Abstract:

The "Degree in Chemistry" program at the University of Alicante-UA- entails a great teaching load aimed at industrial work opportunities as well as research, development and innovation. However, it clearly lacks a didactic and pedagogical training, which obliges those students who desire a teaching professional future to develop the necessary pedagogical skills through a Master’s Degree. Other universities, like the National University of Rosario-UNR-(Argentina), proposes two clearly different degrees on chemistry formation in order to meet the future professional prospects of both, those who prefer to be engaged in industry or innovation-research, and those who aim to become chemistry educators.

In view of the UNR "Degree in Chemistry" and "Chemistry Teaching Degree" academic plans, the authors propose an adaptation of the aforementioned programs to the "Degree in Chemistry" taught by the UA. The present work describes a new and unique studying plan which includes two alternative stands depending on the job orientation desired by the student:
i) pedagogical strand; and
ii) disciplinary strand.

For a training oriented to industry, research and development, the current curriculum of the University of Alicante would be maintained, but would also include some pedagogical subjects. In this way, the student would be prepared to face a professional work position where the transmission of knowledge could also be necessary. On the contrary, the student could access a teaching-oriented training according to a curriculum that combines the subjects of disciplinary training (common to the path of industrial orientation) and an important teaching load of pedagogy. This multidisciplinary aspects studied in the degree, allows to perform a professor to teach for all the educational chemistry levels.

Keywords:

Chemistry Teaching Degree, Chemistry Degree, pedagogy, university teaching.