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Teacher Education

Kristianstad University offers a wide range of programmes and courses for future and current teachers. We have undergraduate programmes in pre-school, primary, secondary and post compulsory education.

For exchange students we offer different packages of courses, which are all related to teacher education: pedagogical work and the idea of a school for all. As an exchange student you will also have the possibility to take part in a school placement.

Studenter utomhus på högskolans campus, sommar.Kristianstad University is a modern university situated in southern Sweden. We offer top quality education with a strong focus on internationalization.

Preschool and Primary Education

Teacher education at Kristianstad University is based on basic democratic values, modern childhood and knowledge about individual children’s learning and development. 

Swedish preschool is a place to grow for children between 1 and 5 years old. There is a focus on basic values such as playing together, tolerance and consideration for others. Outdoor activities are key and children play outside at every opportunity. 
Swedish compulsory schooling consists of four stages for children between the ages of 6 and 15: preschool year, primary school grades 1-3, followed by grades 4–6 and then high school grades 7–9.Children between ages 6 and 13 are also offered out-of-school care before and after school hours.

Courses for exchange students

Kristianstad University offer different packages of courses suitable not only for Teacher Education students but also for students with Sociological, Psychological and (Special) Educational interest. The language of instruction is English. Exchange students have the possibility to both study courses and take part in a school placement.

Autumn

Preschool courses

  • Perspective on teaching and education in Swedish preschool, period 1-4, 15 credits
  • Teacher-supervised Placement in preschool, period 3, 7,5 credits
  • Pedagogical Diversity, Natural Science and Aesthetics in the Meeting with all Children in Early Years, period 2, 7,5 credits

Primary Education courses

  • Teaching English to Young Learners, period 1 & 2, 15 credits.
  • Teacher-supervised Placement for Primary Teachers, poeriod 3, 6 credits.
  • Core Education course for Primary Teachers – Education and social, period 4, 9 credits.

Spring

Primary Education courses

  • English for Primary Teachers II, period 1, 7,5 credits
  • Subject Education and Aesthetic Learning Processes for Primary Teachers, period 2, 7,5 credits
  • Teacher-supervised Placement for Primary Teachers, period 3, 6 credits
  • Core Education course for Primary Teachers – Education and social, period 4, 9 credits

Contact information

Phone: +46 44 250 30 16
Email: intstud@hkr.se

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Teacher Education brochure

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Kristianstad University was founded in 1977, but we can trace our roots back to 1835 when our teacher's training started. 

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Funded by the European Union

Some of the programmes and courses have been funded from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. For more information, we refer to

Sweden’s recovery plan.
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Updated: 2023-03-02 by Sofia Johansson

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Kristianstad University is part of the COLOURS European University Alliance, a partnership with eight other European universities.

Colours logo.

Contact

E-mail: info@hkr.se

Phone: +46 (0)44-2503000

More contact information

How to get here

In case of emergency
In case of emergency, call 112
The university's security guards:
+46 (0)44-2503650

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