BA in Secondary Education
Wartburg College
Key Information
Campus location
Waverly, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 45,200
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Introduction
A degree in education offers exciting opportunities. A degree in education at Wartburg offers outstanding classroom experiences. You can use your talents and abilities to become an effective and reflective teacher in a life of professional service and leadership. You will find job opportunities in education at any level, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Curriculum
Time in the Classroom
Wartburg education majors go into school classrooms during their first year, spending a minimum of 25 hours in teaching activities. Before graduation, you will be required to complete a 25-hour experience in a cultural setting significantly different from your own.
Secondary Education (5-12) Requirements
12½-13½ course credits:
- ED 100 Foundations of American Education plus ED 181 Field Experience: Foundations of American Education
- ED 212 Human Relations
- ED 215 Psychology of the Exceptional Child
- ED 230 Teaching in the Secondary School plus ED 282 Field Experience in the Secondary School
- ED 315 Educational Psychology plus ED 383 Field Experience: Educational Psychology
- ED 350 Content Area Reading Strategies
- ED 483 Secondary School Teaching and Capstone Seminar and/or ED 486 K-12 Physical Education Student Teaching and Capstone Seminar and/or ED 487 K-12 Art Student Teaching and Capstone Seminar and/or ED 488 Middle School Student Teaching and/or ED 489 5-12 Health Student Teaching
- PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 211 Adolescent Development or PSY 225 Life Span Human Development
At least one of the following classes for each endorsement area
- ART 480 K-12 Art Methods
- BI 470 Secondary Content Methods: Science
- CH 470 Secondary Content Methods: Science
- ED 470 Secondary Content Methods: Social Studies
- EN 470 Secondary Content Methods: English/Journalism
- FL 470 Secondary Content Methods: Foreign Languages
- MA 470 Secondary Content Methods: Mathematics
- PE 470 Secondary Content Methods: Physical Education
- PHY 470 Secondary Content Methods: Science
Note:
Students complete the secondary teacher professional core and a teaching major. By completing the Secondary Education professional core, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.
Majors
Elementary education majors earn an elementary license with a K-8 endorsement in their selected area. Secondary education majors earn a 5-12 license in their teaching major and other selected endorsement areas. Iowa licensure leads to licensure or certification in other states.
The Curriculum Library contains more than 6,000 textbooks, children’s books, and other resources, for education majors, housed in the Vogel Library.
Endorsements
- English as a Second Language
- Early Childhood
- Reading
- Elementary
- Middle School
- Science
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
- Math
May Term in New York: Human Relations
During May Term there are many options for students to visit unique places. The Department of Education provides an urban immersion experience in several New York City schools. Students and faculty stay at the Seafarers and International House in downtown New York.
About the New York Schools
Central Park East: New York
Emphasis: Fine Arts
Ethical Culture: New York
Emphasis: Ethics and Urban Living
Grant Avenue: The Bronx
Emphasis: PK-5
Marta Valle: New York
Emphasis: High school seniors teach/mentor 7th graders
PS 155: East Harlem
Emphasis: General Academics
PS 163: East Harlem
Emphasis: K-5 Program, Talented/Gifted Program, Bilingual Program
Program Outcome
By majoring in education, you can work with children in diverse classroom settings, share your interest in a content area, and impact the future. You can explore children’s literature, literacy, reading, curriculum, educational psychology, early childhood education, human relations, multicultural studies, teaching strategies and methods, educational technology, field placements, and special education.
If you are interested in secondary teaching certification or another emphasis, your primary faculty adviser will be from your major area. An education professor will serve as your secondary adviser.
Career Opportunities
Alumni Outcomes
Wartburg graduates find satisfying jobs and are admitted into top graduate and professional schools. Wartburg alumni can be found in all 50 U.S. states and over 70 foreign countries. Below is only a sample of the types of positions Wartburg graduates from the Education Department have had in the past.
Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:
- Language Arts Teacher, Central City Community Schools, Central City
- Teacher, Linn-Mar Community School District, Marion
- Teacher, North Slope Borough School District, Barrow, Alaska
- Teacher, Verrado Elementary School, Buckey, Arizona
- Special Education Teacher, Northfield Public Schools, Northfield, Minnesota
- Resource Teacher, Cedar Falls Community School District, Cedar Falls
Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past 15 Years:
- Teacher, Logan Middle School, Waterloo
- Social Worker, Early Intervention Services, Golden, Colorado
- Special Education Coordinator, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
- Teacher, Fort Dodge Community School District, Fort Dodge
- Principal, Maple River High School, Mapleton, Minnesota
- Senior Project Manager, GMAC Insurance, Waterloo
- Mathematics Teacher, Glarion-Goldfield School District, Clarion
English Language Requirements
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