Introduction

The Bachelor of Science (Education) degree programme provides the academic and professional development for undergraduates to become effective beginning teachers in schools. The 4-year degree programme has a 'primary' and a 'secondary' track. Student teachers may be awarded an honours degree for excellent overall academic performance.

The programme is positioned to integrate the best of an academic degree with a good foundation in the field of education to produce graduates with the knowledge and skills to excel in careers both in education and education-related fields and beyond. For further information, including admission requirements and programme handbook, please visit the Foundation Programmes Office Degree Programmes page.

BSc(Ed) Courses in the Natural Sciences
and Science Education

There are 8 areas of study in the curriculum structure of the BSc(Ed) programme. NSSE offers courses in 4 of these areas: Academic Subjects, Curriculum Studies, Subject Knowledge and General Electives. The following course synopses are available:

• Academic Subjects
  • Biology
    • AAB-series courses
    • CAB-series courses (superceded)
  • Chemistry
    • AAY-series courses
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
    • AAQ-series courses
  • Physics
    • AAP-series courses
  • Physics with Chemistry
    • CAP-series courses (superceded)
• Curriculum Studies
  • The Teaching of Science (Primary)
    • ACS-series courses
  • The Teaching of Biology (Secondary)
    • ACB-series courses
  • The Teaching of Chemistry (Secondary)
    • ACY-series courses
  • The Teaching of Family and Consumer Sciences (Secondary)
    • ACQ-series courses
  • The Teaching of Physics (Secondary)
    • ACP-series courses
• Subject Knowledge
  • Science
    • ASK-series courses
    • CTS-series (Curriculum Content) courses (superceded)
• General Electives
  • Natural Sciences
    • AGE-series courses
    • CGE-series courses (superceded)