Education

An option is a “mini-minor” – a set of courses in one discipline that can be completed in conjunction with any undergraduate degree program, allowing you to focus on an additional subject of interest.

Learn to teach a wide variety of curricula and subjects – an important skill for all elementary and intermediate school teachers. If you’re planning on pursuing your B.Ed., this option provides you with a range of education-relevant courses in math, sciences, the arts, and more.

Courses & Requirements

This option is open to all undergraduate students who have successfully completed the outlined course requirements below.

Courses included in the Option in Education (4.0 credits from the following 6.0):

• CUST 2186H: Workshop: Photography
• CUST 2511H: Workshop: Drawing
• CUST 2526H: Workshop: Narrative and Performance
• CUST 2572H: Workshop: Performance and Protest
• EDUC-ERSC-BIOL 2701H: Environmental Education: Biological Issues (Sc)
• EDUC-ERSC-BIOL 2702H: Environmental Education: Fostering Stewardship and a Sustainable Future (Sc)
• EDUC-MATH 2081H: Mathematics for Teacher Education: Numbers and Geometry
• EDUC-MATH 2082H: Mathematics for Teacher Education: Growth, Statistics, and Probability
• EDUC-PHIL 2200H: Philosophy of Education
• PHYS 2091H: Light and Colour for Future Teachers
• PHYS 2093H: Electricity and Motion for Future Teachers
• PHIL 1200H: Critical Thinking

Program Coordinator:

Clair Mooney clairemooney@trentu.ca