Elementary Education

Study Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.


About the Elementary Education Degree Course

The training offered by the university to future teachers allows them to become service professionals for their community. It consolidates values that develop the personality and the ability to make decisions in accordance with Peru’s actual needs. Teachers will be prepared to address challenges in accordance with the educational, social, and political situations that may be present, which will allow them to contribute to the advancement of the country.

Faculty: Education

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)

Sites: la Molina campus and Central campus

Degree earned: Bachelor’s Degree

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Why choose us?

Leaders in Formative Research

We are the leading Peruvian university in research, and in the case of our Education degree program, our graduates are prepared with a set of research strategies that allow them to boost the teaching-learning process they will be a part of.

Hands-On Experience in Real Scenarios

In public or private institutions different contexts and modalities allow for a deeper understanding of what education is in such contexts, across Peru.

Progressive certifications that allow immediate work

Accrediting students in specializations that they choose from their degree program. They are granted upon passing the elective subjects of the progressive certification. These are:

  • Promoter of Health and Social-Emotional Development
  • Promoter of Science at School
  • Assistant in Inclusive Classes

Generic Competencies of Graduate

Graduates integrate different types of thinking (scientific, logical, critical, systemic, and innovative) for the solution of complex problems through the mastery of cognitive skills such as logical reasoning in challenging situations. They are prepared to address present and future challenges in the exercise of their profession and to tackle the transformation of the environment as committed citizens 

Graduates use verbal and non-verbal language to interact effectively in various inclusive, multicultural, and multilingual contexts. Also, they make conscious use of information and communication technologies. They join collaborative work teams to achieve common goals in multicultural, academic, and professional contexts. Moreover, they assume leadership roles with responsibility and respect for other people’s views.

Graduates act ethically and responsibly in different academic, professional practice, and research contexts. They carry out their work honestly, rigorously, and coherently in terms of their values: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

Graduates creatively propose innovative solutions to solve a situation or problem; they demonstrate initiative and take action in improving their environments within the framework of values consistent with sustainable development: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

Program Curriculum

SEMESTER

1

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION
  • PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF EDUCATION
  • COMMUNICATION AND WRITING I
  • STRATEGIES FOR AUTONOMOUS LEARNING
  • BASIC MATHEMATICS
  • SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • PHILOSOPHY

SEMESTER

2

Inicia el conocimiento de la persona

  • COMMUNICATION AND WRITING II
  • PERUVIAN REALITY, CITIZENSHIP AND GLOBALIZATION
  • ETHICS
  • BASIC HEALTHCARE TECHNIQUES
  • BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BASES OF HEALTH
  • PSYCHOLOGY
  • INFORMATICS

SEMESTER

3

Develop the foundations of your professional future.

  • ARTISTIC LANGUAGE
  • HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  • INTERCULTURALITY AND EDUCATION
  • PARADIGMS, APPROACHES, AND EDUCATIONAL MODELS
  • DEVELOPMENT OF CURIOSITY AND INQUIRY
  • MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY SUBJECT: ENGLISH – BEGINNER LEVEL
  • COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY I

SEMESTER

4

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • CONTEMPORARY LEARNING THEORIES
  • SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
  • PROBLEMS, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PERSPECTIVES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
  • TEACHING READING, WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
  • LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
  • NEUROSCIENCE AND EDUCATION
  • MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY COURSE: ENGLISH – ELEMENTARY LEVEL

SEMESTRE

5

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • CURRICULUM THEORY AND DESIGN
  • ART AND PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
  • SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND SOURCE MANAGEMENT
  • LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND ITS DIDACTICS
  • SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN THE CLASSROOM
  • PEDAGOGICAL VISIT 1 1
  • MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY COURSE: ENGLISH – PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
  • COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY II

SEMESTER

6

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • LEARNING PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHING
  • CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • ART AND EDUCATION
  • PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
  • MANDATORY COMPLEMENTARY COURSE: ENGLISH – INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
  • ELECTIVE COURSE I
  • COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY III

CICLO

7

Desarrolla las bases de tu futuro profesional

  • MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  • NEURODIVERSITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
  • PEDAGOGICAL VISIT 2
  • ELECTIVE COURSE II
  • ELECTIVE COURSE III
  • COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY IV

SEMESTER

8

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • STATISTICS FOR EDUCATORS
  • RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGN
  • WORK WITH PARENTS AND COMMUNITY
  • EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
  • GUIDANCE AND TUTORING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
  • PEDAGOGICAL VISIT 3
  • ELECTIVE COURSE IV

SEMESTER

9

Develop the foundations of your professional future.

  • SYSTEMATIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
  • TEACHER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
  • THESIS SEMINAR I
  • PRE-PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP 1

SEMESTER

10

Develop the foundations of your professional future

  • THESIS SEMINAR II
  • PRE-PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP 2
  • STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

*Curriculum subject to modifications as part of the curriculum update process.

Work Opportunities

Ministries and entities responsible for childcare.

Private and public educational institutions.

Mining centers, regional governments, education directorates, and municipalities

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) serving the local, national, and international community

Publishing houses specialized in educational topics.

Own educational institution.

International Agreements

NORTH AMERICA

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Estados Unidos:

Concordia University (Wisconsin)

ASIA

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Corea:

University of Cheongju

EUROPE

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Spain:

Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Universidad Jaume I, Universidad Pablo Olavide, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Universidad San Jorge y Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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France:

Universidad Sorbonne Nouvelle.

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Germany:

Universidad Técnica de Múnich.

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina:

Universidad Juan Agustin Maza, Universidad de Moron, Universidad Nacional del Centro de La Provincia de Buenos Aires y Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

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Brazil:

Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba y Centro Universitario Unifafibe.

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Colombia:

Universidad de Antioquía y Universidad del Valle.

Our testimonials

Gaby Perales

Student

“My Education studies have allowed me to be innovative in the classroom, but also to work in different fields: as an editor, director, trainer of ICT tools and to have my own teacher training company. Additional achievements have been winning the Cayetano Excellence Award for my dedication and vocation as a teacher in a rural school, and being awarded a global scholarship on Digital Inclusion, sponsored by One Young World, 42 For Madrid, and Movistar.”

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Thalia Chamorro

Student

“My main achievement has been starting work in the public sector as director of an educational institution in a rural area of the Andes in La Libertad. Another achievement has been my participation in various educational training activities within the Local Education Management Unit (UGEL) my educational institution is part of, setting up a technical team to conduct training and create peer learning groups for teachers in the province where I work. Finally, yet another achievement is to continue with my postgraduate training by taking diploma courses, other courses, participating in workshops and pursuing a master’s degree at a university in Spain.”

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