Career and technical education
bachelor of science (B.S. degree)
Teachers in technical colleges and vocational high schools make an impact on their students and the community. Vocational educators prepare their students for life - for excelling in their work and finding their place in the world. This is an important job that needs dedicated professionals. Will you be one of them? In our program students become licensed at the undergraduate level and graduate with confidence and a bright future ahead of them.
Program highlights
- Licensure at the undergraduate level
- Prepare for a license to teach in both technical colleges and high school programs
- The ability to translate many work or military experiences into credits
- The chance to specialize in a specific field, such as creative design careers or medical careers, or choose general career and technical education to teach in technical and community colleges
- Learning abroad opportunities, such as a semester at Griffith University's School of Vocation, Technical, and Arts Education in Australia
Careers with meaning
Potential employers include:
- Technical colleges
- High schools
- Community colleges
- Vocational high schools
See What can I do with a career and technical education degree?
This program also prepares students for advanced degrees in adult education, work and human resource education, and more.
Coursework
Foundation courses, such as public speaking, psychology, and business communication
Pedagogical studies, including learning and cognition, instructional methods, and student and trainee assessment
Career content courses: human relations, technology and public ethics, occupational experience, and more
Full curriculum for career and technical education major, Undergraduate Catalog
View all work and human resource education courses, Undergraduate Catalog
Student profile
Marnie: “When I had decided to seek a teaching degree, there was really only one excellent program, and it was in the College.”
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February 2008