Malmo University is a public university in Malmo, Sweden. It was founded in 1998 and is one of the youngest universities in Sweden. The university has over 25,000 students and 3,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and law. Malmo University is ranked #701-800 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. It is also a member of the European University Association.

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Do you want to work with children and young people and take advantage of their curiosity and desire to learn? As a teacher specializing in after-school centers, you work with teaching and other educational activities in after-school centers and schools. You support and stimulate children's and young people's learning before, during and after the school day. You plan and carry out teaching and other educational activities so that children and young people can learn and develop in a safe environment. Advanced subject leisure pedagogy You study leisure pedagogy as your specialization subject. In the advanced subject, you acquire knowledge about the cultural and social contexts of children and young people as well as play and learning in different environments. You study, for example, language development, digitization, outdoor pedagogy, drama pedagogy and other aesthetic expressions. In the advanced subject, you write your thesis for 15 higher education credits. Sports and health, music or image You also choose to study one of the following subjects: sports and health, music or visual arts. In this subject, you develop your ability to plan, implement and analyze teaching while developing your own competence in the subject. Special emphasis is placed on you as a future teacher developing your intercultural competence. With it your ability to lead educational activities and teaching where children and young people from different backgrounds meet, play and learn. Please note that Sports and Health 1/Sports and Health A is an eligibility requirement to be able to choose sports and health as a teaching subject. The educational science core You study special pedagogy, conflict management and research methodology in courses within the educational science core (60 higher education credits). You read part of the educational science core within your area of ​​specialization, such as theory of learning. Business-based training An important part of your education is the work-based education (VFU) of 30 higher education credits that you complete in an after-school center and in a school. You get the opportunity to gradually develop your pedagogical leadership and your ability to create good learning situations for both formal and informal learning. Show less

Autumn 2023 - Semester 1
Leisure education: Childhood and leisure centers in change (FP210B), 15 credits, compulsory
Leisure education: Culture and communication (FP212B), 15 credits, compulsory
Spring 2024 - Semester 2
Pedagogical leadership, social relations and conflict management (UV241B), 9 credits, compulsory
Business-based education I (VU231B), 6 credits, compulsory
Leisure education: Play and learning in different environments (FP213B), 15 credits, compulsory
Autumn 2024 - Semester 3
Image and learning: Image as a form of knowledge (BL214B), 15 credits, optional
Sports and learning: Play and movement conditions (IL214B), 15 credits, optional
Music and Learning: Music as a form of knowledge (MU215B), 15 credits, optional
Business-based education II (VU232B), 6 credits, compulsory
Assessment and learning (UV243B), 9 credits, compulsory
Spring 2025 - Semester 4
Image and learning: Image in school and society (BL212B), 15 credits, optional
Sports and learning: Physical activity and health (IL215B), 15 credits, optional
Music and learning: Music in school and society (MU212B), 15 credits, optional
Business-based education III (VU233B), 6 credits, compulsory
The organization and value base of the school system (UV242B), 9 credits, compulsory
Autumn 2025 - Semester 5
Special educational perspectives on development and learning (UV244B), 9 credits, compulsory
Business-based education IV (VU734B), 12 credits, compulsory
After-school pedagogy: Digital competence and learning in the after-school center (FP715B), 9 credits, compulsory
Spring 2026 - Semester 6
Leisure pedagogy: Research, didactics and systematic quality work in leisure centers (FP215B), 6 credits, compulsory
Science and Proven Experience (UV245B), 9 credits, compulsory
Leisure education: Degree project (LL205B), 15 credits, compulsory
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In Term 3 and 4, 30 credits are studied in either Image and learning, Sports and learning or Music and learning.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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