This programme is designed for students who have completed a BEd with 90 ECTS specialising in an area of preschool or compulsory education, or in a compulsory school subject. Students will learn to work with others to create a school culture that allows all pupils to thrive and develop their own strengths.

Is the program for you??

• Do you want to qualify as a teacher?

• Do you want to promote inclusive education in schools?

• Do you want to help create a school culture that allows all pupils to thrive and develop their own strengths?

• Are you interested in social justice?

What is the study about?

The programme is focused on supporting children and young people with different needs, equipping them for school and providing them with the environment they need to develop and learn in a community with others.

Students are expected to be guided by compassion, democratic values and social justice.

Programme structure

The programme is 120 ECTS and is organised as two years of full-time study or three or four years of part-time study.

The programme is made up of:

• Mandatory courses, 60 ECTS (including 22 ECTS of vocational training)

• Restricted electives, 30 ECTS

• Final project, 30 ECTS

Specialisations

Students choose between the following specialisations:

• Diversity among children and young people

• Multiculturalism and multilingualism

Organisation of teaching

Teaching and exams are in Icelandic.

Most courses are taught through distance learning, with mandatory face-to-face blocks. There may be different arrangements for some courses, though, and students should check the information about each course carefully.

Main objectives

Students will acquire a more in-depth knowledge and understanding of inclusive education in a multicultural society and develop the skills needed to lead school practices on that basis.

Other

Upon graduation from teacher education at an Icelandic university, a teacher must possess proficiency in Icelandic equivalent to at least C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR.

Here, you can see the CEFR.

Completing the programme may allow you to apply for doctoral studies.

• See information about doctoral programmes at the School of Education