Science Education

Options in Education

All of us can look back and identify a聽teacher聽who ignited a life-long passion for learning. You may also remember a teacher who inspired you to pursue your聽biology major.

By pursuing a career in science education, you will be using your Boston College education and training in聽"service to others"聽and you will also utilize your knowledge of science. As a society, there is a great demand for聽creative听补苍诲听energetic聽精东影业 graduates who want to use their Jesuit, liberal arts education to inspire students.

The following information highlights several of the options that are available to you to pursue a career in education, both at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Undergraduate Degree Options

Lynch School of Education and Human Development Majors

  • Elementary Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Applied Psychology & Human Development

Lynch School of Education and Human Development Minors

  • General Education Minor聽(18 credits)
  • Secondary Education Minor聽(33 credits; leads to state certification and reciprocity across the country)聽

Graduate Degree Options

Master of Science (M.S.T.)聽in Secondary Teaching, grades 8鈥�12

  • Note: The M.S.T. allows you to use some of the biology electives that you have already completed.

Master of Education (M.Ed.)聽in Secondary Education, grades 8鈥�12

Both the M.S.T. and M.Ed. include 14 weeks of聽supervised student teaching聽and lead to聽state certification聽and reciprocity across the country.
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