The Bachelor's Degree in Pedagogy – Faculty of Education / Unicamp:
The training path for graduates in Pedagogy aims to qualify them to work in educational institutions to teach in Early Childhood Education, the Early Years of Elementary Education, pedagogical subjects in secondary education courses and Special Education, in pedagogical and educational management, in schools and institutions. It also qualifies them to work in non-school and informal institutions. This professional training includes research experience, as well as reflection on political and cultural aspects of educational action.
The course is offered in two periods:
– course 20 – Integral Pedagogy, from 8 am to 18 pm
– course 38 – Pedagogy Night, from 19 pm to 23 pm.
Intervening in society: beyond the classroom
The purpose of the undergraduate Pedagogy course at Unicamp, offered by the School of Education (FE), in full-time and evening classes, is to provide the necessary training to intervene in the most diverse educational realities, whether formal or not. The objective is to offer students a solid theoretical and practical training that will allow them to act in society through education, whether in the classroom, in management positions or in any other areas that require political-pedagogical work. The Pedagogy curriculum consists of a very diverse range of subjects that range from the humanities, such as philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, anthropology, linguistics, through those that deal with the school curriculum (Portuguese, mathematics, geography, history, sciences) to those that situate the role of the pedagogue in the context of legislation and educational policies, contributing to reflection in the classroom and about the classroom, as well as in the context of school planning and management.
Research and internships
The theoretical discussions are accompanied by several guided and complementary practical activities. Regarding internships, there are teaching practice and supervised internship disciplines, whose practical activities are developed especially in schools, both during and outside the period of studies at FE. It is worth mentioning that students of both Pedagogy courses (full-time and night-time) must be available to carry out the internship during the day (outside of class hours), preferably in public institutions. Regarding research, students have several alternatives at their disposal to get started and get involved in the world of investigation. The two most common options are the development of research linked to a project coordinated by FE professors through Scientific Initiation; and through the Final Course Work, which provides an opportunity to develop individual research guided by professors from the School of Education.
Teaching, the basis for increasingly broader action
The pedagogue has an increasingly broad field of activity, given the recognition that the professional's work is not restricted to the school or the classroom, but extends to work, for example, in planning, managing, executing and evaluating projects in different social institutions.
The Integrated Degree in Chemistry and Physics:
The Integrated Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Physics is a pioneering and innovative course in Brazil in the articulation of three fields of knowledge: Education, Chemistry and Physics. Graduates in Chemistry/Physics are qualified to work in educational institutions as teachers of basic education, in schools and in other social spaces that involve educational work, within the scope of the areas of training covered by the bachelor's degree. After completing the course, graduates may also pursue an academic career, with admission to postgraduate studies.
The course is offered in the evening.
The pursuit of excellence in teacher training: integrating complementary areas
The Integrated Chemistry/Physics Bachelor's Degree course, taught at night under the responsibility of the School of Education and co-responsibility of the Chemistry and Physics Institutes, seeks to respond to a current trend in education: the integration of knowledge from areas that complement each other. Despite presenting different ways of approaching their problems, chemistry and physics have a series of elements that are common to them and are highlighted in the teaching of these disciplines. Specifically aimed at teacher training, the course's curricular structure integrates content from the fields of physics and chemistry as well as education, encompassing knowledge related to the humanities and seeking to fully train future teachers to understand the school reality and to exercise their teaching responsibly. To this end, the course combines specific content from the three areas, with emphasis on public policies for education, the construction of educational knowledge and the Brazilian educational reality. The training path of the Chemistry/Physics graduate qualifies him/her to work in educational institutions, both school and non-school, both in the teaching field, as a basic education teacher, and in other dimensions of educational work. This professional training includes investigative experience as well as reflection on political and cultural aspects of educational action.
Far beyond disciplines
The course was designed by the three educational institutions involved to integrate the time spent studying the knowledge required to teach physics and chemistry with the opportunity to experience the university environment. The objective was to enable students to carry out activities such as research in libraries, developing work for the disciplines, tutoring, using computer resources, participating in scientific initiation programs, as well as participating in the entire set of scientific and cultural activities promoted at Unicamp.
One course, two qualifications
The first six semesters of the course, considered basic, include subjects in the fields of physics, chemistry and education. This period allows students to have greater contact with chemistry and physics, and with the issues involved in teaching these subjects, in order to help them choose one of the course modalities (a degree in Chemistry or a degree in Physics), which occurs at the end of the sixth semester. If the student wishes, they can obtain a degree in the second modality after completing the first. In this case, they must complete the subjects corresponding to the second modality. In addition to the common part of the curriculum, those who opt for the degree in Physics will have subjects that address the following topics: classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, atomic and molecular physics, nuclear physics and condensed matter physics. The curriculum for the degree in Chemistry, on the other hand, introduces students to knowledge of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry. In both degrees, the set of subjects includes theoretical study and a set of practical activities, some of which address specific content in teaching situations. After completing the course, the professional, in addition to being qualified to teach in high school, may also pursue an academic career, with entry into postgraduate studies and university teaching.
