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Education Concentration
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Credits:
18
Concentration Description
Students in the undergraduate concentration in Education hone their own academic skills that they will later teach to others, and they take methods courses that lay a good foundation for teaching. The bachelor’s degree provides opportunity to explore and build a strong knowledge base in the area in which graduates aim to teach.
A Key Element in Your Bachelor’s Degree. The Education concentration is accepted in any Cambridge College bachelor’s degree, as open electives. It is often of interest to students doing a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies and heading for a teaching career. It also provides valuable understandings to students in other fields whose work touches on schools or teaching children.
Program Outcomes:
Students will understand current theories and practices within K-12 education, including:
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Social foundations of education
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Psychology of learning and strategies for teaching
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Classroom management, discipline and inclusion
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Teaching language arts and reading
Careers and Further Study:
Graduates find employment in schools and as educators in community organizations. The concentration is not designed to meet licensure requirements but as preparation for a subsequent master of education program for teacher licensure.