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Professional Aspects of Teaching (for Primary Teachers)
The course prepares student teachers for a profession-specific identity and a professional life. The course focuses on the organisation and mission of the school based on relevant policies. In the course, pedagogical-didactic issues and various theoretical, practical and aesthetic perspectives on learning and teaching are introduced.

School Based Studies (Practicum)
This course's practical content in a school environment must be contrasted with, and woven together with, the theoretical content of the previous course, Professional Aspects of Teaching. The focus of this course is on at least one leadership assignment performed by the student, and observations of the supervisor's teaching.

Learning and Teaching
The course deals with the professional task of teachers to promote and provide conditions for children's, students' and adults' learning both at group and individual levels. Based on theories of social and cognitive development, central didactic concepts for the planning and analysis of teaching and learning are introduced.

Knowledge, Science and Research Methodology
The course provides a broad introduction to questions about knowledge, science and research methodology. It provides preparation both for continued academic education and for professional activity as a teacher in school.

Ethics, Democracy and the Heterogeneous Teaching Environment The course deals with social and cultural processes between students and between students and teachers: how issues of democracy pervade the work in the school at different levels, from issues of democracy and equal treatment in the school's learning environments to issues of the school's organization and political governance in a democratic society.

Swedish for Grades 4-6, Course 1

The course deals with teaching strategies for the development of language, writing and reading development with a focus on grades 4-6. Reading comprehension and text processing of different text types as well as writing in different genres are treated and problematized. Language sociology and the impact of communication and the language environment on students' learning and language development are included, as well as planning good learning environments for students' first and second language development. ICT and aesthetic learning processes are treated in connection with written language learning.

English for Grades 4-6, Course 1
In the course, English grammar and pronunciation are studied as well as theories about second language learning in a school environment. Furthermore, exercises are included on planning educational activities for younger children based on theoretical knowledge and implementing these in a way that motivates the students. In all stages, the students are given the opportunity to practise the ability to use English in speech and writing in a correct and receiver-adapted way.

Mathematics 1 for Grades 4-6
The course deals with mathematics that is relevant for teachers who teach in primary school. The course deals with real numbers and their properties, different number systems and their properties, with a focus on the decimal number system. Furthermore, numbers in percentage form, fractions and decimal form are treated, as well as counting rules and methods for arithmetic calculations. The course also covers the concept of variables and simple algebraic equations and methods for solving them. In addition, simpler functions are treated with a focus on linear functions. Finally, the properties of polygons and the Pythagorean theorem are treated.

Mathematics 2 for Grades 4-6
The course deals with the didactics of speech perception and algebra. National frameworks are studied. Based on relevant research and proven experience, further knowledge about how children learn and develop mathematical knowledge and how the knowledge can be diagnosed is dealt with. Students' attitudes towards mathematics and mathematics teaching are also highlighted.

Mathematics 3 for Grades 4-6
The course develops the mathematical abilities to formulate and solve problems and to be able to communicate mathematics in writing and orally. In the course, the area of geometry is treated with a focus on mathematics that is relevant for teachers who teach in the earlier years of primary school. The course deals with basic geometric objects including the circle, sphere, cone, cylinder, pyramid and rectangle, their mutual relationships and geometric properties of these objects. In addition, the concepts of congruence and uniformity are also covered, as well as concepts that are necessary to understand symmetry and tessellation. The course also covers simpler linear, quadratic and exponential functions.

English for Grades 4-6, Course 2
Continued studies of English grammar with a focus on morphology and linguistic variation. The students review research on students' use of English outside the classroom in Sweden, including students' use of social media, games, movies and other forms of ICT. Students explore the interaction of identity, motivation, attitudes and strategies from a multilingual perspective.

Swedish for Grades 4-6, Course 2
The course deals with teaching writing and reading in years 4-6 from a theoretical and didactic perspective. Printed and digital learning materials are analysed and reviewed. Various factors that can affect writing and reading development are discussed from a first and second language perspective. The students analyse various diagnostic tools and documents, and assess and establish individual development plans. The intersectional perspective forms the background for an analysis of teaching materials, including fiction.

Educational Science, Teaching and Learning for Primary School
In the course, curriculum theory is introduced and studied together with in-depth didactic perspectives on teachers' work in primary school. Learning theories are deepened based on educational and developmental psychology perspectives in order to be used as planning and analysis tools for students' learning at both group and individual level. During the course, the students carry out a small study and write a scientific report in which educational scientific concepts are used for the analysis of didactic processes. Pedagogical leadership is studied and practised with a focus on strategies for conflict management. Voice and speech must be included for f-3 and 4-6 teachers because it is an important work tool in teaching.

Assessment for and of Learning for Primary School
The course deals with assessments as a basis for decisions and measures in the teacher's professional practice, both for decisions about individual students and for the teacher's own teaching. A central theme in the course is how teachers can collect and interpret information, and based on this information, draw conclusions about students' learning and development, as well as communicate outcomes from various forms of assessment both to the students and their guardians as well as to school leaders.

Special Needs Education for Primary School
In the course, the field of special education is introduced with a focus on the primary teacher's tasks, and how special education activities are regulated and controlled. Central value-based questions in special pedagogy are critically examined using current perspectives and concepts, such as normality/deviation, inclusion, differentiation and a school for all.

Teaching in Grades 4-6 (Practicum)
The course deals with the teaching and learning environment based on the school's values and mission of democracy. The course focuses on teaching and learning in Swedish, mathematics and English based on the school's curriculum and course plans. The student plans, implements and evaluates teaching in these subjects under supervision.

English for Grades 4-6, Course 3
This course consists of four modules.

Swedish for Grades 4-6, Course 3
The central content of the course consists of factual knowledge and teaching and learning processes with a focus on reading comprehension and the writing process. The course deals with theme-oriented working methods with the support of aesthetic learning processes and digital tools. The students plan, write and evaluate their own development work. Basic literature on didactic theory formation as well as theories about text analysis and literature discussion are included, as are the student's own writing and own development of a scientific approach.

Mathematics 4 for Grades 4-6
The course deals with basic concepts in statistics, combinatorics and probability theory, as well as the mathematical ability to formulate and solve problems using mathematics and to evaluate selected strategies and methods. Based on relevant research and proven experience, the course further deals with how children learn and develop mathematical knowledge in the subject area. Digital tools are used both from a subject theoretical and subject didactic perspective. Generally speaking, the mathematical content of the course is chosen with the aim of strengthening the student's own competence.

Social Studies for Grades 4-6
The course contains 4 modules of 7.5 credits each: History and society (7.5 credits), Religion and society (7.5 credits), Geography and society (7.5 credits) and the didactics of socially oriented subjects (7.5 credits). Each of the first three modules contains integrated didactic elements corresponding to 2.5 credits. The course contains 7.5 credits each of the subjects History, Social Studies, Religious Studies and Geography. or

Science and Technology for Grades 4-6
The course consists of two modules: Module 1 - Natural science and technology 1 and Module 2 - Natural science and technology 2. Module 1 is divided into biology, physics, chemistry and technology, which are studied in an integrated manner to gain a coherent understanding of the world and human activity from a scientific and technical perspective. Module 2 builds on Module 1 and is divided into biology, physics, chemistry and technology, which are studied in an integrated manner to gain a coherent understanding of the world and human activity from a scientific and technical perspective.

Dimensions of the Teaching Professions for Grades 4-6 (Practicum)
The course deals with the teaching and learning environment based on the school's values and mission of democracy. The student plans, implements and evaluates with an increased degree of independence their teaching in Swedish, mathematics, English and their chosen other subject. The course deals with various factors that can affect students' learning from a first and second language perspective. The special educational activities, with a focus on students' language, reading and writing development, are problematized based on theoretical perspectives and own experiences. The student gets to make practical use of mapping tools and to document, assess and communicate in writing and orally the development of students' language, reading, writing and mathematics. During the second part of the course, the student performs all of the teacher's tasks.

Degree project: Degree of Master of Arts in Primary Education Grades 4-6
The course involves a systematic study of teaching and learning in Swedish, mathematics or English. This includes subject selection, planning and implementation of a scientific study, as well as documentation and presentation of this in the form of independent work (degree thesis). The course work together with the independent work (degree thesis) requires studies of theories and previous national and international research in the problem area. The course is based on the theoretical and research-methodological knowledge and skills that the students has acquired in subject studies and educational science core, and on the insights into the teacher's professional role that have been gained during activity-based training.

Degree project: Degree of Master of Arts in Primary Education Grades 4-6 (continuation)
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Research-based Professional Development for Grades 4-6
The course aims to link the various parts of the education programme - subject studies, subject didactics, educational science core, work-based education (Practicum) and the independent work (Degree project) - with the future professional activity. The focus is on professional development, development work, evaluation and follow-up. Orientation on school law is included. Within the framework of the course, the students outline a possible contribution to a development project within the school's operations based on the activity-based course "Dimensions of the Teaching Profession" as well as their independent work (examination project).