🎓 Postgraduate Degree in Primary Years Programme
Course title
Specialisation Diploma - IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning
Academic area
Education
Compatibility
Degrees in Education
Credits
30 ECTS
Format / Language
Online / English
Official certificate
Student profile
Graduates in early pre-school and/or primary education. Students who are currently taking degrees in pre-school and/or primary school education. Graduates in pedagogy, psychology, special education. People with at least three years’ professional experience in public, private or subsidised educational institutions.
Admissions and enrolment
Application via website, submission of documentation and formalisation of admission at the University.
Calendar and timetables
The Diploma of Specialization IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning is taught entirely online and lasts approximately 1 year. The schedule is adjusted to the rhythm of each student, so it is up to the student to choose whether he or she wishes to study full or part time, and how many hours he or she wishes to spend per day/week.
Students who want to take the postgraduate course in conjunction with their undergraduate studies will also be able to do so. In this case, they will begin the postgraduate course in the third year of the degree and the programme will extend to the fifth year.
Why study at UAO CEU?
Syllabus 
- IB philosophy
- Understanding the IB philosophy. Definitions of International Mindedness. The IB learner profile.
- Teaching and Learning
- Understanding the core elements of the PYP. Constructivist and instructivist model. Essential elements in the curriculum.
- Curriculum design
- Teaching strategies. Planning special educational needs. Diversity in the classroom
- Assessment in the PYP
- The role of formative and summative assessment. Strategies of learning and strategies to support individual reflection. Designing tasks and rubrics for evaluation. Effective feedback.
- The use of ICT in the PYP
- The role and functionality of PRC in supporting the PYP
- CLIL and PYP
- How CLIL helps planning the PYP units
- Placement
- Dissertation
From the third year onwards, students studying degrees in Education can take the Primary Years Programme course. An online programme will allow them to be accredited to teach at international schools.
Teaching staff 
TEACHING STAFF
Academic Management
Dr Agustina Lacarte. Associate Professor at Abat Oliba CEU University in the Bilingual Degree in Early Childhood and Primary Education. PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences. Member of the TRIVIUM research team and researcher in the field of international education. IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning (DePaul University of Chicago). Primary school teacher in the Primary Years Programme at an international school in Barcelona.
Teaching staff
Career opporutnities 
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The career opportunities available to those taking the Postgraduate Degree in the Primary Years Programme include work at international centres both in Spain and abroad in early childhood and/or primary education in private, subsidised and public centres.
Graduates will be able to take up variosu roles in the school, such as:
- Teacher
- Tutor
- Primary Years Programme Coordinator
- English Coordinator
- Head of Studies
Along with teaching experience at international schools, this degree also offers the chance to collaborate in the many projects run by the International Baccalaureate Organisation.
Fees and scholarships 
TOTAL AMOUNT
€ 2,475*
*Price for the 2023-24 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.
PAYMENT METHODS
Postgraduate students must pay in full before starting the course. The Postgraduate and University Extension Service will send prospective students the enrolment form so that they can make the payment at one of the financial institutions that appear on the enrolment document. Students will have 15 calendar days to make this payment.
Abat Oliba CEU University has credit agreements with various financial institutions meaning our students can finance the whole of their studies with excellent conditions.
For more information, those interested may contact the Academic Management Service.
SCHOLARSHIPS
MORE INFORMATION
Postgraduate and Further University Studies
Bellesguard 30. 08022 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 253 72 03
[email protected]
Quality and regulation 
CANDIDATE PROFILE
The profile of candidates for the Postgraduate Degree in Primary Years Programme include those who have at least a C1 level of English and, if they do not have this at the beginning of the postgraduate course, they must commit to achieving it before the end of their studies.
Students are also expected to have the following personal and academic characteristics:
- an interest in education
- ease of expression and understanding in the English language
- extensive vocabulary, verbal fluency, communication and relationship skills
- teamwork skills
- a capacity for analysis and synthesis
- the ability to reflect and observe
- drive, discipline and a responsible attitude to work
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