Many students are seeking to make themselves more marketable by completing a Minor in Education. For a minor in Education, students should complete a total of 15 credits. This should include:
Programme Content
Foundations of Education and Educational Credits 6 ( Two Courses)
Theory (Core Education Courses)
Professional Specialization (Methodology) Credits 9 ( Three Courses)
These courses are designed to provide the student with an introduction to the core principles of education; offer an orientation into the practice of education; and provide opportunities and theoretical grounding related to approaches and strategies of teaching in specific disciplines. The Minor in Education cannot qualify students as trained graduates, but it provides students with the basic content and skills associated with teaching in the area of specialization selected.
Professional Options
A Bachelor in Education minor is normally offered in one professional option or area of specialization. The professional options/areas of specialization include:
Secondary Education :
- Language Education: English
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Literacy Studies
- History Education
- Social Studies/Geography Education
- Information Technology and Computer
- Science Education
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL THEORY (CORE EDUCATION COURSES)
EDPS2003 - Motivation and the Teacher and any ONE of the following:
EDCU2013 - Introduction to Curriculum Studies
EDPS3003 – Classroom Concerns
EDTK3004 – Educational Technology
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZATION (METHODOLOGY)
Language Education: English (Any 3 of the courses listed below:
EDLA2103- The Teaching of Literature
EDLA2106 -The Language-Use Content of the Teaching of English
EDLA3106-Content and Pedagogy for CXC English Language A
EDLA 3110 - Writing in the Secondary School
Literacy Studies
EDLS2605-Learner Processes, Teacher Processes and the
Development of Literacy Abilities
EDLS2606–Text Analysis of Discourse and the Acquisition of Literacy
EDLS3603–Advanced Study of Assessment of Literacy
Science Education
EDSC3410: The Sociology of Science Teaching and Learning
EDSC3411: Science Teaching and the History of Science
EDSC3408 - Environmental Education
Mathematics Education
EDMC2213 –Children Learning Mathematics
EDMC2214 –Nature and Scope of Mathematics
EDMA3206 –Investigations and Problem Solving
Social Studies/Geography Education
Social Studies:
EDSS2903: Enquiry Methods in Teaching Social Studies/ Geography
EDSS 3908:The Role of Social Studies/Geography in Secondary Education
EDSS2906: Basic Geography Skills for the Social Studies Teacher
OR
Geography (Any three of the four courses):
EDSS2903: Enquiry Methods in Teaching Social Studies/ Geography
EDSS2906: Basic Geography Skills for the Social Studies Teacher
EDGS3911: Teaching Geography in the Caribbean Classroom
EDGE3902: Teaching Geography at Grade 10-13
Information Technology and Computer Science
EDIT2820-Productivity Tools
EDTK3025-Integrating Computers into Curriculum History Education
EDIT3818-Methodolgies for Teaching Information Technology and Computer Science
EDHE3904-Assessment of Achievement
History Education
EDHE2912- The Nature of History
EDHE3904-Assessment of Achievement in History OR EDHE3908- Selecting Methods and Resources for Instruction in Caribbean and World History
EDHE3905- Teaching History in Secondary Schools