Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Technology Education
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
Major Courses
Minor Courses
Secondary Professional Education Courses
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The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Technology Education is a collaborative program with Valley City State University. Dickinson State University provides the General Education and secondary professional education coursework, and Valley City State University provides the Technology Education major coursework in an online format. Students completing the program will be graduates of Dickinson State University. The Valley City State University Technology Education course descriptions are available from the Valley City State University website (www.vcsu.edu).
Technology Education Major Courses
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Technology Education includes courses in General Education, professional education (secondary professional education course sequence), the major field (listed below), and the minor field to total a minimum of 128 semester hours. In addition to the Student Learning Outcomes for the Teacher Education Program, Student Learning Outcomes for the Technology Major program are listed below.
Student Learning Outcomes for Technology Education
- Methodology – Students will develop knowledge necessary for program development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment of student learning. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
- Content – Students will acquire knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate competence in technological literacy. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
- Application – Students will demonstrate competency in technology education content and apply this knowledge in real-world experiences. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
Requirements
Technology Education Major Courses:
Courses are delivered online through Valley City State University. Labs are conducted face-to-face in a local secondary school’s technology classrooms by special arrangement on selected weekends and evenings.
Courses in Business, Computer Information System, Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, Instructional Technology, or Elementary Education may be included with approval of the advisor.
Select six credits from the following:
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in an approved secondary teaching subject includes courses in General Education, professional education, the major field, and the minor field to total a minimum of 120 semester hours. Specific requirements for the majors and minors are shown under the appropriate departments in the catalog. A grade of “C” or better is required in all professional education courses graded on an “A” through “F” letter basis, and a grade of “S”’ is required in all professional education courses graded on an “S/U” letter basis.
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
Disciplinary Courses
In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of
SEED 398B or
SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) (and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline).
Disciplinary course for Technology Education must be completed collaboratively through Valley City State University:
Additional Professional Courses:
EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 and EDUC 398D must be taken in the same semester
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.
Professional Course Electives
Total Credit Hours: 80-88