Bachelor of Education - Secondary (STEM)
- 1 year
- Duration
- 19,976 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
The STEM B.Ed. program at TRU is committed to producing excellent teachers in partnership with the larger educational community. In addition to being informed about successful teaching methods, program graduates will be critical and thoughtful about their own work, guided by morally upright professional behavior, and develop into lifelong learners. Our graduates will possess a broad range of teaching skills founded on a thorough comprehension of Indigenous worldviews, perspectives, and ways of knowing and being, as well as anti-racist and anti-oppressive education, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Relevant educational research serves as the foundation for graduates' teaching repertoire, directing practice modifications. Through their teaching repertoire, they will be able to establish collaborative learning environments, constructive relationships, and many pathways to knowledge. Additionally, graduates will use a range of techniques to evaluate and document the development and comprehension of their students.
Program structure
Term 1
- Communications 1
- Information Technology Across the Curriculum
- Introduction to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
- Learning, Curriculum and Assessment
Term 2
- Practicum 1 (60 hours)
- Indigenous Culture and Learning
- Inclusive Education: Specific Learning Disabilities
- STEM Specialty (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- Adolescent Learning and Development
- Diversity and Inclusive Education
- Practicum 2 (60 hours)
Term 3
- STEM Specialty (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- Literacy Across the Content Areas
- Legal Issues in Secondary School
- Organizing and Managing Technology Learning Facilities
- Teacher Action Research
- Practicum 3 (60 hours)
- Practicum 4
- Practicum 5 (90 hours)
Term 4
- Teacher Action Research II
- History of Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Professional Growth and Development
Price
- Tuition — 8,861 CAD/semester (up to 12 credits)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
Selective admission
- Four-year Bachelor of Science degree (120 credit hours) or equivalent in mathematics, or science (such as physics, biology, chemistry or general science) with a minimum grade point average of C+ (GPA 2.33) on the most recent 60 credit hours completed.
- Within the degree all applicants must have one teachable major or two teachable minors (courses taught in secondary schools).
- A teachable minor consists of 18 credit hours of upper-level courses (numbered 3000 or 4000), in addition to required lower-level courses.
- A teachable major consists of thirty (30) credit hours of upper-level courses (numbered 3000 or 4000) in addition to required lower-level courses.
- Successful completion, with a C+ average of six (6) credit hours of acceptable English Literature and Composition at any level. Courses in linguistics, language study, grammar, technical or business writing, communication, or English as a second language are not acceptable to meet the English requirement.
Teaching Experience Requirement
One hundred (100) hours minimum of relevant volunteer or paid teaching experience working with groups of school age students. These hours must be completed prior to admission into the program. It is recommended that a minimum of 25 of these hours be in a middle or secondary-school classroom or environment.
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
