The curriculum of the Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education has been designed based on the identification of educational issues. These are identified through critical analysis of the training needs of elementary school teachers, societal demands for the profession, the academic heritage of teacher training, and the current research and debates in academic areas that support elementary education:

a. Foundation cycle

The first seven semesters of the program are devoted towards the acquisition of basic knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the areas of pedagogy, educational theory, didactics, specific subject areas, and contextual knowledge.

This cycle includes seven levels where training areas are assigned to.

b. In-depth cycle

During these semesters, students could develop a deeper understanding of specific areas within the field of elementary education. They participate in comprehensive seminars, pedagogical practice, and elective courses, while also completing a final degree project (thesis).

The in-depth lines are defined in this cycle: These ones are proposals by research groups of the University, and developed through a combination of seminars, pedagogical practice, and elective courses, as follows:

• Rural education
• Education for special and exceptional talents
• Spanish language teaching
• Mathematics teaching
• Education for conflict management and peace building
• Physical, recreation and interculturality teaching
• Education for science, technology, and the environment.

c. Cross-curricular contents

During these semesters, students could develop a deeper understanding of specific areas within the field of elementary education. They participate in comprehensive seminars, pedagogical practice, and elective courses, while also completing a final degree project (thesis).

The in-depth lines are defined in this cycle: These ones are proposals by research groups of the University, and developed through a combination of seminars, pedagogical practice, and elective courses, as follows:

• ICTs
• Research
• Pedagogical practices