University of Oulu Overview ● Founded in 1954 ● Faculties: – Medicine – Technical Sciences – Economic Sciences – Humanistic Sciences – Natural Sciences ● Also includes mathematics and computer science – Educational Sciences ● Research centers (Thule Institute, etc.) ● About students, staff ca Juha Jeronen

Faculty of Education ● Department of Educational Sciences and Teacher Education (in Oulu) ● Department of Teacher Education (in Kajaani) ● Kindergarten education ● Class teacher education ● Subject teacher education Units Lines of teacher education

Class Teacher Education in Oulu ● Class teachers cover grades 1-6 (primary level) ● About 1300 students, staff ca. 130 ● Student age ranges – pre-service education: – in-service education: ● Students from all around Finland; most however come from Northern Finland ● Degree structure (from August 2005 onward) – 3 years (180 European study points) for bachelor – 2 additional years (120 points) for master Overview

Class Teacher Education in Oulu ● Major subject: educational sciences – educational science – educational sociology – educational psychology ● Two minor subjects – freely selectable (e.g. biology, physics) – 60 European study points per subject ● Pedagogical and didactical studies (10 points) ● Multidisciplinary studies and subject didactics – 60 European study points Degree structure

Class Teacher Education in Oulu ● School practice – Orientation ● 1 st fall term – Basic practice ● Spans two years beginning the first spring term ● Obligatory practice: mathematics and Finnish ● Arts and crafts ● Natural sciences – Advanced practice – Practice in minor subjects ● After basic practice – Final practice Degree structure (cont'd)

Class Teacher Education in Oulu ● Bachelor's thesis – can be based on research, but can also be purely theoretical – about pages – usually written alone – in addition to being handed in on paper, given as a presentation in a seminar group Degree structure (cont'd)

Class Teacher Education in Oulu ● Master's thesis – based on research – about pages – can be written alone or in groups of two – requires maturity exam ● Finnish essay based on the Master's thesis topic ● exam time: 3 hours Degree structure (cont'd) For more information:

Subject Teacher Education in Oulu ● Grades 7-9 (lower secondary level), 1-3 (upper secondary level) ● Students from all around Finland; most however come from Northern Finland ● Degree structure (from August 2005 onward) – 3 years (180 European study points) for bachelor – 2 additional years (120 points) for master Overview

Subject Teacher Education in Oulu ● Major subject (95 points incl. Bachelor's thesis) – One of: foreign language, history, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, religion ● Two minor subjects (60 points each) – freely selectable ● Educational sciences (25 points) – educational science – educational sociology – educational psychology ● Didactical studies (10 points) Degree structure

Subject Teacher Education in Oulu ● School practice (25 points) – Orientation ● 3 rd fall term – Basic practice ● During the 3 rd academic year ● Taken in the student's major and minor subjects – Advanced practice – Final practice ● 5 th spring term ● Master's thesis (25 points) Degree structure (cont'd)

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