Bachelor's degree
Study programmes
The study programme is in the field of Educational Sciences. The duration of the studies is 3 years (180 ECTS credits). Through the diversity of the disciplines available to the student, the programme aims at forming and developing the specialist’s basic competences in Special Psychopedagogy in compliance with contemporary society’s expectances. More specific, the graduate will have the competence of psycho-pedagogical evaluation of children, young people and adults with special needs, to achieve specific psycho-pedagogical intervention (compensation – recovery – therapy) for people with special needs, to design tailored educational programmes for different levels and target groups, to advise, guide and assist psychopedagogically various categories of persons/educational groups (children/students, families, teachers, employees, etc.), the competence for self-assessment and continuous improvement of professional practices and career progression, and to facilitate the school, professional and social inclusion of people with special needs. The last institutional evaluation of the programme was in november of 2022.
Study Disciplines: Fundamentals of Psychology, History of Educational Ideas/Paradigms, Fundamentals of Pedagogy, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Ethics and Academic Integrity, Special Practice 1, Theory and Methodology of Curriculum, Fundamentals of Special Psychopedagogy, Psychopedagogy of Children with Learning Difficulties, Information and Communication Technology, Integrated Education, Special Practice 2, Foreing Language 1– English/French/German/Spanish, Foreing Language 2–English/French/German/Spanish, Physical Education and Sport 1, Physical Education and Sport 2, Theory and Methodology of Instruction, Pedagogical Research Methodology, Didactics of Activities in Special and Inclusive Education, Introduction to Speech Therapy, Introduction to Special Psychodiagnostics, Special Practice 3, Theory and Practice of Assessment, Psychodiagnostics of People with Disabilities, Social Assistance of People with Difficulties /with special needs, Psychopathology and medical psychology, Psychopedagogy of emotional and behavioral disorders, Teaching Practice 1, Psycho hygiene and Mental Health (optional subject), Intercultural Education (optional subject), Sociotherapy (optional subject), Gifted Children Education (optional subject), Emotional and Artistic Education (optional subject), OSP and Expertise of Work Capacities (optional subject), Counselling Families with People with Disabilities (optional subject), Foreing Language 3 – English/French/German/Spanish, Foreing Language 4 – English/French/German/Spanish, Physical Education and Sport 3 , Physical Education and Sport 4, Psychopedagogy of Seeing Deficiencies, Psychopedagogy of Neuromotor Deficiencies, Psychopedagogy of Intellect Deficiencies, Psychopedagogy of Hearing Deficiencies, Computer assisted instruction, Teaching Practice 2, Personality Psychology, Applied Statistics, Psychopedagogy counseling, Educational and Social Policies, Therapy of Language Disorders, Management of Special Educational Institutions, Field-based Experience. Research for the Bachelor’s Degree, Classroom Management, Psychopedagogy of polyhandicapus (optional subject), Introduction in Psychotherapy (optional subject), Forensic Psychology (optional subject), Critical Thinking (optional subject), Family Psychosociology (optional subject), Behavioural Psychotherapies (optional subject), Occupational Therapy for People with Special Needs (optional subject), Introduction to the Feurstein Method (optional subject).
Prospects after graduation: graduates will be able to work in specialized educational institutes and throughout the school system. Occupations that can be practiced on the labor market, according to the Code ESCO are the following:
- Defectologist (ESCO CODE 2266.2)
- Support Teacher CODE ESCO 2352.1.3
- Primary school teacher for pupils with special needs CODE ESCO 2352.1.5
- Teacher in secondary education for pupils with special needs CODE ESCO 2352.1.6
- Teacher in preschool education for pupils with special needs CODE ESCO 2352.1.2
- Instructor-trainers for students with special needs CODE ESCO 2352
- Teacher for students with exceptional skills and performance/teacher for students with exceptional skills and performance CODE ESCO 2352.2
- Itinerant teacher for students with special educational needs/itinerant teacher for students with special educational needs CODE ESCO 2352.1.4
- Education coordinator for students with special educational needs CODE ESCO 2351.4
- Psychopedagogical teacher specialized in sign language CODE ESCO 2353.2
- Occupational therapist CODE ESCO 2269.4
- Educational Counsellor CODE ESCO 2359.8
- Curriculum
- Syllabus
The undergraduate field of which this study programme belongs to is Educational Sciences. The duration of studies, as full-time studies and distance (ID) education, is 3 years (180 ECTS credits). The subjects in the curriculum ensure the training and development of specific professional skills for the field of education, at the level of primary school and preschool. The curriculum prepares teachers for preschool and primary education and specialists / experts in the education of preschoolers and young schoolchildren. The last institutional evaluation of the program was in 2023.
Study Disciplines:Fundamentals of psychology, Fundamentals of pedagogy, Developmental psychology, Psychology of education, Romanian language, Pedagogy of communication, Ethics and academic integrity, Practice in the educational field 1 (preschool education), Physical education and sport 1, Foreign Language 1 – English/French/German/Spanish, Theory and methodology of curriculum, Fundamentals of special psychopedagogy, History of educational ideas/paradigms, Information and communication technologies, Integration and inclusion in young ages (early education and primary education), Early education, Pedagogy of primary and preschool education grades, Practice in the educational field 2 (primary education), Physical education and sport 2, Foreign Language 2 – English/French/German/Spanish, Theory and methodology of instruction, Pedagogical research methodology, Psychopedagogy of play, Mathematics – for primary school and preschool, Practice in the educational field 3 (preschool education), Physical education and sport 3, Foreign Language 3 – English/French/German/Spanish, Theory and practice of extra-curricular activities (optional subject), Intercultural education (optional subject), Non-formal education and community development (optional subject), Applied arithmetic (optional subject), Current trends in Romanian language (optional subject), Theory and methodology of assessment, Romanian literature and literature for children, Didactics of mathematics in primary school and preschool, Didactics of the field Language and communication, Practice in the educational field 4 (primary education), Physical education and sport 4, Foreign Language 4 – English/French/German/Spanish, Psychology of personality (optional subject), Psychopedagogy of metaphor and drama (optional subject), Emotional and artistic education (optional subject), Gifted children education (optional subject), Social assistance of people with special needs (optional subject), Educational and social policies, Assisted computer instruction, Class/ group management, Music and didactics of music education (preschool and primary education), Science and didactics of science (primary and preschool education), Practice in the educational field 5 (preschool education), Didactics of Romanian language and literature – primary school, Educational and career counselling (optional subject), Media education (optional subject), Psychopedagogy of deviance (optional subject), Differential learning strategies in arithmetic (optional subject), Practical grammar in children’s literature texts (optional subject), History and didactics of history, Geography and didactics of geography, Arts education, technological education and methodology of teaching, Didactics of physical education and psychomotor education (primary and preschool education), Didactics of the field experience / curricular area Human and society, Practice in the educational field 6 (primary education), School based training. Research for the bachelor’s degree, Critical thinking (optional subject), Alternative pedagogies (optional subject), Management of simultaneous learning (optional subject), Psychosocial issues in education in family context (optional subject).
Prospects after graduation: teacher for primary (COD COR 234101) and preschool education (COD COR 234201), education expert, education inspector, education specialist, mentor.
- Curriculum Full-time
- Curriculum Distance-learning
- Syllabus Full-time
- Syllabus Distance-learning
The undergraduate field in which the study programme integrates is Psychology. The program works in two forms, full-time studies and distance learning. The duration of studies is 3 years (180 ECTS credits). Students acquire operating skills with fundamental concepts in the field of psychology, design and implementation of research in the field, assessment of critical and problematic situations, psychological assessment of individuals and groups, design and implementation of psychological interventions. The study programme aims to cover all areas of applied psychology as recognized by the Romanian College of Psychologists: clinical psychology, organizational and work psychology, educational psychology and vocational counselling, and applied psychology in national security. The last institutional evaluation of the program was in May 2021 for distance learning and in July 2022 for full time programme.
Perspectives after graduation: Completion of the Psychology study programme enables graduates to occupy a position in the field of psychology or connected fields: psychologist specialized in clinical psychology, psychologist specialized in counselling psychology, psychologist specialized in work psychology, transport psychology or service-applied psychology, psychologist specialized in educational psychology, school and vocational counselling, school psychologist, psychologist specialized in national security.
- Curriculum Full-time
- Curriculum Distance-learning
- Syllabus Full-time
- Syllabus Distance-learning
