Study location	Hungary, Budapest
Academic field	Education (ISCED 011)
Type	Bachelor, full degree studies
Nominal duration	8 semesters
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	Teacher Training

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. All documents should be submitted in original language with an official English or Hungarian translation in attachment. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+

Other requirements

The entrance aptitude exam has 3 main parts: Audiometric testing: singing or humming a short melody, folk song etc. from among your national songs, short rhythm patterns clapping after hearing. Proof of physical stamina: continuous running at low pace for 3-5 minutes, arm circling while running, crouching down and standing up, changing the directions of running, hopping on one leg then on both legs. Gymnastic exercises: for showing the flexibility of arm, shoulder, hip, and leg joints. Introducing arm, leg and trunk exercises and activities requiring balance skills. Short interview in English.

More information	semmelweis.hu/..grams/conductive-education

Overview

The Conductor Teacher is an educator specialist who can help people with nervous-system-based motor disabilities to live a life as independently as possible. The conductive pedagogy is based on the unique Pető-method and has special focus on nursery school and primary school children. Additionally, the Conductor Teacher is a full-fledged teacher who can teach in any nursery school or primary school.

Conductive education involves all aspects of functionality – from physical functioning to communication to cognitive development to social interaction, experimentation, and psychological acceptance – and how these components interact. The conductor is the person who facilitates conductive education, and his or her goal is to cultivate an ortho-functioning personality. This person works directly with the student group, and designs and monitors the course of education.

A graduated Conductive Teacher is able to participate in adult rehabilitation as well, specializing in motor development of those who has neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson disease or Multiple Sclerosis, or conditions after stroke, or cranial/brain injuries.

Programme structure

In the Conductive Pedagogy BA program, the students start their practice classes from the first week. While in the theory side, they will study subjects from the social sciences, the medical sciences, and the pedagogical sciences.

The first 2 semesters are about the foundation with pedagogy, psychology, IT, foreign language, and of course conductive pedagogy.

In the second year, the students get familiar with some neurology courses, and more special courses from the pedagogy and conductive pedagogy courses while they can already choose their specialization for nursery school, primary school, or pedagogical rehabilitation.

In the third year, they focus more on neurology, some special communication, pedagogy, and medical biology. In the final year, they take a look on the legal and ethical aspects of the conductive pedagogy, they study some alternative methodologies and they get deep knowledge on rehabilitation.

During the fourth year, almost every second class they will practice with real children, in real social-environment.

Career opportunities

After graduation our students can work in conductors’ teams, multi-professional rehabilitation teams or as independent entrepreneurs offering the services of conductive pedagogy. For those, who want to study further can choose our master’s program. A scientific researcher career is also possible who might be interested in that way.