Introduction

The master's degree in teaching (section 4) is the educational qualification required for access to the teaching profession in upper secondary education. It is awarded on completion of a 120-credit course.
This course is a second cycle course obtained after a bachelor's degree giving access to this master's in teaching (section 4). The subject focus of this Master's in Teaching (section 4) determines the subjects that can be taught in upper secondary education.
The aim of the Master's in Teaching (Section 4) is to provide students with initial training that enables them to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make an effective start in the teaching profession and to develop positively.

 

Your profile

You :
- wish to teach your subject in the last three years of upper secondary education
- meet the entry requirements for this programme

Your future job

Teacher in upper secondary education

Your programme

The programme is based on :

• a teaching method that alternates lectures, seminars in small groups, conferences and professional practice placements ;
• a programme approach that closely and complementarily combines theory and practice;
• a strong emphasis on work placements in upper secondary education, with support for professional practice throughout the course
• students are given responsibility for acquiring the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with the teaching profession.

Your parcours

UCLouvain and its partners in the higher education institutions associated with this programme aim to train teaching professionals who are well-educated, creative, autonomous, ready to work in a team and committed to a democratic project for the school and for society.

Teachers are called upon to play an essential role with their pupils, as set out in the Education Code of 3 May 2019:

• to promote the self-confidence and personal development of all pupils ;
• to help all pupils acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable them to be lifelong learners and to play an active part in economic, social and cultural life;
• prepare all pupils to be responsible citizens, capable of contributing to the development of a democratic, caring and pluralist society open to other cultures;
• provide all pupils with equal opportunities for social emancipation.

Initial teacher training is based on the mastery of prior knowledge that students will have to mobilise and develop through the various activities of their Master's degree:

• knowledge of the subject(s) to be taught ;
• clear and correct communication in the language of instruction, both orally and in writing;
• a critical and independent relationship with reference knowledge (scientific and cultural);
• interpersonal skills related to the profile of the profession;

- a rich general culture and an openness to the diversity of cultures which will enable future students to become aware of the world and its transformations;
- a desire to contribute to the democratising role of schools.