Faculty of Pre-School and Elementary Education

The Faculty of Primary Education is one of the prestigious faculties of Kherson State University. Training of the teachers of the day form of instruction (both at the expense of the state budget and juridical persons) is carried out according to the following qualifications: “Teacher of primary classes. Speech therapist”, “Teacher of primary classes. Teacher of Ukrainian language and literature and foreign literature”, “Teacher of primary classes. Teacher of English language”. Term of education – 5 years.

Due to instruction by correspondence students, having specialized secondary education on speciality can get a speciality of teacher of primary classes within a shortened term of education (2,6 years), and a speciality of teacher of primary classes and speech therapist for educational establishments and public health services (term of education – 5 years).

Since 1997 the students enrollment to external studies, where one can receive the diploma of teacher of primary classes on the individual schedule within two-ten years, has been conducted. The best students have a possibility to prolong their education in the Magistracy, and having defended scientific work, receive the Degree of Master of Pedagogics. An opportunity to enter Post-graduate studies is given to the most gifted students.

The teaching and educational process is provided by four faculty departments: pedagogics of primary education, philological disciplines, disciplines of natural science and mathematics, foreign languages.

In order to master the profession students receive knowledge from a wide circle of academic disciplines: theory and history of pedagogics, psychology and defectology, Ukrainian, Russian, foreign languages, math, subjects of natural and aesthetic cycle, physical education and teaching methods of the disciplines mentioned above. Besides, the students study a number of social sciences, special applied and general not specialized subjects.

The qualitative level of professional training is provided not only due to highly qualified pedagogical staff, but also because of modern teaching base. To this specialized lecture-rooms, University and profile department libraries with reading-halls, gymnasiums, rooms for occupations with music and art serve.

Training of persons interested in problems of developing teaching is carried out under the license at the faculty.

The participation of students in the artistic bodies of the faculties (academic chorus, vocal ensemble, choreographic, theatre and music groups, creative workshops) promotes all-round development of an intending teacher.

Taking into consideration the modern requirements to workers of the educational sphere, the faculty enlarges the specialities, consolidates and upgrades the resource base, permanently improves scientific-methodic forms of organization of the educational process.

Dean of the Faculty – Lyubov Pyetukhova.