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Subject Education

Language of instruction

english, lithuanian

Qualification degree and (or) qualification to be awarded

Bachelor of Education Sciences
Teacher

Place of delivery

Kaunas, K. Donelaičio g. 58, LT-44248

Institution that has carried out assessment

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras

Institution that has performed accreditation, accreditation term

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras, 6/30/2023

Data provided or updated (date)

8/29/2023

Order on accreditation

SV6-26
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General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
The aim of the Subject Education programme is to prepare high qualification subject teachers of lower secondary and secondary education who have acquired fundamental knowledge of the selected education field (education of natural sciences, social education, art and language education) and who, on the basis of the acquired intercultural, professional, general and personal competencies, will be able to ensure qualitative (self)education of pupils at present and in the future, will create different learning opportunities, develop personal competencies and the competencies of their pupils, would use the acquired competencies in educational activity and further studies.
Learning outcomes:
1. To create (self)education curriculum of different education levels, based on the theoretical and didactical knowledge of the chosen education field (natural science, physical sciences, technologies, languages, social and artistic education).
2. To analyse, systematise and critically assess information, legal and political documents, related to the development of education curricula of different education levels.
3. To plan, organise, implement and summarise action research as well as scientific research and employ the obtained results in the education practice.
4. To assess the differences of individual learner development, personality peculiarities appearing due to the social environment, gender, nationality, culture or other factors and personalise the educational process in order to improve and form personal learner motivation, their self-guided learning and independence.
5. To plan, organise and manage the educational process taking into account individual needs and self-education potential of the learners, properly selecting and applying modern (self)education strategies and technologies.
6. To develop essential general and subject competencies of the learners in different spheres of educational activity by enhancing their learning to learn, cognitive, communication, initiative and creativity competencies, personal and informational culture, critical thinking and problem solving; to integrate the provisions of sociocultural and preventive programmes into the (self)education content, to expand subject matter related, general scientific and socio-cultural worldview of the pupils.
7. To present a business idea or problem, to reason a decision or research results orally and/or in writing in the state or a foreign language.
8. To act and learn in cooperation with the school community, learner groups and other environments.
9. To assume responsibility for the quality of the professional activity process and teaching results related to the learners’ learning achievements by enhancing professional and personal development as a moral component of professional identity.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Methodologies of knowledge provision and application that could be applied during interactive lectures, seminars, practical activities, independent individual and team work sessions:
Active understanding, information processing, linking the acquired and new knowledge as well as experience, clear understanding of the learning aim and orientation to its achievement while planning, performing, assessing and reflecting on the learning process, progress and achievements, written works, discussions, debates, case studies, analyses, projects, problem teaching and learning activities, field trips, role plays, presentation and presentations and discussions of work (projects, reports, etc.), peer assessment, expert method, audio and video conferences, audio and video lectures, distance teaching and learning of a module, text analysis, text interpretation, scientific discussion, heuristic conversation, logical persuasion, interpretation and assessment of education ideas, demonstration of visual material, case analysis, simulations, reflection, analysis of video material, patchwork, creative tasks, role games, tasks for cognition of self and the others, Venn diagram, thematic debates and presentations, search for information resources, selection, systematising, search for information in data bases, independent study of scientific and methodological literature, document analysis, critical reflection on literature under study.

Performance and self-assessment methodologies based on learner reflection:
Designing mind maps and concept maps, brainstorming, essay writing, cooperation-based team work, pair work.
Experience-based, reflexive learning: attending educational institutions, reflection diaries, observation and reflection on activity performance situations, watching and discussion of video recorded cases; practical work – selection of education ideas and teaching aids, their application and reflection on their efficiency, assessment of the children’s needs and achievements; practice in programme development, practice in designing plans; linking the acquired and new knowledge with the experience, organising children’s activities under assistance of a mentor and working independently, organisation of educational idea fairs, reflection on practice, and etc.
Research based learning: the methodology of qualitative research (content analysis, thematic analysis, ethnographic, action research, case studies and narrative research), data collection and analysis.
Project preparation in a cooperating group; preparation of a course paper; preparation of the final Bachelor thesis.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Evaluation of written papers and theoretical analysis, reports on projects and individual works, (self)evaluation of the competence portfolio, peer assessment, essay writing, individual and group presentations, participation in discussions and debates, assessment of the oral presentation of the research paper and skills of providing counter-arguments to presenters; reflections, assessment of individual creative tasks and simulation, assessment of the description of the educational activity, assessment of the presentation and analysis of information obtained in the e-environment, assessment of interpretation of educational ideas, assessment of creative tasks, and etc.

Assessment of student work portfolios, assessment of tasks performed in the virtual environment (MOODLE), critical reflections, reviews, assessment of papers and comparative analysis, and etc.

Assessment of a project and its presentation, assessment of problem identification and its solution, and etc.

Assessment of a part of the designed programme, assessment of the plan for children’s activity, assessment of the recording and identification of children’s needs and achievements, assessment of situation observation and reflection, assessment of practice portfolios, and etc.
Assessment of mini research/study, assessment of research papers
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Foreign language
Artes liberales subjects

Pedagogical modules (obligatory fo all specialisations):
General and Developmental Psychology
Health Education
Pedagogy
Development of Emotional Intelligence
Curriculum Creation and Management
Inclusive Education
Final Paper of Pedagogical Studies

Pedagogical Practice:
Teaching Practice of Teacher Assistant
Teaching Practice under Supervision of Mentor
Independent Teaching Practice

English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (French, German, Spanish Language):
(Obligatory for specialization Englishs Language Pedagogy and Second Foreign Language):
Subject Didactics 1
Subject Didactics 2
Modern English 1
English Grammar 1
English Phonetics and Phonology
Modern English 2
English Grammar 2
Introduction into Linguistics
English Morphology
Country Study (the UK and the USA)
English Syntax
The Language of Research
English Lexicology
The Language of Media
Introduction into Research Methodology
English Stylistics
British Literature
Modern Language Teaching Technologies
American Literature
Intercultural Communication and Multilingualism

English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (French):
French Language and Culture 1
Basics of French Grammar
French Language and Culture 2
French Grammar in Dialogues
French Language and Culture 3
French Language and Culture 4
Tradition of Literary Genres in Francophone Countries / or / Culturological analysis of Literary Texts
Diplomatic French
Analysis of Spoken Language
Historical Contexts of French Speaking Countries or Politics and Economics of Francophone Countries


English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (German):
Contemporary German 1
German Phonetics
German Grammar 1
Contemporary German 2
German Grammar 2
Contemporary German 3
Contemporary German or Intercultural Communication
Contemporary German 5
Contrastive Textlinguistics and Pragmatics
Business German
Modern Social and Cultural Life in Germany or German Lexicology
German History

English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (Spanish):
Spanish language and communication I
Spanish morpfology
Spanish language and communication II
Syntax of Spanish
Spanish Language and Communication III
Spanish Language and Communication IV
Spanish Language and Communication V
Didactics of Spanish as a foreign language
Hispanic literature and media
Contemporary society of the Spanish-speaking countries
Regional and Historical Contexts of Spanish-speaking Countries
Bachelor thesis

Polish Language anl Literature Pedagogy
Introduction into Linguistics (PL)
Introduction to Literary Theory (PL)
Old Polish Literature and Folklore (PL)
Polish Phonetics and Phonology (PL)
General and Developmental Psychology
Health Education
Polish Literature of Romanticism (PL)
Lexicology and Lexicography (PL)
Polish Literature of Positivism (PL)
Morphology (PL)
Stylistics and Text Linguistics (PL)
Teaching Practice of Teacher Assistant (PL/EN)
Polish Modernist Literature (PL) 1890-1914
Word Composition (PL)
Polish Literature (1914-1944) (PL)
Basics of Syntax (PL)
Differentiation of the Polish Language (PL)
Didactics of Polish Language and Literature (PL)
Modern Polish Literature (PL) współczesna 1945-1989
Syntax of Composite Sentences (PL)
Language Culture (PL)
Introduction to Research Work and Academic Writing (PL)
Contemporary Polish Literature (PL) najnowsza po 1989
Basics of Rhetoric (PL)
Literature of Children and Youth (PL)
Polish Language History (PL)
BA Paper (PL)

Lithuanian Language and Literature:
Introduction to Philology
Philological Culture of Ancient World
Morphology Word Composition
Lithuanian and Western European Literature (the Middle Ages – 19th Century)
Lexicology and Lexicography
Basics of the Latin Language
Specialty Language
Literary Text Analysis
World Literature (19th-20th Century)
Lithuanian Literature (19th – the Beginning of the 20th Century)
Syntax of Lithuanian
Introduction to Socio and Psycholinguistics
Linguistic Communication
Teaching Lithuanian as a Foreign Language
Cognitive Linguistics
Didactics of Lithuanian Language and Literature
The Lithuanian Literature of the Inter-war Period
Phonetics and Accentology of the Lithuanian Language
Stylistics and Text Linguistics
Academic Writing
Research Work
Lithuanian Literature (Exile and Soviet Lithuania)
History of the Lithuanian Language and Dialectology
UDL in Literature Lessons
Topicality of Literary Education
Contemporary Lithuanian Literature
Folklore and Children Literature
Creative Writing
Modern Language Teaching Technologies
Literature, Advertising and Media
Text Editing
Bachelor Thesis

Biology Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematics
Basic ecology
General biology
Biology of Plants and Animals
Probability theory and statistics
Evolution and phylogeny
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Didactics of Biology
Human and animal morphophysiology
Foundations of STEAM education
General genetics
Biochemistry
Principles of STEAM integration
Biology specific tasks
Human ecology
Project based STEAM training
Cell biology
Microbiology
Final paper pedagogical studies
Bachelor thesis

Chemistry Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematics
General and analytical chemistry
General Physics
Inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
Probability theory and statistics
Chemical analysis I
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Chemistry didactics
Organic and bioorganic chemistry
Foundations of STEAM education
Chemical analysis II
Biochemistry
Principles of STEAM integration
Chemistry specific tasks
Environmental chemistry
Project based STEAM training
Physical and colloidal chemistry
Chemical technology
Bachelor thesis

Physics Pedagogy (STEAM)
Calculus 1
Astronomy
Calculus 2
Physics I Mechanics and molecular physics
Probability theory and statistics
Physics-2
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Physics didactics
Thermodynamics
Foundations of STEAM education
Quantum physics
Atmospheric physics and climatology
Principles of STEAM integration
Physics specific tasks
Atomic and subatomic physics
Project based STEAM training
Solid State Physics
Computational physics
Bachelor thesis

Information Technologies Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematics
Fundamentals of Programming
General physics
Object oriented programming
Probability theory and statistics
Databases and information systems
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Didactics of informatics
Graphics and visualization
Foundations of STEAM education
Computer architecture and operating systems
Internet technology
Principles of STEAM integration
Informatics specific tasks
Robotics and visual programming
Project based STEAM training
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia technology
Bachelor thesis

Mathematics Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematical analysis I
Geometry
General physics
Mathematical analysis II
Probability theory and statistics
Discrete mathematics
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Didactics of mathematics
Algebra
Foundations of STEAM education
History of mathematics
Elementary mathematics 1
Numerical methods
Principles of STEAM integration
Mathematics specific tasks
Elementary mathematics 2
Project based STEAM training
Number theory
Differential equations
Bachelor thesis

Technology Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematics
Design and Art Technologies
General physics
Resistant Materials I
Design History
Probability theory and statistics
Ethnoculture.
Textile Technologies I
Information technologies for teaching and learning
Didactics of Technologies
Food Technologies I
Foundations of STEAM education
Applied Electronics I
Resistant Materials II
Principles of STEAM integration
Technology specific tasks
Applied Electronics II
Project based STEAM training
Food Technologies II
Ethnoculture.
Textile Technologies II
Entrepreneurship education
Bachelor thesis

Ethics and Philosophy Pedagogy:
Ancient Philosophy and Ethics
Philosophy of Art
Pedagogical Ethics
Philosophy of Literature
Philosophy and Ethics of Religion
Medieval Philosophy and Ethics
Didactics of Teaching Ethics
Politics and Ethics
Philosophy of Renaissance and Modern Ages
Phenomenology
Ontology
Applied Ethics
Methodic of Philosophical Pedagogical Investigation
Psychoanalysis and Philosophy
Humanistic Ethics and Cultural Diversity
19th Century Philosophy and Ethics
Academic Writing
Didactics of Teaching Philosophy
Existentialism and Ethics
Ecological Ethics
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Media
Philosophy and Ethics of the 20th and the 21st century
Philosophy of History
Political and Social Philosophy
History of Lithuanian Philosophy
Levinas` Philosophy and Ethics
Meta-ethics
Psychology and Ethics

Arts Pedagogy
Fundamentals of Fine Arts Studies
Fundamentals of Visual Eexpression
Colour Science
Drawing and its Teaching 1
Composition and its Teaching 1
Modelling
Drawing and its Teaching 2
Composition and its Teaching 1
Painting and its Teaching 1
Drawing and its Teaching 3
Painting and its Teaching 2
Composition and its Teaching 3
Visual Art Historypression of Media
Didactics of of Fine Arts 1
Design
Painting and its Teaching 1
Composition and its Teaching 4
Spatial Plastic Arts
Research in Arts Education 1
Didactics of of Fine Arts 2
Coordination and Organisation of Exhibitions
Inclusive Arts Education
Research in Arts Education 2
Expression of Mixed Techniques
Freestyle Drawing
Expression of Graphhic Desing
Two-Dimensional and Three -Dimensional Composition
Modern Painting
Installations
Grahic Project
Bachelor Thesis

Music Pedagogy
Music Performance 1 (Piano, Choir Studio, Singing)
Music Performance 2 (Piano, Choir Studio, Singing)
Music Performance 3 (Piano, Singing, Choir Studio )
Music Performance 4 (Piano, Singing, Choir Studio, Conducting)
Music Playing 5 (Piano, Choir Studio and Conducting)
Music Performance 6 (Piano, Choir Studio, Conducting)
Music Performance 6 (Piano, Choir Studio, Conducting)
Choir Studio
Musical projects
Harmony and Solfeggio
Arrangement and Solfeggio
Polyphony and Solfeggio
Psychology of Musical Activities
Ethnic Culture and Ensemble Music
Musical Instruments at School
Research in Music Education
Esthetics of Music and Analysis of Compositions
Musical creation
History of World Music Culture 1
History of World Music Culture 2
History of Lithuanian Music
World Traditional Music and Optional Instrument
Subject didactics 1 (didactics of pre-school and primary music education)
Computer Music Technologies
Didactic Technologies of Music
Foundations of music education
Theory and Methodology of Pedagogical Research
Pedagogy of games
Non-formal Music Education
Subject didactics 2 (didactics of middle and general music education)
Bachelor Thesis

Theather and Dance Pedagogy
Acting Foundations I
Movement Art
Stage Speech
Choreography
Acting Foundations Ii
Interactive Stage Art
Classical Dance
Communication: Voice and Speech
Modern and Contemporary Dance
Acting: Text and Performance
Development of Musicality
Theory and History of Movement and Dance
History and Analysis of Drama
Directing
Dance Composition
Creative Text Writing
Vocal
Dance Improvisation
Media In Performing Arts
Acting and Dancing in New Media
Improvisation
Creative Projects
Cinema History and Analysis
History and Analysis of Stage Directing
Dance and Theatre in non-traditional Space
Body and Object on a Stage
Management of Creative Projects
Bachelor Thesis

Physical and Health Pedagogy
Strategies for Saving and Enhancing Health
Human Anatomy and Morphology
Gymnastic
Introduction into Movement Science
The Didactics of Sports Games 1 : Basketball Training
Human Physiology
Track and Field Athletics 1
Genetics and Biology of Physical Performance
The Didactics of Sports Games 2 : Handball Training
Theory of Sports Science
Kinesiology 1
The Didactics of Sports Games 3 : Volleyball Training
Specialisation of the Selected Sport 1
Track and Field Athletics 2
Kinesiology 2
Specialisation of the Selected Sport 2
The Didactics of Sports Games 4 : Football (soccer) Training
Sports Pedagogy and Psychology
Outdoors Physical Activity
Physical and Health Education Didactics 2
Course work
Methodological Fundamentals of Research Work
Prevention of Risky Behavior
Fun Games for PE
Specialisation of the Selected Sport 3
Non-traditional Sports
Applied Physical Education
The Didactics of Sports Games 5 : Tennis and Table Tennis Training
Bachelor Thesis
Swimming
Management of Physical Activity and Sports
Development of Healthy Eating Habits
Specialisation of the Selected Sport 4

History and Geography Pedagogy:
Prehistory of the Europe and the Balts
Geography of Population and Settlements
Hydrology and ocean geography
Meteorology and climatology
Topography and cartography
Ancient History
Geomorphology and basics of geology
Geographic Information Systems
History of the Middle Ages
Human Geography and Regionalism
Source study
Europe and the World in Modern Times
Human Geography of Lithuania
History of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Physical Geography of Lithuania
History of Modern Times
Geography of tourism and travel
History methods and theory
Lithuania in the 19th century
History of National Minorities in Lithuania
Research Project
European Historiography
Lithuania in the 20th century
Landscape Geography and Environmental Protection
The History of the Lithuanian Diaspora
Political Geography
Bachelor Thesis


Specialisations:
English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (French Language)
English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (German Language)
English Language and Second Foreign Language Pedagogy (Spanish Language)
Polish Language anl Literature Pedagogy
Lithuanian Language and Literature Pedagogy
Biology Pedagogy (STEAM)
Chemistry Pedagogy (STEAM)
Physics Pedagogy (STEAM)
Information Technologies Pedagogy (STEAM)
Mathematics Pedagogy (STEAM)
Technology Pedagogy (STEAM)
Ethics an Phylosophy Pedagogy
Arts Pedagogy
Music Pedagogy
Theather and dance Pedagogy
Physical and Health Pedagogy
History and Geography Pedagogy

Optional courses:
Polish Language and Literature Pedagogy:
To choose one subject out of three:
Studies about the Vilnius Region (PL); Culture and History of Poland (PL); Poland Country Studies (PL)
To choose one subject out of three: Studies about the Vilnius Region (PL); Culture and History of Poland (PL); Poland Country Studies (PL).
To choose one subject out of three: Studies about the Vilnius Region (PL); Culture and History of Poland (PL); Poland Country Studies (PL); Basics of Subject Didactics (PL);
To choose one subject out of four: Development of Slavic Languages (PL); School Text Genres (PL); Media Genres (PL); Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language (PL).
To choose one subject out of four: Basics of Translation (PL); Contrastive of Polish and Lithuanian Languages (PL); Literary Text Analysis (PL); Polish Literature Contexts (PL).
To choose one subject out of two: Course Paper Of Literature (PL); Course Paper Of Linguistics (PL); Teaching Practice under Supervision of Mentor (PL/EN).
To choose one subject out of four:Basics of Translation (PL); Contrastive of Polish and Lithuanian Languages (PL); Literary Text Analysis (PL); Polish Literature Contexts (PL).
To choose one subject out of four: Development of Slavic Languages (PL); School Text Genres (PL); Media Genres (PL); Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language (PL).
To choose one subject out of three: Lithuanian-Polish Literature Relationships (PL); Lithuanian Polish Literature (PL); Foreign Literature (PL)
To choose one subject out of four: Basics of Translation (PL); Contrastive of Polish and Lithuanian Languages (PL); Literary Text Analysis (PL); Polish Literature Contexts (PL).


Distinctive features of a study programme:
Subject Education is a unique programme in Lithuania. The programme offers students the opportunity to select one or several subjects in four fields formed according to the general education subject fields:
- The field of natural, physical and technological sciences – STEAM Education (Pedagogy of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Technologies). In this field, the students will choose two subjects out of six offered in the programme (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Informatics, Mathematics, Technologies) and in four years’ time will acquire the qualification of a teacher of two subjects.
- The field of Language Education (Pedagogy of the English Language and another Foreign Language, Pedagogy of the Lithuanian Language and Literature). Having chosen the Pedagogy of the Lithuanian Language and Literature, the students will deepen their knowledge in the subject. Those who choose to study Pedagogy of the English Language and another Foreign Language (French, Spanish, German) will acquire the knowledge of two languages and will have an opportunity to teach another foreign language as an extra-curricular subject, chosen as minor studies together with English.
- The field of social education (Pedagogy of Geography and History). The students will become teachers of two subjects (Geography and History).
- The field of artistic education (Pedagogy of Music, Art, Dance and Theatre). In this field, the students will have an opportunity to either deepen their knowledge in a chosen speciality or additionally select minor studies of another art speciality.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Having completed the programme of Subject Education, the graduates will be awarded with a Bachelor degree in Education Sciences and will acquire the qualification of a teacher. The graduates of the programme will be prepared for the teacher’s work. They will be able to find employment in:
• schools of general education,
• vocational education schools,
• institutions of non-formal education,
• state, private and public organisations related to the education of natural and exact sciences.
Access to further study:
Depending on the selected study field, those willing will be able to continue Master programme studies in Education Science and in the Master programmes of the same field (natural science, physical sciences, arts, humanities).