master’s programme / master of science in early …
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THE MASTER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONis a joint programme between the University of Geneva and the Vaud Canton Teacher Training College. It o!ers basic training on how to pro-vide preventative and educational support to children between the ages 0 to 6 whose development is jeopardised, altered or impaired and intervene accordingly in family or social settings. The programme o!ers solid theoretical and practical training through a range of core courses in special education as well as psychology, medicine, sociolo-gy and law components relevant to early childhood special education.
The curriculum is designed to address the challenges of early child-hood special education, primarily through the earliest possible in-tervention with children and their families as a means of prevention and social inclusion; comprehensive analysis of the context of each individual situation; an interdisciplinary approach; a network system primarily focused on working with families; and a solid theoretical background that allows students to assess institutional and indivi-dual projects, the methods employed and the criteria for evaluating implemented measures.
MASTER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION3 semesters (max. 6 semesters)90 ECTS credits
TheoryInclusive education;Parent-professional cooperation;Early childhood education and atypical development
18 credits
PracticeInternship focused on the child and its family;Internship focused on “child and community”;Application and use of approved assessment and intervention methods
21 credits
Integration seminarNetworks and resources;Awareness of speci!c education contexts and situations;Re"exive practice and decentring
12 credits
Research preparation 15 credits
Dissertation 24 credits
MASTER’S PROGRAMME / MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION www.unige.ch/fpse
PROGRAMME LENGTH1.5 years (3 semesters)
ACADEMIC CALENDARPlease consult the list and the programme calendar www.unige.ch/lesetudes/maeps
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONFrench Passive knowledge of English is required
ADMISSION CRITERIAThis programme is open to applicants who meet the ge-neral admission criteria of both the University of Geneva and the Vaud Canton Teacher Training College. They must have a Bachelor of Preschool or Primary Education. Appli-cants with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Therapy or in Pyschomotor Therapy or a Bachelor’s degree in a related "eld, particularly education, social education, special education, psychology and occupational therapy, may also be admitted upon the completion of additional courses.Prospective students may apply to the Vaud Canton Teacher Training College.
MOBILITYStudents may go on exchange regardless of how many credits they have completed at the Faculty but may earn no more than 30 credits at another university.www.unige.ch/exchange
CAREER OPPORTUNITIESUpon completion of the programme, students receive a Master of Science in Education in Early Childhood Special Education and a Professional Diploma as an early child-hood special educator.This programme teaches future graduates to:• Support children within at home or in early
childhood care facilities;• Work with parents or other people involved
in the education of these children to assess their development and to de"ne and achieve a number of support and education goals;
• Detect the factors that limit or jeopardise children’s development early on.
The diploma is a protected professional degree that will enable graduates to practise in Switzerland*.
TUITION FEES400 CHF / semesterDuring the application process, applicants will be charged an administrative fee of 100 CHF
APPLICATIONSDeadline: 30 March 2016
www.hepl.ch
* Subject to recognition by the CDIP (in process)
FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCESUni Mail, 40 bd du Pont d’Arve, CH-1211 Genève 4
ACADEMIC ADVISORMs Aline Meyer T. +41 (0)22 379 90 37 [email protected]
HEP VAUD 33 avenue de Cour CH-1014 Lausanne
ACADEMIC ADVISORM. Jean-Marc Böhlen [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
FACULTÉ DE PSYCHOLOGIE ET DES SCIENCES DE L’ÉDUCATION