General characteristics of the study programme
Name of the study programme: | Teaching Mathematics in Combination with other Subjects |
Field of study: | 1.1.1 Teaching Primary and Secondary Subjects |
Level of study: | 2nd |
Form of study: | standard |
Standard length of study: | 2 years |
Academic degree confered: | Mgr. |
Guarantor of the study programme: | |
Co-guarantor of the study programme: | prof. PhDr. PaedDr. Martin Žilínek, PhD. |
Expected number of students in class: | 25 (Mathematics and Physics) |
Programme sequentiality
This programme continues after the first university degree program (bachelor) in Teaching Mathematics in Combination with other Subjects and can be folloved by the 3rd level programme (PhD. Study programme) – Theory of Teaching Mathematics and further programmes.
Brief history of the study programme
Mathematics and Teaching Mathematics has been studied at Comenius University since Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University was founded in 1940. Study programmes of mathematics, physics and informatics were moved to newly founded Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University that separated from Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University and was renamed to Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics in 2000.
Teaching Mathematics in Combination with other Subjects forms a new form of study, which is knotting with its entity on the present (5 years master form preparation for teachers of mathematics in combination with another teaching object). By its creation it was necessary to approach mainly in term of praxis and international comparability in preparation of future teachers (Declaration of Bologna).
Requirements on study applicant (Requirements for acceptance)
The basic requirement for the Master courses is the completion of a Bachelor study programme. On entering Master courses the applicant must prove good knowledge of the acceptable preceding Bachelor programme. For more details see this faculty link.
Educational and professional objectives
The basic goal of the programme Teaching Mathematics in Combination with other Subjects is to assure superior build up of teachers for primary (pupils age range 11-15) and secondary schools (pupils age range 16-19) and for universities.
Subject focus and brief description
The basic subjects of this study programme:
- Mathematics and its applications (Mathematical analysis, Algebra, Geometry, Number theory, Set theory, Topology, Graph theory, Financial and Insurance mathematics)
- Subjects focused onto didactical preparation (Didactics of mathematics, Didactical software in mathematics teaching, Uncoventional methods in mathematics teaching, Methods of mathematical problems solving, Chapters from mathematical education)
Students graduate also subjects of Social and pedagogic-psychological component
(Pedagogy, Psychology and Didactics) which deepen and brighten their knowledge and skills acquired on the 1st level of study (bachelors level).
Graduates' profile
Graduate of this (masters) programme Teaching Mathematics (in Combination with other Subjects) obtains high professional and pedagogical ability in branch Teaching mathematics. He/she understands fundamentals of mathematic branches and is able to join theoretical basis with applications and didactics. He/she is ready to apply theoretical and practical knowledge obntained in masters level of study into the school praxis. He/she is also able to cooperate on development of methodological documents for teaching and has adequate knowledge from investigations methods in didactics of mathematics.
He/she knows modern informatical and communication techologies and is able to use them more effective, attractive and actualization knowledge process in mathematics teaching.
The graduate is ready to continue his/her study on the 3rd level of university education (PhD. Study) in branch Theory of didactics of mathematics or in one of another mathematical study programmes (Geometry and topology, Algebra and number theory, Discrete mathematics, etc.).
Graduates' competence and job opportunities
The Graduate of the study programme Teaching Mathematics in Combination with other Subject is qualified to the professions:
- teacher of mathematics on primary and secondary schools
- specialized employee of Ministry of Education for education,
- methodical employee for teaching mathematics, author (creator) of modern (e.g. elektronical) study documents and mathematical texts,
- lecturer in study centers in different firms a institutes.
Specific features of the programme
There is a good relationship to mathematics and working with children expected.
