HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND CIVIC EDUCATION TEACHING

Program Information

The graduate in History, Geography and Civic Education Teaching from the Universidad de La Frontera is a teaching professional who critically and reflexively interprets knowledge and culture in the development of teaching. He/she has the capacity to work as a teacher or in teaching management, considering the fundamentals of education, the explanation for the evolution of human societies from a historical perspective, the development of geographic areas, social sciences, and civic education, with an emphasis on the La Araucanía Region.

The basic and specialized training considers different paradigms, learning theories, characteristics of the educational context and elements that contribute to the preparation and development of the life as a professional. The training also considers updated knowledge, methodologies and theories of History, Geography and Social Sciences; the analysis of great historical processes and events at the local, national and global levels; the interpretation of the elements involved in the development of the current geographic areas; and didactics, thus contributing to the comprehensive education of their future students as citizens who are committed to their natural and social environment. The graduates will be able to apply this knowledge in the classroom and in their participation in the educational community, thus improving the students’ learning success and their social and cultural understanding and skills.
He/she will know how to act ethically, with responsibility and professional and social commitment, with an emphasis on communication skills, teamwork, leadership, information technologies, and continuous updating, attributes that will allow the graduate to improve his/her employability in different scenarios.

He/she can work in different educational establishments, in public and private institutions, as well as in the free exercise of the profession.

Occupational field

A History, Geography and Civic Education Teacher, graduated from the Universidad de La Frontera, can work in establishments for basic and secondary education, professional institutes, pre-university and public or private institutions or organizations, or in the free exercise of the profession.