Department of Elementary Education Preschool Education Course
Expand possibilities while learning with children Train kindergarten teachers and nursery teachers
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The Preschool Education Course aims to train kindergarten teachers and nursery teachers who can expand their possibilities while learning with their children. Focusing on learning about acquisition of qualifications, students study in a wide range of curriculum such as pedagogy and psychology. Through high-quality learning in the field where you interact with children, they acquire practical and ready-to-work skills as a teacher and nursery teacher while developing the ability and sensitivity to understand children.
Department of Elementary Education Preschool Education Course Close-UP
Life Design Seminar I This first-year course supports a smooth transition from high school to university by helping students find a way of learning that suits them and plan their university life while also thinking about their future. As part of instruction tailored to the characteristics of Preschool Education Course, all students visit Teikyo Teikyo University Kindergarten on the university grounds in the first semester of their first year, where they experience interacting with children by playing in the sand, running races, and playing on the playground equipment. Students have commented, "I was able to observe how the children play and how they interact with their friends," "I realized a lot of things by actually interacting with the children," and "It has strengthened my desire to pursue a career in childcare."
Teaching methods for childcare content (human relations I) Children develop interpersonal skills through living and playing with their peers and caregivers. This class is designed to consider how caregivers can help children to "foster independence and develop the ability to relate to others so that they can live in close contact with others and support each other." Students plan ways of living and play that will support children's development, and then split into roles of caregivers and children to carry out mock childcare, acquiring the ability to improve childcare through reflection.
カリキュラム
In addition to improving study skills through life design seminar, students take each subject of education as theoretical and specialized learning. At the same time, from the 1st grade, they participate in volunteer activities at Teikyo University Kindergarten, local nursery schools, kindergartens, and welfare facilities, and learn practically and clinically. In the 3rd and 4th grade, they proactively engage in seminars and graduation research to complete the learning.
Childcare for disabled children Currently, in many nurseries, kindergartens and childcare centers, children with and without disabilities live together. Based on the concept of inclusive childcare, classes teach basic knowledge, focusing on developmental disabilities and other disabilities that childcare workers are expected to encounter in reality. Based on this, students will gain a concrete understanding of the behavior of children at nurseries, kindergartens and childcare centers using case studies, and learn about the nature of childcare and support. In addition, students will learn about cooperation with parents of children with disabilities and specialized institutions. Classes incorporate group work, placing emphasis on learning and deepening understanding through collaboration.
Childcare training guidance In order to obtain a childcare worker qualification, it is necessary to carry out childcare training three times. For the training, it is important to make various preparations for the training and to look back after the training. Practical training is a class for the preparation and the looking back. Through classes and individual interviews with the instructors in charge, students clarify your own tasks and engage in practical training. We provide careful guidance according to each student's assignment. The first childcare training is held for two weeks at the nursery school during the spring vacation of the 2nd grade. Next, during the summer vacation of the 3rd grade, students practice at the facility for two weeks, mainly at institutional facilities such as orphanages, infant care centers, and support facilities for persons with disabilities. For the final childcare training in the 4th grade, they can choose either a nursery school or a facility according to your future direction and your own challenges. Furthermore, it is a unique feature of Teikyo University that the students themselves can develop their own training destinations and each student can practice the training in “One’s way”.
Infant Care I & II When we hear the term infant care, we often think of a child's growth and development in the first few years after birth. However, when it comes to infant care, it is important to learn about growth and development from the fetal stage before birth. This subject is taught throughout the year, and in the first semester, students will learn specifically about the growth and development of children from the fetal stage to those under three years of age through videos and other materials. In the second semester, students will build on what they learned in the first semester and take on more practical activities such as creating lesson plans and making toys for infants.
Grading Criteria
Grading Criteria
About our GPA System
The intent behind our implementation of a GPA (Grade Point Average) system is to (1) create a unified standard for the campus, (2) have it function as an impartial standard, and (3) have it function as an internationally accepted standard. Our GPA system involves the assessment learning achievements using an objective numerical value called GPA. Additionally, this system generally conforms with the grade assessment systems adopted by universities in the West, and can be used overseas as an index used to certify a student’s academic ability when studying abroad, when going on to graduate school overseas, when finding employment at a non-Japanese companies operating in Japan, and so on.
Display of Grades and Assessment Criteria
Classification
Grading Criteria
GPA
Grading Criteria
Details of Assessment
Description of English
Pass
S.
4.0
90 percent or higher
Represents particularly excellent grades.
Excellent
A
3.0
80 percent
Represents excellent grades
Good
B.
2.0
70 percent
Represents grades recognized as adequate.
Satisfactory
C.
1.0
60 percent
Represents the minimum grade acceptable as a pass.
Pass
Fail
D.
0.0
Less than 60 percent
This means that the student has not reached the minimum grade acceptable as a pass. It also includes the lack of class attendance, the fact that the exams for the class have not been taken, and so on.
Failure
Not applicable
N
-
-
Indicates that course credit acquired another university or other institution during a study-abroad program or prior to a transfer to our university, has been certified as course credit for our university (courses where credit has been certified).
Credits Transferred
GPA Calculation Method
To earn credits
Register for classes. Use CampusSquare to register for classes online and have your classes properly confirmed. You will need to do this for both the first and second semesters.
Students attend classes. There are 15 class in both the first and second semesters. Normally, 2-credit courses consist of attendance at each class (90 minutes) and preparation and review (about 2 hours each). In order to earn the credits, students must attend all classes (from the first to the 15th) as a matter of course, and also deepen their understanding through preparation and review.
Depending on subjects, students are required to take exam or submit reports (accreditation methods vary from lecturers).
Grades of S, A, B or C mean that students have passed the course and earned the credit. Grade of D means that students has failed the course and not earned any credit. If students receive a grade of D for a compulsory subject, they require to take it again the following year or later. Courses which students have already earned credit cannot be retaken.
About Academic Grades
Academic grades are assessed based on final examinations at the end of the semester (written exams, oral exams, practical exams, or reports). However, depending on courses, mini tests, reports, attendance, and academic progress during class may be evaluated as regular points, or assessments may be carried out based on the regular points only.
Academic grades are issued on the transcript with only the evaluation.
Courses which students have passed once cannot be erased or retaken.
Grades will be published on Campus Square every semester.
If you have questions about your grades, such as not receiving a grade despite taking an exam (submitting a report) after the results have been announced, please come to school at the beginning of the next semester (in principle, by the first week of classes) and ask your teacher directly. If your teacher has left the school and you are unable to make inquiries, please notify the Academic Affairs Office.
Minimum number of credits required for graduation (Students entering in 2025)
Subject classification
Examples of compulsory and elective courses
Required number of units
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education Educational subjects
Humanities-related fields
Optional compulsory
2 or more
8 or more
30※1
Social Sciences
2 or more
Natural Sciences
2 or more
Interdisciplinary fields
Elective
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First year Educational subjects
Life Design Seminar I & II
Compulsory
2
Career-related courses
Optional compulsory
2
Information Education Subjects
Optional compulsory
2
foreign language Educational subjects
Modern English I / II / III / IV
Compulsory
4
Specialized subjects *4
Compulsory
16
74※3
choice Required *2
Educational science Subjects
10
modern education Problem-based subjects
4
Elective
44
Free Choice
74 extra credits in specialized subjects ?30 credits in excess of General Education ?Open course credits ?Minor program credits ?Credits accredited at other universities
Elective
20
Total
124
*1 You must earn 30 credits for General Education after meeting the required number of credits for each course. In addition, excess credits earned in General Education will be counted as elective credits.
*2 Excess credits earned in required elective subjects will be counted towards elective subject credits.
*3 Excess credits earned in specialized subjects will be counted as elective credits.
*4 Some of the credits for teaching and curatorial course subjects are included in the credits for specialized subjects or General Education.
