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Department of Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Programs
This 4-year initial certification program prepares you to work with children in Grades 1 to 6. We'll help you examine the theories of human development, motivation and learning for this age group. Master the teaching skills necessary to encourage your students to gradually take responsibility for themselves and one another. You'll learn how to give your students an understanding and appreciation of subjects ranging from science to music to language arts. You'll plan and implement instruction based on your knowledge of students, learning theory, subject matter, curricular goals and community. You'll also learn the techniques used to assess and evaluate intellectual, social and physical development and to use those skills in hands-on student-teaching assignments. * Undergraduates seeking certification in Early Childhood and/or Childhood Education must major in the Liberal Arts and Sciences or complete a 30 credit Interdisciplinary concentration. Liberal Arts majors can choose from: • Biology Students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies choose from one of five concentrations: • American Studies If you're interested in teaching at the middle school or high school level (Grades 7 to 12), this 4-year initial certification degree program gives you an in-depth look into the complex minds of adolescents. You'll learn how to bring subjects alive for them, and how to use classroom lessons to provide for their intellectual, social and personal development. You'll study the dynamics of group and individual motivations, and develop innovative instruction plans. As an Adolescence Education major, you can choose to specialize in one of the following subject areas: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, French, Italian, Mathematics, Social Studies or Spanish. B.A. OR B.F.A. IN ART EDUCATION If your talent is creating art and you wish to foster artistic growth among young people, then a bachelor's degree in Art Education can provide excellent training for a career teaching art in day care centers, and nursery, elementary and secondary schools. The B.F.A. has a strong focus on Studio Art while the B.A. program includes broad-based liberal arts coursework. The B.F.A. program immerses you in the theory and practice of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and computer graphics as well as art history and art education. This program also offers each student the unique opportunity to display his or her own work to the public in an exclusive one-person exhibition at C.W. Post's Student Art League Gallery. The B.A. program has a strong liberal arts focus, requiring more core credits in the liberal arts, and is well suited for the transfer student who has already accumulated liberal arts credits. Both programs - which provide thorough instruction in teaching practices and opportunities for field-based experience - lead to initial New York State certification (Birth to Grade 12). B.S. or B.M. IN MUSIC EDUCATION Want to share your passion for music by teaching? Our Music Education programs - which focus on teaching children from Birth to Grade 12 - will give you a solid background in one of three concentrations: Vocal/Choral, Instrumental or Piano/Theory. You will also explore music theory, music history and literature, applied music, and music education. The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) program offers a course of study concentrating on musical performance and includes a senior recital that is performed for the public. The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program combines a strong music program with a well-rounded liberal arts background. All students in music education actively perform at venues on campus, including the 2,200 seat Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and in concert halls both here and abroad. Classes are led by an exceptional faculty of practicing musicians and composers. Both programs include extensive student teaching and lead to New York State initial certification. |
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