Primary Education (12 + 4 Program)
Introduction to Primary Education Program
The 12 + 4 primary and lower secondary school teacher education programs are equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree with a duration of 4 years and a minimum of 120 credits.
Our programs provide student teachers with a strong educational foundation, pedagogies for effective teaching, and offer a holistic education to student teachers, emphasizing values and character development.
Graduates of the B.Ed. programs are teachers who have achieved Teacher Professional Standards (TPS) and the TEC Student Teacher Education Competencies (STEC) as the minimum standards.
Summarized Allocation Credits* per Subject
Pimary Education
| No | Subjects | Year | Total Credits  | 
                                        |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
| 1 | Education Studies | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 
| 2 | Curriculum Studies | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 
| 3 | Subject Knowledge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 
| 4 | LEADS | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 
| 5 | Essential Course | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 
| 6 | Practicum | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 
| Total Credits | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 140 | |
Curriculum of Pimary Education
Foundation Year
| Semester I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| α
α·ααααα·ααααΆα’αααα ααΆα I  Educational Psychology I  | 
                        150PL111 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆαααααα·ααααα·αα·ααααΆααΈαα I  Professional practice and inquiry I (PPI-I)  | 
                        371PL112 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| α’ααααααΌαα
  General topics in education  | 
                        371PL113 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αααααααα·ααααΆα  Environmental Education  | 
                        550PL111 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ α‘α ααααΈααΆααα  The teaching and learning of mathematics I  | 
                        510PC111 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααα’ααααααΆα  The teaching, learning of physical education  | 
                        796P114 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΌααα·ααααΆ-ααααααΆαα·ααααΆ  Fundamental principles of Khmer language  | 
                        490P111 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αααααααα·α’αααααα·αααα·α  | 
                        490P112 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααΆαααααα ααΆααΆα’ααααααα  Grammar Foreign Language Eng.  | 
                        420P111 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΌαααααΆαααααΉαααα·ααα·ααααΆααααα·ααααΆα‘α ααΈαααα·αααααααα  Fundamental principles of primary Math. I  | 
                        371PL112 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| αααααΆααααα·ααααΆααΆααααααααααΆααααΆαα’ααααααααα·αααααα·ααααΆ  Topics in Science for primary education  | 
                        500P111 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΌαα·αα·ααααΆααΌαααΌαα
  | 
                        910P111 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααααααα·ααΆαααααααααα  Khmer History  | 
                        900P111 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα I  Physical practice I  | 
                        796PL115 | 0.5 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα‘  Use of ICT in teaching and learning I  | 
                        000PL111 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| Semester II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| α
α·ααααα·ααααΆα’αααα ααΆα I  Educational Psychology I  | 
                        150PL121 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| α’ααααααΌαα
  General topics in education  | 
                        371PL122 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆα‘  The teaching and learning of mathematics I  | 
                        510PC121 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααα’ααααααΆα  The teaching, learning of physical education  | 
                        796P123 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ  Further mathematics topics I  | 
                        490P121 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααΆαααααα ααΆααΆα’ααααααα  Grammar Foreign Language Eng.  | 
                        420P121 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΌαααααΆαααααΉαααα·ααα·ααααΆααααα·ααααΆα‘α αααααΆαααααααΆαααααα»αααααΈααΆααα  Fundamental principles of primary Math. II  | 
                        510P121 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| αααααΆααααα·ααααΆααΆααααααααααΆααααΆαα’ααααααααα·αααααα·ααααΆ  Topics in Science for primary education  | 
                        500P121 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| αααααΆααΆααααα αα·αααΌαα·αα·ααααΆααααααα·α
αα
  | 
                        910P122 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αααααααα·ααΆαααααααααα  Khmer History  | 
                        900P121 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| Academic Writing  (LEAD)  Academic Writing (LEAD)  | 
                        420PL122 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα I  Physical practice I  | 
                        796PL124 | 0.5 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα‘  Use of ICT in teaching and learning I  | 
                        000PL121 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| α’ααααααΆαααααα’αααΆα  Literacy  | 
                        490P122 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αααα·αααααΆααΆααα  School experience[1]  | 
                        PR1 | 2 | (0-0-90) | 
Second Year
| Semester I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| ααΆααααααα αα·αααΆααααααααααααααΆααααα I  Teaching and managing learners at Lower Secondary level I  | 
                        371PL211 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆααα·ααααααααααΆααααΈα‘  Teaching reading and writing in the primary school (Lower primary)  | 
                        490P211 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
|   Teaching reading and writing in the primary school (Lower primary)  | 
                        420P211 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆα’  The teaching and learning of mathematics II  | 
                        510PC211 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααααα·ααΈαα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆαα’αα»αααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααα  Curriculum and practices for primary science  | 
                        500P211 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ2  Social studies Teaching social studies in the primary classroom  | 
                        370PC211 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααααααΈ-α
ααααα αα·ααααΆα-ααΆααααα  Concepts and practices in art education (Integrating the lessons on music)  | 
                        780P211 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
|   Topics in mathematics for primary education  | 
                        510P211 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα II  Physical practice II  | 
                        796PL212 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
| ααΆααα·ααααΆααααααααα’ααααααααΆαα½ααα
αα
αααα·ααααΆ  Technologies for meaningful learning  | 
                        000PL212 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα’  Use of ICT in teaching and learning II  | 
                        000PL211 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| Semester II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| α
α·ααααα·ααααΆα’αααα II  Educational psychology II  | 
                        150PL221 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααααΆαα’αααα  Assessing learning and performance  | 
                        150PL222 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆααα·ααααααααααΆααααΈα’αα·αααΈα£ (ααααΉααααΈ)  | 
                        490P221 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆααα·ααααααααααΆααααΈα’αα·αααΈα£ (α’αα»αααα)  | 
                        490P222 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
|   Teaching reading and writing in the primary school (Lower primary)  | 
                        420P221 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆα’  The teaching and learning of mathematics II  | 
                        510PC221 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααααα·ααΈαα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆαα’αα»αααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααα  Curriculum and practices for primary science  | 
                        500P221 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ2  Social studies Teaching social studies in the primary classroom  | 
                        370PC221 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΈαααααααααααα·ααααΆ αα·αααα ααααααα·α
αα
  Moral and civics and home economics  | 
                        170P221 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααα½α αα·αα ααααααα  Concepts and practices in art education  | 
                        740P222 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα II  Physical practice II  | 
                        796PL223 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
| ααΆααα·ααααΆααααααααα’ααααααααΆαα½ααα
αα
αααα·ααααΆ  Technologies for meaningful learning  | 
                        000PL222 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα’  Use of ICT in teaching and learning II  | 
                        000PL221 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααα½αααΆαααΆααααααα  Teaching assistantship  | 
                        PR2 | 5 | (0-0-225) | 
Third Year
| Semester I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| ααα·αααααααααααΆααααααα αα·αααα  The social context of teaching and learning  | 
                        371PL312 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααααΆαααααΆαα’αααα  Educational research  | 
                        001PL311 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆα αα·ααααααααααα·αααααα I  Teaching reading and writing in the primary school  | 
                        490P311 | 3 | (45-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆα αα·ααααααααααα·αααααα II  Teaching reading and writing in the primary school  | 
                        420P311 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ α£  The teaching and learning of mathematics III  | 
                        510PC311 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααα»αααααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααα·ααααΆ  Pedagogy for primary science  | 
                        500P311 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααααααααΆαααααα·ααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααααααα
ααααα·ααααΆ  Inquiry in primary social studies  | 
                        370PC312 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααααααΈ-α
ααααα αα·ααααΆα-ααΆααααα  Children and adolescentβs artistic development and its implications for teaching  | 
                        780P311 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ2  Futher mathematics topic II  | 
                        510P311 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα III  Physical practice III  | 
                        796PL311 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα£  Use of ICT in teaching and learning III  | 
                        000PL311 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| α’αα»ααααααααΆααααααα I  Teaching Practicum I  | 
                        PR3 | 5 | (0-0-225) | 
| Semester II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| ααααΆαααααΆαα’αααα  Educational research  | 
                        001PL321 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆα αα·ααααααααααα·αααααα I  Teaching reading and writing in the primary school I  | 
                        490P321 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααΆαααααααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆα αα·ααααααααααα·αααααα II  Teaching reading and writing in the primary school II  | 
                        420P321 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ α£  The teaching and learning of mathematics III  | 
                        510PC321 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| ααα»αααααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααα·ααααΆ  Pedagogy for primary science  | 
                        500P321 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αα·ααΈααααααααΆαααααα·ααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααααααα
ααααα·ααααΆ  Inquiry in primary social studies  | 
                        370PC322 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααα½α αα·αα ααααααα  Children and adolescentβs artistic development and its implications for teaching  | 
                        740P322 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆα III  Physical practice III  | 
                        796PL323 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
| ααΆαααααΎααααΆαα ICT αααααΆααααΆααααααα αα·ααααα£  Use of ICT in teaching and learning III  | 
                        000PL321 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααα·αααΈαα·αααΆαααΌαααααΆα  Life Skills  | 
                        300PL321 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
Fourth Year
| Semester I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| ααΆαααααα·ααααα·αα·ααααΆααΈαα ααΆα II  Professional practice and inquiry II  | 
                        371PL411 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| α
ααααααΉαααΆααΌαααααΆααααααΆααααααΌαααααα  Basic knowledge for school teachers  | 
                        - | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααααΆαααααΆα  Student-centred language learning strategies and activities Assessment in language teaching  | 
                        001PL421 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαααΆαααααααα»ααα·ααααΆααΆααΆααααα I  Assessment in Khmer language education I  | 
                        490P411 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααααΆαααααΆα  Student-centred language learning strategies and activities Assessment in language teaching  | 
                        420P411 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| αααααΆααααααα
ααααααΉαααα·ααα·ααααΆαα
ααααα·αααααα·ααααΆ α‘  Assessment literacy for the primary mathematics classrooms  | 
                        510PC411 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααΆαα»ααααααααΆααααα
α αα·αααΆαα’αα»αααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆααααα  Innovations in design and practices for primary science  | 
                        500P411 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ2  Further mathematics topics II  | 
                        510P411 | 1 | (15-0-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆααααααΆααααααα·ααααΆ I  Physical practice at the Elementary education I  | 
                        796P412 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
| α’αα»ααααααααΆααααααα II  Teaching Practicum II  | 
                        PR4 | 10 | (0-0-450) | 
| Semester II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Code | Credits | Hours  (L-WS-P)  | 
                    
| ααααΆαααααΆα  Student-centred language learning strategies and activities Assessment in language teaching  | 
                        001PL421 | 2 | (0-60-0) | 
| ααΆαααΆαααααααα»ααα·ααααΆααΆααΆααααα I  Assessment in Khmer language education I  | 
                        490P421 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααααΆαααααΆα  Student-centred language learning strategies and activities Assessment in language teaching  | 
                        420P421 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| αααααΆααααααα
ααααααΉαααα·ααα·ααααΆαα
ααααα·αααααα·ααααΆ α’  Assessment literacy for the primary mathematics classrooms II  | 
                        510PC422 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| αααΆαα»ααααααααΆααααα
α αα·αααΆαα’αα»αααααααααΆαααα·ααααΆααΆααααα  Innovations in design and practices for primary science  | 
                        500P421 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| α’αααααα»αααΆα  The teaching and learning of health education  | 
                        360P421 | 2 | (30-0-0) | 
| ααΆααααααΉαα
ααααααΉαααααααααα·ααα·ααααΆ2  Further mathematics topics II  | 
                        510P421 | 1 | (0-30-0) | 
| ααΆαα’αα»ααααα’ααααααΆααααααΆααααααα·ααααΆ I  Physical practice at the Elementary education I  | 
                        796P422 | 0.5 | (0-15-0) | 
