Anticipated learning outcomes of the study program and competencies

It is expected that after completing the university graduate study Early and Preschool Education, the master will be able to:

General competencies

a) Instrumental competencies

• Interpret and apply new knowledge from professional and scientific literature
• Carry out and present research at the level of a scientific paper
• Apply appropriate presentation and communication skills
• Use their mother tongue and at least one foreign language at the academic level
• Use educational and information technology at an advanced level
• Constructively solve problems within the professional field of work
• Critically reflect on one's own work and the work of colleagues

b) Interpersonal competencies

• Organize and lead teamwork (research, projects, learning communities, professional meetings...)
• Apply knowledge and rules about group dynamics and teamwork
• Accompany a newly employed teacher during their internship in the role of mentor
• Apply the principles of tolerance, diversity and multiculturalism in working with children and adults
• Apply the principles of professional ethics in research and cooperation with others (adults and children)

Specific competencies

• Interpret and evaluate contemporary theories of preschool education
• Use modern theories of preschool education in solving specific pedagogical problems
• Integrate anthropological, pedagogical, psychological, cultural, sociological and other knowledge about modern childhood into educational work
• Participate in the creation of educational policy in the field of early and preschool education
• Plan, implement and document the curriculum of the group in accordance with the needs and interests of the children
• Organize space and a stimulating environment for play and learning for children of early and preschool age
• Design and create structured and unstructured didactic materials for educational work
• Implement and evaluate activities to meet educational needs in the kinesiological, artistic, language-communication and research-cognitive fields
• Document, analyse and evaluate the elements of the educational process in a preschool institution
• Establish and implement cooperation with parents, other educators, experts from various fields and representatives of the local and wider community
• Apply the principles of professional ethics in research and cooperation with others (adults and children)
• Organize the internship and guide the interns during their internship