UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMME Department of Teacher Education Class: 602-04/16-02/0002 Reg. No: 2181-190-02-10/1-16-0007 Split, 23 December 2015 Integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme Teacher Education 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION Name of higher education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split institution Address Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split, Croatia Phone + 385 21 329 284 Fax + 385 21 329 288 E-mail
[email protected] Internet address www.ffst.unist.hr GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE STUDY PROGRAMME Name of the study integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme Teacher programme Education Provider of the study Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences programme Other participants N/A Type of study programme Vocational study programme☐ University study programme X Undergraduate ☐ Graduate☐ Integrated X Level of study programme Postgraduate☐ Postgraduate specialist☐ Graduate specialist☐ Academic/vocational title Master of Primary Education (mag. prim. educ.) earned at completion of study Integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme Teacher Education 2 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Reasons for starting the study programme The Department of Teacher Education educates primary education teachers who are the foundation of compulsory primary school education in the Republic of Croatia. Due to their all-encompassing education in humanities and social and natural sciences, primary education teachers can be described as interdisciplinary and versatile experts who work in educational institutions and in many other areas of human activity. The proposal for organization and implementation of the study programme Teacher Education is a result of the objective social (cultural, political and economic) needs.