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Degree in  Primary Education

Learn the best educational methodologies for children from 6 to 12 years old.

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Bachelor’s in Primary Education: Training Transformative Teachers

The Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo helps you become a committed and responsible teacher to accompany children from 6 to 12 years old in their personal growth. Helping them to become citizens capable of achieving their goals and with a vision focused on the common good. 

You will be able to design, plan and evaluate comprehensive educational processes, acquire knowledge of active and cooperative methodologies, master technology and its pedagogical use, as well as develop attractive, relevant, and meaningful teaching for children's lives. 

We are the largest private educational group in Spain, with more than 25 educational centers where all educational stages are covered and more than 200 official courses are taught. You will be able to practice from day one in our network of educational centers

Become an agent of change. Dedicate yourself to teaching. 

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Official Name

Degree in Primary Education

Centre

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences

Modality

Onsite

Credits

240 ECTS

Start

September 2025

Location

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences

Vacancies

50

Language

Spanish

Itinerarios

Hearing and language, Inclusive education, Foreign language: English

Differential values

Why study the Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo?

Our teaching formula: comprehensive training, critical thinking, creativity and learning community. The Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo is a unique training program designed around this formula and with two axes: a solid humanistic training and early practical experience in the classroom. 

Valores Diferenciales

Our teaching formula: comprehensive training, critical thinking, creativity and learning community. The Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo is a unique training program designed around this formula and with two axes: a solid humanistic training and early practical experience in the classroom. 

From the beginning of the Bachelor’s degree you will have contact with the centers where you could practice your future profession. And from the second year on, you will be immersed in the educational centers of the CEU Group in Madrid. There you will learn how the current school reality works from the hand of our outstanding active teachers.

You will be able to enrich your training by deepening your knowledge in the field of your interest:

  • English: to teach English as a foreign language.
  • Inclusive education: to know how to detect and deal with different educational needs and knowledge of intercultural environments.
  • Hearing and language: to recognize and respond to possible problems related to language skills.

And, if you want, you can obtain the DECA (Ecclesiastical Declaration of Academic Competence), which qualifies you as a teacher of Catholic Religion in Infant and Primary Education. 

In the third and fourth year you will carry out curricular internships (generic practicum and mention practicum) to test the theoretical and practical knowledge learned. The internships are carried out in centers in the Community of Madrid and you will be accompanied and guided by a tutor. 

We seek not only the learning of knowledge, but also of skills and attitudes. Therefore, in different Courses you will test your competencies as a future teacher through the resolution of real cases. Staged challenges very similar to those you will encounter in your future profession.

In addition, you will be part of an action-oriented community where you will receive numerous courses, workshops, lectures, and seminars that provide comprehensive training and generate a climate of learning and debate, fostering a close relationship with teachers and professionals from all fields.

At Universidad CEU San Pablo, you can study two degrees simultaneously. Dare and expand your career options:

  • Dual Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education + Primary Education
  • Dual Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education + Humanities.

 

With our exclusive degree in Teaching Skills you will be prepared to teach any Course in English. In addition, we reinforce your English learning from the language center and give you the opportunity to study abroad for at least one semester.

Facilities

In the School of Humanities and Communication Sciences we have new facilities with more than 75,000 square meters of campus and the most advanced equipment for study and university life.

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Facultad

Facultad

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Facultad

Facultad

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Aula

Classroom

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Aula Ordenadores

Computer room

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Cafetería

Cafeteria

Instalaciones Humanidades y Comunicación - Hall

Hall

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Common Area

Plataforma The Hub

The HUB

Dual Degrees with Early Childhood Education Education

Formación Complementaria

Dual Degrees with Early Childhood Education Education

Now you can go further and enhance your professional profile by studying a dual degree.

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Becas Marqués de Lozoya

En la Universidad CEU San Pablo apoyamos y promovemos los estudios relacionados a la Educación, a través de las becas Marqués de Lozoya. Nuestro objetivo es contribuir en la formación de educadores bien preparados, con criterio y comprometidos para ayudar a construir un futuro mejor, brindando una enseñanza integral a sus estudiantes. Solicita tu plaza y disfruta de un descuento del 68% en tu beca.

  • Paula Serrano

    "CEU has been one of the best stages of life and it is very important to be part of an institution that not only trains you academically, but also on a personal level."

    Paula Serrano

    Student of the School of Humanities and Communication Sciences

  • Eugenia Benshimol

    "College Life is exactly as everyone tells it: meeting new people from all over the world, growing tremendously as a person, and learning as much about the degree you choose as you do about yourself and life in general."

    Eugenia Benshimol

    Alumna de la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Comunicación

University life

An unforgettable university experience

The university years are unique and are remembered for the rest of your life. At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we value the importance of this vital stage and we want you to be the protagonist of a memorable experience. That is why we offer you a multitude of activities and services so that you can make the most of your university years. 

Campus Life

We offer you a wide range of free activities on campus and outdoors such as hiking, Ninja Warriors, latest cultural proposals, urban dances, etc. 

Clubs

Share your interests and concerns with other people in the clubs of eSports, Stock Exchange, Gastronomy, Debate, Fashion, Protocol... 

Professional Careers

A team of career advisors is available to advise you on all matters relating to your professional development. 

Support Program: University Wellbeing Service (SOU)

You have at your disposal a service of psychopedagogical counsellors who will support you in your personal development and academic performance.

Support: Buddy Program

Final year students bring their experience to make your first months at university easier.

Support: GPS Program

Receive mentoring from professors and professionals with solid personal and professional careers. In addition, you will receive master classes on the most in-demand skills in the market.  

Social engagement

It participates in development cooperation projects (national and international), social volunteering and donation campaigns to build a fairer society. 

Pastoral Guidance

Share your faith and take part in pilgrimages, spiritual exercises, celebration of the sacraments, conferences... 

Curso "Diseña TU Futuro"

Activa tu empleabilidad con el programa acelerador de empleabilidad Diseña Tu futuro. Conviértete en un experto en el mercado laboral y en el funcionamiento de las empresas.

We offer you a wide range of free activities on campus and outdoors such as hiking, Ninja Warriors, latest cultural proposals, urban dances, etc. 

Share your interests and concerns with other people in the clubs of eSports, Stock Exchange, Gastronomy, Debate, Fashion, Protocol... 

A team of career advisors is available to advise you on all matters relating to your professional development. 

You have at your disposal a service of psychopedagogical counsellors who will support you in your personal development and academic performance.

Final year students bring their experience to make your first months at university easier.

Receive mentoring from professors and professionals with solid personal and professional careers. In addition, you will receive master classes on the most in-demand skills in the market.  

It participates in development cooperation projects (national and international), social volunteering and donation campaigns to build a fairer society. 

Share your faith and take part in pilgrimages, spiritual exercises, celebration of the sacraments, conferences... 

Activa tu empleabilidad con el programa acelerador de empleabilidad Diseña Tu futuro. Conviértete en un experto en el mercado laboral y en el funcionamiento de las empresas.

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Type of subjects

Type Credits
Basic training 60 ECTS
Compulsory 106 ECTS
Elective 24 ECTS
External internships 44 ECTS
Final Degree Project 2 ECTS

List of subjects

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Didactic Foundations of Teaching I 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Theory of Education 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Experimental Science 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Literature, Children's Literature and the Promotion of Reading Habits 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Developmental Psychology 6-12 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Psychology of Learning 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Social Sciences for Primary School Teachers 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Keys to Contemporary History 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Language for the Primary School Teacher 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Mathematics for the Primary School Teacher 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Didactic Foundations of Teaching II 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
School Organisation 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Learning and Teaching of Social Sciences 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Teaching and Learning Physical Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Learning Difficulties 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
The Man and the Modern World 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
English 6 Compulsory EN Teaching Guide
Learning and Teaching of Language in Primary Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Learning and Teaching of Mathematics in Primary Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
New Educational Trends 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Society, Family and School 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Learning and Teaching of Experimental Sciences in Primary Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Teaching and learning of music education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Teaching and Learning of Visual and Plastic Arts Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Ethics and Deontology 4 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Prácticum I 20 Practicum ES Teaching Guide

*The student must take a Compulsory 12 ECTS of elective courses of mention.

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Different intellectual abilities 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Different sensory and motor skills 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) y recursos y materiales en el Aula de Lengua Extranjera 6 Optional EN Teaching Guide
Foreign language and its didactics I 6 Optional EN Teaching Guide
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Oral language intervention 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Programmes, strategies and methodological resources for language intervention 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide

*The student must take a Compulsory 12 ECTS of elective courses of mention.

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Catholic Social Doctrine 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Educational innovation, ICT and research methodology 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Psychology of Special Education 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Prácticum II 24 Practicum Teaching Guide
Bachelor's Degree Dissertation 6 Final year project ES Teaching Guide

*The student is required to take 12 elective ECTS of mention.

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Tutoring and guidance 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Interculturality 6 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Bioethics 6 Optional ES --

*El alumno ha de elegir una Optativa de 6 ECTS escogiendo entre: Interculturalidad y Bioética.

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Anglo-Saxon Culture and Literature 6 Optional EN Teaching Guide
Great Books 6 Optional EN Teaching Guide
Foreign language and its didactics II 6 Optional EN Teaching Guide

*The student has to choose an elective of 6 ECTS to choose between: Anglo-Saxon Culture and Literature, Great Books and Foreign Language and its Didactics II.

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Assessment and diagnosis of language difficulties 6 Optional ES --
School intervention: prevention, correction and optimisation 6 Optional ES --

*The student must choose an elective of 6 ECTS to choose between: Evaluation and Diagnosis of Language Difficulties and School Intervention: prevention, correction, and optimization.

*The student is required to take 12 elective ECTS of mention.

Additional programmes

Expand your knowledge and dazzle with your profile

Obtaining your degree is the first step towards achieving the future you want. But to make your professional profile shine like no other, you can broaden your knowledge with other courses at Univesidad CEU San Pablo. 

Competences

Teachers connecting with new generations of students and families

The Bachelor's degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo trains education professionals who make a difference. This training enables you to develop in a practical way the skills that today's teachers need.

Grado en Educación

The Bachelor's degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo trains education professionals who make a difference. This training enables you to develop in a practical way the skills that today's teachers need.

To know the characteristics of these students, as well as the characteristics of their motivational and social contexts. To analyze and understand the educational processes in and out of the classroom related to the 6-12 period. To know the fundamentals of primary education.

Know and apply methodologies and basic techniques of educational research and be able to design innovation projects identifying evaluation indicators. Participate in the improvement proposals in the different areas of action that can be established in a center. Develop attractive, relevant, and meaningful teaching for the student's life.

Plan the resolution of educational situations involving students with different abilities and different learning paces. Address and solve discipline problems. Regulate interaction and communication processes in groups of students from 6 to 12 years old. 

To recognize the mutual influence between science, society, and technological development. To know and apply information and communication technologies in the classroom. To selectively discern audiovisual information that contributes to learning, civic formation, and cultural richness.

To analyze the teaching practice and the institutional conditions that frame it. To know the school curriculum of the different Courses. To analyze and critically incorporate the most relevant issues of today's society that affect family and school education.

Promote the acquisition of basic competences in students. Encourage cooperative work and individual work and effort. Promote actions of education in values oriented to the preparation of an active and democratic citizenship.

Control and monitor the educational process and in particular the teaching-learning process by mastering the necessary techniques and strategies. Master the social skills and abilities necessary to foster a classroom climate that facilitates learning and coexistence. 

Prácticas externas

Live the experience of training in a real environment

Prácticas en Empresas
Prácticas externas

Live the experience of training in a real environment

The Bachelor's degree in Primary Education at Universidad CEU San Pablo has a practical focus, so you will be in contact with CEU schools from day one. In addition, in the third and fourth years you will complete 44 ECTS credits of internships that will enable you to be a memorable teacher. The internships are carried out in schools in the Community of Madrid, and during the internship you will be accompanied and guided by several tutors. 

List of the offer of the CAM internship centers to all the Universities that offer this degree:

List of the offer of privately owned non-university educational centers recognized for internships by the Autonomous Community of Madrid (CAM) to all the Universities that offer this degree:

Career opportunities

The world needs experienced teachers like you

Salidas profesionales
Career opportunities

The world needs experienced teachers like you

If there is an essential profession in society, that is teaching. As it is a challenge, at Universidad CEU San Pablo we strive to provide the best training to people who, like you, are clear that they seek to improve the world through teaching.  


This degree prepares you to work in versatile environments and in various fields: from teaching in schools to educational services in health centers, socio-cultural, reception, or academies and continuing education centers. Find out about other career opportunities related to this degree: 

Job placement

CEU is the largest private educational group in Spain, and by studying with us the Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education you will be involved from day one in the educational centers of the group. This, together with the practical and quality approach of the courses, will make it easier for you to find a job in the world of education. The statistics back us up: more than 92% of our graduates find a job. 

Design Your Future Program

Activate your employability from the very first moment

Curso Diseña TU Futuro Universidad CEU San Pablo
Design Your Future Program

Activate your employability from the very first moment

Design YOUR Future is a program to accelerate the employability of undergraduate students, developed by the CEU Employability Advisory Board and Human Resources professionals from future employers. You will acquire fundamental skills and competencies to become the first choice in a selection process.  

This Bachelor’s degree includes key courses that will allow you to know in depth the labor market and the functioning of a company. You will learn what a company is, how it is structured, how to write a resume or how to face a job interview, etc.   

Admission Process

Admission Process

The admission process at our university consists of an assessment of your academic and professional profile, and an interview.

Build your future today, and do it in just 4 steps: 

1. Documentación

Application

Enter the Admissions Portal and fill in the form to start your process.

Reserva de plaza

Interview

Have an interview with a professor from your school so that we can get to know you and you can solve all your doubts about the university or the chosen degree.

Matrícula

Booking

Once you have received confirmation of your admission, pre-enroll and reserve your place with us.

Entrevista de admisión

Enrollment

Once you receive the results of the EVAU, upload the documentation and formalize your enrollment.

Requirements for access to the Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education

In order to access this degree it is required to have a grade equal to or higher than 5 in the Spanish Language and Literature exercise of the general phase of the University Entrance Exam, or a final admission grade equal to or higher than 9. Those students who wish to access the University through access routes other than the University Entrance Exam must accredit an admission grade equal to or higher than 6.

New student profile

To study for a degree in Primary Education you must have not only a vocation for teaching, but also a sensitivity and understanding of the needs of children between the ages of 6 and 12, and an interest in acquiring the skills related to the teaching profession.

Scholarships and Grants

We offer you scholarships and grants because we believe in your talent.

Becas y ayudas
Scholarships and Grants

We offer you scholarships and grants because we believe in your talent.

We want all talented students with the desire to excel to have access to opportunities to develop and achieve the best future. That is why we have created the scholarship and aid program that invests the most in Spain. Find out more about the grants you can access as a student at Universidad CEU San Pablo.   

Prices Academic Year 25-26

ModePresencialBecas Marqués de Lozoya
Reservation fee*850.00 €850.00 €
Enrolment Fee**1,400.00 €1,400.00 €
Number of credits***60 ECTS60 ECTS
Price per credit**80.00 €48.00 €
Monthly payment533.33 €320.00 €
Prices4,800.00 €2,880.00 €

* The reservation fee is paid once, when the student enters the university.

** The price of the credit is the same for 1st year and higher courses in the current academic year. In future academic years the price of the credit may be updated.

*** The number of credits refers to the first academic year. This number may vary in subsequent years, depending on the degree program.

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION

Give your career a global reach with an international certificate

Proyección Internacional
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION

Give your career a global reach with an international certificate

At Universidad CEU San Pablo, you can obtain a foreign academic certificate through three types of international programmes:

  1. International Bilingual Programs (IBP)    
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  3. International Professional Programs (IPP)  

This is a unique opportunity to finish your education with an international profile that will open the doors to any job challenge you may set yourself.

Live an enriching experience on a personal and professional level!  

Mobility Programs

Give your career an international projection!

Movilidad Intenacional
Mobility Programs

Give your career an international projection!

Universidad CEU San Pablo offers you the opportunity to take one or more mobility programs to universities around the world. You can study in European universities thanks to the Erasmus+ Program or in universities outside Europe through Bilateral Exchange Agreements.   

By studying at the School of Humanities and Communication Sciences you will be able to study at the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), Centennial College (Canada) or the University of California San Diego - Extension (United States), among many others.  

International internships

International work experience, the perfect career boost

Prácticas internacionales
International internships

International work experience, the perfect career boost

Do an internship abroad with the Erasmus+ Internship Grants. This will allow you to immerse yourself linguistically and culturally, as well as having an enriching experience that will help you both professionally and personally.

Can you imagine everything you can learn with an internship outside Spain? At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we can help you achieve it.

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Professor Departament Profile
Abradelo de Usera, Isabel Humanities
Acín, Ricardo Ciencias de la Educación
Ariza González, Fernando Humanities
Bartol Martín, Estela Journalism and Digital Narratives
Baura García, Eduardo Humanities
Cañas García, Antonio Journalism and Digital Narratives
Castaño, Cristina Ciencias de la Educación
Díaz Tártalo, María Teresa Humanities
Diego Mantecón, María Ángeles Ciencias de la Educación
Elejalde Caballero, Luis Ciencias de la Educación
Escribano Ródenas, Mª Carmen Matemáticas y Ciencias de Datos
Fernández de la Cigoña Cantero, Carmen Humanities
Filgueira Arias, Cándida Ciencias de la Educación
Gallego Jiménez, María Gloria Ciencias de la Educación
García Cañete, Marta Journalism and Digital Narratives
Jáñez González, David Ciencias de la Educación
Laso Taylor, Marina Humanities
Milán Fitera, Antonio Ciencias de la Educación
Mora, David Ciencias de la Educación
Oporto Alonso, Marta Psicología y Pedagogía
Oriol Salgado, Manuel Humanities
Rodríguez Cutillas, María Ángeles Humanities
Rodríguez de Agüero y Delgado, Ana Humanities
Torrecilla, Sofía Ciencias de la Educación
Torrego, María Ciencias de la Educación
Torrente Torres, Bárbara Ciencias de la Educación
Velasco González, María del Mar Humanities
Velasco Quintana, Pablo Humanities
As a result of Universidad CEU San Pablo's commitment to Quality, the School of Humanities and Communication Sciences has a living Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC), aligned with the SISCAL Guidelines at the Centre level, which ensures the review and continuous improvement of all official Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
 
2009

First formalised IQAS at the level of Universidad San Pablo-CEU  that guarantees the quality and continuous improvement of its Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

2012

The IQAS is approved at the Centre level where the IQC of each Centre approves proposals for improvement and their follow-up.

2022

Universidad San Pablo-CEU obtains the SISCAL Madri+d model certification for all its centers and Institutional Accreditation for the centers presented.

SISCAL Madri+d Fac. Humanidades

SISCAL madri+d certification

  • Law School
  • School of Economics and Business Administration
  • School of Humanities and Communication Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Pharmacy
  • Institute of Technology
  • University Institute for European Studies
Acreditacion Madri+d Humanidades

Acreditación institucional madrid+d

La Universidad San Pablo-CEU ha obtenido la Acreditación Institucional de los siguientes centros universitarios:

  • Facultad de Derecho
  • Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
  • Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Comunicación
  • Facultad de Medicina
  • Escuela Politécnica Superior
  • Facultad de Farmacia
  • Instituto Universitario de Estudios Europeos

Academic year of implementation: 2021

School/institution: School of Humanities and Communication Sciences