This degree, with international teaching internships, enables you to exercise professionally as a teacher.
Please check here for all of the information concerning teaching activities and how they will be carried out in the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Open until
July 17, 2022
50 places available
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5 years / 361,5 ECTS
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If you are one of those people with a passion for education in the broadest sense and have a vocation for teaching, the Dual Degree Program in Early Childhood and Primary Education is just what you are looking for. On this Dual Degree Program, studies are offered across five academic courses. Obtaining both degrees qualifies the graduate to work as a teacher in both the Early Childhood and Primary Education fields in public schools as well as semi-private and private schools.
Upon completing your studies you will have acquired the capacity to assist in the intellectual, personal, creative and social development of pupils in the school up to the age of 12 and a Diploma in Communication Skills and Foreign Language Studies (Institute of Modern Languages).
You will learn to transmit skills and abilities such as language and movement.
You will also complete your studies with a concentration in English as a Foreign Language and a concentration in Educational Therapy.
Also, if you wish to do so, you may obtain the DECA (“Declaración Eclesiástica de Competencia Académica”, in Spanish), or Ecclesiastical Declaration of Academic Competence, which allows you to become a Religion teacher.
Many people just like you are already making the most of their undergraduate degree. Learn more about their experiences.
Bernardo Sopeña
“The connection between professors and students is excellent, in an atmosphere of closeness and respect.”
Elena Rodríguez
“I would highlight the relationship with professors at the University: very close, and additionally, the opportunity to do internships in different Schools during the 4 years of studies.”
Victoria Troyano
“This degree has taught me to overcome daily challenges and to value the importance of small achievements.”
With this Bachelor's Degree, you will contribute to the transformation of society
Elsa Santaolalla Professor at Comillas CIHS
Teacher/Tutor of Early Childhood and Primay Education
Teacher in Bilingual Institutions
English Teacher
Teacher of Educational Therapy
Director of Educational Institutions
Catholic Religion Teachers
Teacher in Senior Citizens Facilities and Universities
Álvaro Gamarra Fomento School Aldovea
Carolina Borrallo Santa María del Pilar School
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Admissions Process
You may participate in Q&A Sessions and Information Days. This step is not required, but potential candidates are encouraged to delve into the Programs, learn about Study Plans and Curricula, ask questions, and gather additional information.
Applying for admission. The process begins via the web page, once the decision has been made concerning the Degree in which applicants wish to enroll. If deemed necessary, you may apply for scholarships, grants and financial aid from the University at the same time as you apply for admission.
You will find information here on everything related to the process of admission and entrance exams.
Communication and legal requirements for access to the University. Having been admitted does not exempt you from proving that you meet the legal requirements for access to the University. Meeting these requirements is an essential prerequisite in order to begin your studies at the University.
Completing the registration process. Once admitted, students must complete the registration process, which is initiated on the web page. It is necessary to submit the registration form and the additional documentation required personally to the University General Registrar's Office.
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Important Dates
Submission of applications:
Open until July 17, 2022
Admission Exams:
Dates
- February 24, 2022
- April 28, 2022
- May 26, 2022
- June 16, 2022
- July 14, 2022
Admission exams will be administered on-line.
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Classes start in early September.
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Applicant Profile/Requirements and Documentation
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Requirements and Documentation
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Information on Fees, Payments, Grants and Scholarships
Course fees: € 1,220.60 plus nine monthly installments of € 518.84 each.
You can check the specific (grants, scholarships) for students of this program:
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Contact Information
Prospective Students Office
C/ Alberto Aguilera, 21 - 28015 Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 540 61 32
Fax: +34 91 559 65 69
email: nuevosalumnos@comillas.edu
Please, check our office hours here
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Subjects of the Diploma in Personal, Communicative, and Professional Skills
International
International mobility and exchange programs allow students to study for a period of time at a foreign university, either in the European Union, through the Erasmus+ Program, or at universities in other countries with which Comillas has signed Bilateral Agreements.
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Informative documentation related to the official nature of the degree
Degree Program in Primary Education
Degree Program in Early Childhood
Quality Management System
Composition of the Monitoring Committee
Degree Program in Early Childhood
Degree Program in Primary Education
Degree Results: "Degree Program in Early Childhood"
Degree Results: "Degree Program in Primary Education"
The main academic regulations that govern the Dual Degree Program in Early Childhood and Primary Education, with EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Concentration and Concentration in Educational Therapy are:
Academic Standards applicable to Bachelor's Degree Programs in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Admission Regulations
Regulations on Continuation of Studies
Regulations on Credit Recognition and Transfer
Recognition Table of Subjects in the Double Degree Programme
OTHER REGULATIONS
Order ECI/3854/2007 establishing the requirements for the verification of official university titles for the profession of Teacher of Early Childhood Education
Order ECI/3857/2007 establishing the requirements for the verification of official university titles for the profession of Primary Education Teacher.
Completing the double degree in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education ENABLES students to work as Teachers in the Early Childhood and Primary Education stages, both in public centers, and in state-subsidized and private ones.
Graduates from the Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education at Comillas will be especially prepared to confront the problems and challenges arising from bilingual education, the incorporation of information and communication technologies in school life, inclusive attention to diversity, the collaborative openness of schools to families and their territorial and social context, and the effective learning of key instrumental subjects.
This degree program enables students to enter the regulated profession of Early Childhood Education and Primary Education Teaching, in accordance with the legislation in place.
HIGH LEVEL of knowledge of English and qualification for teaching in English.
Enabling to work as professor of Therapeutic Pedagogy
Students of the Dual Degree program in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education from Comillas are prepared to practice in Spain and the European Union as:
Primary tutor teacher
Bilingual primary teacher (with corresponding accreditation)
Primary English teacher
Primary Catholic Religion teacher, if they have completed the Ecclesiastic Declaration of Academic Skills (DECA)
Teacher of Educational Therapy
Professor for special short courses and programs (short courses at hospitals, courses to “liaise” for transferring from one field of studies to another, “PCPI Programs (IPQP Programs)”, for youth from the ages of 16 to 21, known as Initial Professional Qualification Programs…)
Publishers who produce educational content
By fulfilling the requirements for each call for applications, you will be able to access the Educational Inspection Corps (“Cuerpo de Inspección Educativa” in Spanish)
Management of educational centres
Teaching in Senior Citizen centers and universities
Entrepreneurship activities in the educational, socio-recreational and sports area
When graduates finish their studies in the Official Master's Degree in Teaching Compulsory Secondary and Pre-university Education, they can gain access to become a Secondary and Pre-university and Vocational Training Teacher (12-18 years) in subjects related to the area of Geography and History.
They can also study the specialty of Educational Guidance, which would enable them to work in the Guidance departments of Secondary and Pre-university Education centers.
Graduate profile
Graduates in Early Childhood Education (0-6 years old) are eligible to work as teachers in public centers (after public examination), those subsidized by the State, as well as private schools, in Spain and all EU member countries. Moreover, they may be employed in jobs related to education: Manager or teacher at recreational facilities and on playgrounds, Assistant of Spanish conversation in foreign centers (summoned by the Ministry of Education), educational specialist in editorials, teacher in English academies, teacher in NGO's, as well as starting one´s own kindergartner/daycare centers.
On the other hand, Graduates in Primary Education (6-12 years old) are eligible to work as teachers in public centers (after public examination), those subsidized by the State, as well as private schools, in Spain and all EU member countries. Furthermore, they may be employed in jobs related to education: Assistant of Spanish conversation in foreign centers (summoned by the Ministry of Education), educational specialist in editorials, teacher in English academies, teacher in NGO's, etc.
Academic prospects
Official Master's Degree in Teaching Compulsory Secondary and Pre-university Education
The double Degree in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education is structured over five years and enables you to obtain the English as a Foreign Language Concentration, and the Educational Therapy Concentration (pending approval).
The qualification is part of the Social and Legal Sciences branch of knowledge.
On these courses, 30 ECTS credits are delivered entirely in English, corresponding to the following modules: (English for education I, English for Education II, Content and Language Integrated Learning I, Teaching English as Foreign Language, Content and Language Integrated Learning II), These modules comprise the Concentration in EFL.
The concentration in Therapeutic Pedagogy, of 30 ECTS credits, comprises the following modules: Specific Learning Difficulties, Learning Difficulties Relating to Cognitive Development, Sensory and Motor Disabilities, Behavioral Problems and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Educational Resources for Students with Disabilities or Learning Difficulties.
Obtaining the titles of graduate in Early Childhood Education and Graduate in primary education makes it possible to continue with postgraduate studies (official master's and doctorates).
TIMETABLES AND EXAMS
Timetables for the First Semester
Timetables for the Second Semester
Exams
GENERAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF THE UNIVERSITY
Comillas CIHS
Cantoblanco Campus.
Since their foundation, the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, Theology and Canon Law at the Comillas Pontifical University have had the vocation of promoting Humanism and Diversity. They are defined by their will to educate and train people, capable of taking thought and ideas to the highest levels, giving them the precise skills to be useful individuals and improve the life of the complex world in which we live.
