Bachelor of Science in Education in Secondary Education, emphasis in Chemistry

University of Missouri - St. Louis

Foster creativity and critical thinking skills.High school chemistry teachers foster creativity, critical thinking skills and a love of science in students while facilitating learning and understanding of chemistry through guided inquiry, direct instruction, investigations, problem solving and discussion. Chemistry teachers must have mastery of chemistry content and a variety of strategies for facilitating student engagement and deep understanding of that information in order to support students in making connections between classroom learning and the world around them.The BS in Secondary Education, with an emphasis in Chemistry, prepares students to teach in secondary school settings, grades 9-12. This program requires the selection and completion of required coursework in chemistry and includes field and practicum experiences in high school settings, culminating in Missouri teacher certification.This program coordinates with the Department of Chemistry where you’ll be exposed to research and teaching laboratories and a wide variety of modern research instrumentation. Much of the discipline-specific coursework parallels the BA or BS degree in Chemistry however, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) requires specific coursework for teacher certification.

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