international businesses and production centres through stages.

8. Progressive International Development

New international experience itinerary that encourages students studying Education degrees to internationalize from their first year to their fourth with international collaboration activities, teaching staff and student academic exchanges, participation in international research projects and short or long stays in overseas universities.

1st Year: Students will be able to enjoy an online research experience with education experts from across Europe.
2nd Year: We offer students their first international experience by enabling them to participate in worldwide educational events.
3rd Year: We prepare students for the latest challenges through the internship and international study program in England, Ireland and Finland.
4th Year: We broaden students' horizons through the Erasmus program or through semester-long stays at one of our partner universities in the Americas and Europe.

 

Careers and internships

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Students who earn the Official Degree in Primary Education from Abat Oliba CEU University can pursue their careers in the following areas:

  • Early childhood educational centres
  • Assistance centres (marginalised groups, integration, etc.)
  • Psychology and speech therapy offices
  • Teaching and research
  • Education in hospitals
  • Cultural and adult learning centres
  • Educational service companies
  • Religious education teachers*

(*) In cases where Ecclesiastical Disclosure as an Academic Competence (DECA) modules have been studied.

INTERNSHIPS

In the final year of the degree, students will do an obligatory placement year, or internship, in businesses, offices or institutions in the student's preferred industry.

These practical training programmes, included in the course structure, allow students to apply and enhance what they've learned in the course while acquiring the professional skills that will make their future transition to the workplace much easier.

The work that each student will undertake during the programme will be mutually agreed between the tutor in the business and the Work Placement and Employment Service coordinator in charge of the internship.

Furthermore, students have an academic tutor who provides follow-up and evaluation of the internship to get the most possible out of the placement.

For more information, visit the Work Placement and Employment Service.

  • List of companies
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  • Further information and contact

International outlook

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

EDUCATION

EDUCACIÓN

*: Places are split between different courses.

Fees and funding

TOTAL COST 1ST YEAR

€ 7,275*

*Price for the 2025-26 academic year

Tuition fees correspond, solely and exclusively, to the provision of teaching as part of the programme enrolled on, and this is the only service offered in exchange for the payment of those fees. By enrolling, the student accepts that decisions made by the competent authorities may, directly or indirectly, render it necessary to carry out teaching, tutoring, work placements or assessment tests either in person or via distance learning.

The student accepts that they remain obliged to pay any such fees in full even if, for reasons beyond the control of the University, some of the educational activities included in the degree cannot be carried out as initially provided for in the course guides at the beginning of the academic year. If restrictions are part in place, the University will provide the student with a guarantee that the activity will be rescheduled when possible, taking into consideration the interests of the student and any other applicable academic criteria.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Once you've been accepted on the course, you can reserve your place at Abat Oliba CEU University, which guarantees you a place on the course, before you pass the “selectivity” university entrance exam* or other entry requirements. You can do this by making a payment of €1500 (which will be deducted from the total price of the course).


*Reservation of your place will be effective exclusively for the ordinary examination period (June) of the Baccalaureate University Entrance exam. Candidates who do not pass the Baccalaureate University Entrance exam or other access requirements for similar studies in the ordinary period (June), and have paid the Place Reservation Fee, will have priority in the September enrolment if the University has places available in the degree course requested.


Cancelling your place after reservation: students have until 21 June to cancel their reserved place. This means you can book now and cancel if your circumstances change later on.**


**Deadline subject to changes in the official registration calendar

PAYMENT METHODS

Once you have formalised reservation of your place, the remaining amount can be paid in the following ways:

  • One-off payment

    A one-off payment entitles you to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.

  • Payment by instalments

    5 instalments per year.

 

  • Monthly payments

    10 instalments with special 0% interest financing from CaixaBank. This also entitles students to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.

  • new special financing

    New financing agreements with banks with special conditions.

    - Banc Sabadell

    - CaixaBank

    - Banco Santander

    All options entitle prospective students to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.
     

MORE INFORMATION

Please contact the Information Service to arrange personalised economic plans.
Tel. +34 932 53 72 00
[email protected]

Quality and regulation

ADMISSION PROFILE

Students must be interested in education and see the teaching profession a vocation dedicated to the individual and common good, as it is understood by most cultural traditions, ours in particular.

Similarly, they must feel an inclination to the well-being of children at the early childhood education age. Without this, it will be hard to take on the inherent difficulties of teaching children at this level of development. They must have the intellectual capacity to adapt to the cognitive conditions of their students and know how to adapt teaching methods to most efficiently achieve their teaching objectives.

Communication must come naturally, not just the written and spoken word, but through other media that elicit an active response from students, such as music, drawing, etc. They must know how to work as a team, both specifically teaching areas as well as in more complex institutional areas, such as schools.

An important condition for aspiring educators at the early childhood stage is the ability to mediate and resolve conflicts both in the classroom as well as in other areas of the educational community. In particular, students must know how to communicate with families, always respecting the schools subsidiary roles to parents.

OBJECTIVES

  • To have a solid understanding of the historical, philosophical, psychological and teaching foundations of education, children from 6 to 12 and the school system.
  • To have a solid understanding of content from different primary education disciplines.
  • To gain practical and applied teacher training covering all disciplines and school organisation.
  • To develop skills to work professionally and efficiently, both individually and in a team, for the good of the students. Graduates will be able to cater to each individual circumstance and act as a subsidiary collaborator with parents' educational work.
  • To stay constantly up to date with the latest knowledge and abilities, particularly when it comes to the changes that the information society is going through.
  • To occupy a valuable space in the school and sociocultural sphere, particularly regarding the relationship between schools and families.
  • To learn scientific skills to be able to implement new contributions to the world of teaching in any of their fields.

DEGREE SKILLS

REGULATIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF STUDIES

MONITORING INDICATORS

ACTION PLAN FOR TUTORS