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NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

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Appendix III<br />

Samples of study programmes<br />

Folkeskolelærer (primary and lower<br />

sec<strong>on</strong>dary school teacher)<br />

The Danish lærersem<strong>in</strong>arier (colleges of educati<strong>on</strong>) are <strong>the</strong> <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s authorised to provide study programmes which<br />

qualify students for posts <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Danish folkeskole (primary and lower sec<strong>on</strong>dary school, 1st to 10th form).<br />

All <strong>the</strong> colleges are under <strong>the</strong> supervisi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Educati<strong>on</strong> and <strong>the</strong> quality of <strong>the</strong> exam<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s is c<strong>on</strong>trolled by<br />

external exam<strong>in</strong>ers appo<strong>in</strong>ted by <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry.<br />

The study programme lasts four years and c<strong>on</strong>sists of two parts, each of two years’ durati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

The programme <strong>in</strong>cludes teach<strong>in</strong>g practice periods of 20 weeks, <strong>the</strong> organisati<strong>on</strong> of which is decided by <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Part I <strong>in</strong>cludes:<br />

Subjects/subject areas Workload<br />

(percentages <strong>in</strong>dicate <strong>the</strong> workload of a full-time student dur<strong>in</strong>g each of <strong>the</strong> two parts of <strong>the</strong> study programme)<br />

Danish (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g knowledge of Norwegian and Swedish)<br />

Handwrit<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Rhetoric<br />

Religious educati<strong>on</strong><br />

History/social studies<br />

Total approx. 32%<br />

Arithmetic/ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />

Natural science<br />

Total approx.18%<br />

Theory of educati<strong>on</strong><br />

Psychology<br />

Total approx.20%<br />

Two of <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g three subjects:<br />

Music<br />

Physical educati<strong>on</strong><br />

Visual art/design<br />

Total approx.20%<br />

Teach<strong>in</strong>g practice approx.10%<br />

Part II <strong>in</strong>cludes:<br />

First ma<strong>in</strong> subject chosen freely from am<strong>on</strong>g all<br />

<strong>the</strong> subjects of <strong>the</strong> folkeskole approx.30%

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