U-TEAch

U-TEAch (Utrecht Teacher Education Academy) is a selective honours track. We offer U-TEAch in partnership with various international and bilingual schools (tto) in the Netherlands and abroad, creating a perfect combination of theory and practice.

Duration

Two years

Credits

120 EC

Start

September

Year 1

During the first year of the programme, you choose subject-specific electives (Vakspecifieke keuzecursussen) besides the mandatory courses.

Year 2, first semester

You will focus primarily on gaining knowledge and skills you need to teach in the lower forms (onderbouw). You will develop professional (teaching) competences during your internship at either an international school or a bilingual school (tto). In addition, you will start with the Content and Language Integrated Learning course.

Year 2, second semester

During the second semester you will continue to develop yourself as a teacher as you move on to vocationally-oriented courses aimed at the upper forms (bovenbouw). You will also complete the course CLIL form the previous semester and this second semester includes an internship abroad.

In-service students

If you already have a job as a teacher you can choose to continue to work at your own school while doing U-TEAch, instead of doing an internship provided to you by the internship office. The internship abroad is not mandatory but you do have the possibility to go abroad for a short period of time if your job allows it.

Career opportunities

The course leads to a Dutch first-degree teaching certificate which fully qualifies you to teach at Dutch schools in your school subject. In addition to the first-degree teaching certificate, you will receive a U-TEAch honours certificate to provide evidence that you have specialized in international and bilingual teaching.

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