
Students pursuing a Master’s degree in Theory and Methodology of Education and Upbringing (Preschool Education) must earn 30 credits per semester, totaling 60 credits per academic year. The study duration is 2 years, requiring students to accumulate 120 credits by completion.
For a Master’s degree, one ECTS credit corresponds to 30 academic hours, and a student’s annual study load of 60 credits amounts to 1800 academic hours. This is divided equally—50% classroom hours and 50% independent study hours. The volume of credits to be earned during a semester includes mandatory and elective courses specified in the course catalog.
70110201 – Theory and Methodology of Education and Upbringing (Preschool Education) Master’s program represents a set of mandatory requirements for higher education institutions in the Republic of Uzbekistan to implement the curriculum and course programs.
Areas of Professional Activity:
- 70110201 – Preschool Education is a specialty that includes teaching specialized subjects in all educational institutions, conducting scientific research at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, industry research institutes, centers, and scientific-production associations, designing and managing educational processes in relevant ministries, their departments, and institutions, addressing complex issues such as organizing and managing activities in non-governmental and non-profit organizations, central and local government bodies, ensuring safety in the development of the field, setting prospects, and focusing on professional skills and leadership abilities through tools, methods, and approaches of human activity.
- Types of Professional Activities:
- Scientific-pedagogical research;
- Organizational-management;
- Spiritual-educational;
Graduates of the 70110201 Theory and Methodology of Education and Upbringing (Preschool Education) program, aligned with the 7th qualification level of the National Qualifications Framework and the areas, objects, and types of professional activities, must be capable of performing the following professional responsibilities:
In scientific-pedagogical activities:
Planning the educational process—developing curricula in accordance with state standards and learning outcomes, adapting programs based on students’ needs and interests, planning subjects based on correlation and integration principles, designing lesson plans with clear objectives and outcomes, planning lesson forms and methods based on a differentiated approach, and planning the use of educational, demonstration, and handout materials;
Ensuring educational effectiveness—setting tasks based on lesson objectives and students’ capabilities, using demonstration and handout materials relevant to the lesson topic, properly planning time allocation during lessons, effectively using ICT in the educational process, organizing lessons based on students’ learning outcomes, analyzing the effectiveness of teaching approaches, selecting teaching methods and approaches aligned with students’ educational goals, using active teaching methods, employing methods aimed at developing students’ core competencies and life skills, organizing students’ collaborative and project-based work, utilizing self-monitoring skills, providing differentiated support to students, ensuring the integration of theory and practice, fostering opportunities for independent thinking, achieving motivation in lessons, and establishing effective communication in the classroom;
Assessing learning outcomes and providing feedback—using various methods and tools to evaluate educational outcomes, employing different methods and tools for diagnosing learning outcomes, analyzing learning outcomes, using analysis results to adapt lesson plans and methods, understanding and applying assessment criteria, and identifying and analyzing existing issues;
Organizing upbringing activities—applying modern, interactive forms and methods of upbringing in classes and extracurricular activities, considering students’ gender, age, cultural, and individual characteristics in upbringing activities, establishing clear ethical rules for students in accordance with the institution’s charter and internal regulations, creating a socially healthy environment, and fostering cognitive activity, independence, initiative, creativity, civic responsibility, work readiness, and a culture of healthy and safe living among students;
Creating and ensuring a safe and developmental educational environment—fostering a respectful atmosphere among students, providing equal opportunities in classroom life, making optimal decisions in conflict situations, conducting individual work with students, and supporting safe interaction in the modern media environment;
Self-development and professional growth—regularly attending professional development courses, staying updated with scientific literature and applying new knowledge in practice, participating in and organizing seminars and training sessions related to professional activities, attending peer lessons, analyzing lessons, conducting open lessons, and implementing necessary changes in professional practice;
Possessing a system of knowledge related to a scientific worldview, understanding the basics of methodological sciences, and having the ability to independently analyze economic problems and processes;
Forming a commitment to personal growth and objective self-assessment, as well as the ability to enhance students’ intellectual development levels;
Ability to use fundamental principles and methods of social, humanitarian, and economic sciences in addressing social and professional tasks;
Fluently and systematically expressing thoughts in the native language, working with scientific texts, and possessing written and oral communication skills in the native language and at least one foreign language for public speaking;
Using foreign language knowledge for communication and understanding specialized texts;
Employing methods, techniques, and tools for obtaining, storing, and processing information, and possessing skills in working with global computer networks;
Considering the ethnocultural characteristics of educational participants in social interactions;
Mastering ethical norms and spiritual culture;
Understanding the principles of organizing scientific research and achieving scientific advancements;
Ability to form healthy lifestyle skills in accordance with hygiene, labor protection, and environmental safety requirements;
Modeling the educational and upbringing process and applying it to educational practice;
Possessing the ability to use tools that account for the specifics of managing human behavior and activity at various preschool age stages, as well as the special patterns of psychological and psychophysiological development and individual characteristics;
Mastering quantitative and qualitative methods of psychological and pedagogical research;
Possessing knowledge of various theories of teaching, upbringing, and development, and the ability to use educational programs at different educational levels;
Mastering ethical norms and spiritual culture;
Mastering methods for organizing collaborative activities and interpersonal interactions among educational process participants;
Understanding the high social significance of the pedagogical profession and adhering to principles of professional ethics;
Mastering methods for organizing professional activities in a multicultural environment, considering the specifics of society’s sociocultural structure and the principles of national upbringing;
Ability to participate in interdisciplinary and interagency collaborative activities to address professional tasks;
Ability to use key international and national normative-legal documents on children’s rights in professional activities;
Mastering critical thinking methodology;
Ability to facilitate the development of competencies that help students adapt to the changing labor market, promote effective and mobile learning, and foster an active civic position.
The qualification internship in the specialty, conducted over 4 weeks separately from the academic process, aims to reinforce theoretical knowledge, integrate it with practical processes, and develop practical skills, competencies, and research abilities.
The preparation of the Master’s dissertation, conducted over 10 weeks separately from the academic process, aims to generalize scientific results based on research outcomes.
Structure of the Course Catalog
| Course Code | Qualification Code | Names of Academic Subjects, Blocks, and Activity Types | Hours | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | Mandatory Courses | ||||
| 1.01 | ITM1205 | Research Methodology | 150 | 5 | 1 |
| 1.02 | YaO’TSTI1105 | Educational System Reforms in the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan | 150 | 5 | 1 |
| 1.03 | MPTM1105 | Modeling Pedagogical Research in Preschool Education | 150 | 5 | 1 |
| 1.04 | OTMFO’M1205 | Methodology of Teaching Specialized Subjects in Higher Education | 150 | 5 | 2 |
| 1.05 | MTBIA1305 | Scientific Foundations of Preschool Education Management | 150 | 5 | 3 |
| Total: | 750 | 25 | |||
| 2.00. | Elective Courses | 900 | 30 | ||
| Total: | 1800 | 60 | |||
| Scientific Activity: | 1800 | 60 | 1-4 | ||
| Total: | 3600 | 120 |
