Degree in Social Education
OFFICIAL
DEGREE
CREDITS
240 ECTS
DURATION
4 YEARS
START
SEP 2025
TIMETABLE
MORNING
LANGUAGE
SPANISH (CASTILIAN)/ENGLISH
EDUCATION MODALITY
ON-CAMPUS
FEE CCUC
UAH ENROLMENT FEE
3.960 €
1.015 €
The world needs people like you
With the Degree in Social Education from the CCUC at the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, you will gain the necessary training to work with people and groups at risk of social exclusion by applying programmes based on education as a tool for change.
Social educators are professionals who contribute to the well-being of people by accompanying them to achieve their development, promoting their sociability, their access to education, their incorporation into the world of work, their participation in culture and, in short, their social integration.
You will be able to work in different areas such as childhood, immigration, drug addiction, disability, penitentiary institutions, the elderly, adult education, etc., collaborating in the creation of a fairer and more caring world.
Educational aims and competences
This degree will train you to face the next challenges:
- Understand the foundations of socio-educational action.
- Design programs and projects that aim to improve the lives of groups or individuals in situations of risk of social exclusion.
- Anticipate the comprehensive educational needs of students, taking into account their family and sociocultural environment.
- Know the agents, resources and networks of educational action.
- Learn to plan, manage and evaluate activities and processes aimed at the cultural and social promotion of citizenship.
- Develop critical capacity and ethical commitment in the diagnosis of social problems.
ESTRUCTURE AND CREDITS
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| Basic Formation | 60 |
| Core Course(CORE) | 150 |
| Elective Course(ELEC) | 18 |
| Transversal(TRANS) | 12 |
| Total | 240 |
SOCIAL EDUCATOR PROFILE
To become a social educator and dedicate yourself to one of the most beautiful professions in the world, your profile should include:
- Humanistic and social interests.
- Ability to communicate and listen.
- Empathetic and respectful attitude.
- Capacity for cooperation, responsibility, solidarity and sensitivity to social problems.
SALIDAS PROFESIONALES
As social educator, you can work on the public sector, in entities of the Third sector (asociations, NGOs, ets.) or as a professional in this fields:
- Children, adolescents and young people: Youth centres, toy libraries, leisure centres, occupational training centres, shelters for children and adolescents, prevention and intervention in the family environment, primary and secondary schools, farm schools, etc.
- Adults: Centres for socio-occupational integration, penitentiary centres, residential centres for abused women, assisted flats for people over 18 years of age, information and care centres for immigrants, etc.
- Elderly: Day centres, residential centres, supervised flats, home help services and leisure clubs.
- Drug addictions: Diagnosis, guidance and follow-up services, day centres, residential centres and residential flats.
- Disabilities and mental health: Early stimulation centres, training and guidance centres, occupational centres, special work centres and support services for labour integration.
- Community care: Diagnosis, guidance and monitoring centres, day centres, residential centres and residential flats.
PERSONAL ACADÉMICO
Escribano Barreno, Cristina
cristina.escribano@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
Laorden Gutiérrez, Cristina
cristina.laorden@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
Maillo Urones, María Inmaculada
inmaculada.maillo@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
Martínez Ortiz de Zárate, Ana
ana.martinez@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
Pérez-Soba Diez del Corral, José María
chema.perez@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Didácticas Específicas
Rabanal Cabrerizo, Juan José
juanjo.rabanal@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
Sánchez Suricalday, Andrés
andres.sanchez@cardenalcisneros.es
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación
BROCHURE
MORE INFORMATION
- Center: Cardenal Cisneros University Center.
- Publication date at BOE: 01/09/2010.
- Offer of places: 50.
- Education modality: On-Campus.
- Language: Castellian
- Implantation Calendar:
- 2010/11: 1º course.
- 2011/12: 1º y 2º course.
- 2012/13: 1º, 2º y 3º course.
- 2013/14: 1º, 2º, 3º y 4º course.
Subjects and study programme at Social education degree
STUDY PROGRAMME
CREDIT RECOGNITION
CREDIT RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES
CREDIT RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES CCUC
EXTERNAL PRACTICUM
They will allow you to better understand what your professional work will be like in the future and to apply the knowledge and strategies you have acquired, as well as to get to know centres and institutions where you will work directly with:
- Childhood..
- Youth..
- Elderly people.
- Drug addicts..
- Disabled people.
- Victims of violence or mistreatment, etc.
More information about External Field Experience
