This Secondary Education major leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Education. Students who wish to become licensed in the State of
Ohio to teach science to students in grades 7-12 will choose at least
one of seven science licensure areas. Earth Science is one of those
licensure areas.
Science teaching is a complex activity. It is at the heart of science
education. The science education program at Miami University provides
theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities about science, learning,
and science teaching that are consistent with the National Science
Teaching Standards. The Earth Science licensure not only provides
the science content required for successful teaching but also the
research-based information and activities that teachers of earth science
should know and be able to plan for and to mplement in schools. Some
of those activities include inquiry-based science instruction, strategies
to guide and facilitate student learning, assessments of student learning
and teaching, developing environments conducive to learning science,
and creating communities of learners while providing a relevant and
content-rich science curriculum.
These programs combine graduate and undergraduate study and enable
a student with a baccalaureate degree to earn teaching licensure and
a master's degree in approximately four semesters of full-time study,
depending upon academic background, experience, and teaching field.
All students seeking an M.A.T. or licensure must meet the same rigorous
science content requirments as the students in the undergraduate AYA
Science Programs. If any undergraduate programs are missing, the M.A.T.
student must complete those courses in addition to the M.A.T. plan
of study prior to receiving the degree. The M.A.T. differs only in
the offering of graduate level education courses (including an educational
research project) as well as elective graduate level science courses.
