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Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Branch of knowledge

Social and legal sciences

Campus

Ourense Campus

Centre

Faculty of Education and Social Work

Degree subjects Degree page at the centre

ECTS credits

240

Years

4

Places

75

Cut-off mark

8.244 (Ord.) (1)

Tuition fees

591.00 € (2)(3)

(1) Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
(2) Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
(3) Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

 

Description

The aim of this degree is to ensure the pedagogical, psychological, linguistic, sociological, scientific, technological and artistic training of future early childhood teachers (ages 0-6).

Specialisations

  • Curricular enhancement
  • Foreign languages
  • Special education

Applicant profile

Students interested in teaching, especially with children in their first years (ages 0-6).

Access and admission

  • Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
  • Higher vocational training qualifications
  • Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
  • Previous university degree

Career opportunities

  • Care and support: dealing with individual or group requests related to social needs; guidance, information and advice on social rights and society's resources; organisation and management of social services; support and advisory services for the general population and specific groups
  • Prevention and advocacy in situations of social injustice, to prevent social problems and shortcomings from arising and to promote human rights
  • Social inclusion: with any population in a situation of vulnerability or social exclusion
  • Supervision: of teams and services
  • Teaching and social research: in relation to the social problems being addressed; analysis and intervention in the social sphere (nature, scale and priorities, problems and shortcomings, strengths, etc.); research into and analysis of the factors that condition social welfare
  • Mediation: family, social and community mediation...
  • Management and direction of services, social programmes and human resources
  • Planning and evaluation of programmes and services
  • Coordination with other professionals, administrations and resources