Undergraduate Education Courses
The Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Technical Education degrees are designed to meet the needs of prospective teachers. Students who pursue a B.Ed. or B.T.Ed. degree will meet the requirements for New Brunswick Office of Teacher Certification. For information on the specific program requirements, see the Programs of Study section of the Academic Calendar.
Prerequisites are not required unless stated, but students must be admitted to the Bachelor of Education program, Bachelor of Technical Education program, or as Continuing Education-Certification students in order to register for these courses.
ED3033 Sociology of Education
Credit hours: 3
This course examines sociological theories and research methods as they apply to education, the school as a formal and informal organization, and effects of education on stratification, social control, race, class, and gender.
Crosslisting: SO3033
ED3113 Literacy Education
Credit hours: 3
This course will focus on literacy at the elementary and middle school levels. The emphasis will be on the development of literacy skills. Students will be exposed to topics such as language acquisition, reading and writing processes, and theoretical basis for instructional procedures. Listening, reading, speaking, writing, and responding skills, as well as lesson planning and varied group work will be emphasized. A variety of resources and procedures appropriate to the students’ developmental levels will be emphasized as well.
ED3120 TESL Practicum
Credit hours: 0
TESL Practicum provides 25 hours of classroom experience where trainees observe and participate in the practical application of the theories, skills, and methodologies studied in ED3123 and ED3133.
(Recommended for those who plan to teach ESL in Canada.)
Prerequisites: Completion of ED3123 and ED3133 with a final grade of “B-” or higher in each, and permission from the practicum supervisor. See also the entrance requirements for the Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language.
ED3123 Teaching Language: Methods and Management
Credit hours: 3
This course includes an overview of various approaches to teaching language and introduces the relevant concepts, theory, and methodology, including needs analysis, course design, lesson planning, activity development, and class management.
Prerequisites: 2nd year status and 6 credit hours of English, or ED3133, or permission from the Registrar
ED3130 TEFL Practicum
Credit hours: 0
TEFL Practicum provides 25 hours of classroom experience where trainees observe and participate in the practical application of the theories, skills, and methodologies studied in ED3123 and ED3133.
(Recommended for those who plan to teach English overseas.)
Prerequisites: ED3123 and ED3133 with a final grade of “B-” or higher in each, or permission from the practicum supervisor.
ED3133 Teaching Language Skills and Systems
Credit hours: 3
This course focuses on teaching speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and pronunciation, and provides an overview of theory related to grammar systems, language sound systems, language acquisition, and intercultural communication.
Prerequisite: 2nd year status and 6 credit hours of English, or ED3123, or permission from the Registrar
ED3163 Writing Across Disciplines
Credit hours: 3
Students will examine current research and strategies used to teach writing across disciplines, K-12. Students will examine the writing process, the importance of writing across the NB curricula, and the art of teaching students how to write.
Corequisite: ED3113
ED3203 Mathematics Education
Credit hours: 3
This course will have a focus on the investigation of approaches to mathematics instruction at the elementary and middle school levels. Effective usage of varied materials such as manipulatives will be developed through class/group activities, unit and lesson plans, as well as through a variety of classroom discussions and investigations. A number of other areas will be explored including unit and lesson planning, integration of math with other subjects, classroom presentations, and current trends in mathematics education.
ED3213 Theory and Practice I
Credit hours: 3
During this course students will become acquainted with major educational concepts related to classroom management and function. A significant element in the course is having students become reflective practitioners. As students reflect on issues related to theory and practice, they will also be challenged to consider their own beliefs, the learning process, and the individual learner. Some of the topics to be discussed in class are the foundation of comprehensive classroom management, creating a safe and supportive learning community, and increasing student motivation and learning by implementing instructional methods that meet students’ academic needs.
ED3223 Theory and Practice II
Credit hours: 3
This course will introduce students to issues in contemporary education. Some of the areas addressed will include legal considerations for teachers, educational policies, ethical considerations, communication challenges, and teacher wellness.
ED3243 Developmental Disabilities
Credit hours: 3
After examining normal cognitive and social development of the child, this course will survey present research pertaining to various developmental disabilities in children, youth, and adults. Case studies in selected areas will be utilized.
Crosslisting: PS3243
ED3303 Science Education
Credit hours: 3
This course focuses on the teaching of science at the elementary and middle school levels. An exploration of science teaching and learning based on prior conceptions and experiences will be used to support and develop science literacy. Topics include theoretical perspectives, assessment, classroom procedures, and integration of science themes in other curriculum areas.
ED3313 Instructional and Learning Processes I
Credit hours: 3
This course prepares students to develop unit plans, lesson plans, and effective classroom instruction. This course introduces assessment practices that align with curricular expectations, and this course will also expose students to integral educational documents.
ED3323 Instructional and Learning Processes II
Credit hours: 3
This course examines the effective framing of professional educational practices that include building and tracking professional responsibilities, planning, preparation, instruction, assessment, and establishing an effective learning environment.
ED3343 Language Development
Credit hours: 3
This course examines the sequence of language development throughout the span of humans’ lives. Emphasis will be placed on major theoretical approaches to language development and on related areas such as cognition and literacy.
Crosslisting: CO3213, PS3213
ED3373 Assessment, Feedback, and Reporting
Credit hours: 3
This course will address the current principles related to the facets of assessment with respect to the enhancement of student learning as well as the measuring of student learning for summative purposes. The course will include the development of assessment strategies and policies, the provision of appropriate/timely feedback, and reporting of the learning that has occurred.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ED3313
ED3413 Social Studies Education
Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to acquaint students with an overview of social studies and to assist students in developing skills for effective social studies instruction. Students will focus on various strategies/procedures and will develop activities and projects designed to illustrate curriculum components. In addition, various perspectives on the teaching of social studies will be studied.
ED3423 Technology in Education
Credit hours: 3
This course explores technology in education from a variety of perspectives. Its purpose is to provide the student teacher with the requisite skills and knowledge effectively to utilize and integrate technology in teaching. It is also designed to take into account participants with a broad range of technical competences and incorporates theoretical and practical (hands-on) content. It will explore the role of technology in education, its pedagogical underpinnings, and its practical application. The course will cover topics that deal with the integration of technology in curriculum design and lesson planning; professional practice and ethical considerations with regards to technology in teaching; and technology integration into specific subject areas. Students will also be exposed to and taught how to utilize the technologies available to them. These would include, Smart Technologies, Microsoft Office, Wikispaces, and selected new media technologies.
ED3443 Early Childhood Development
Credit hours: 3
This course will apply developmental psychological findings to early childhood education and care, early experience and heredity, and learning and perception, to understand how such factors affect the cognitive and social development of the young child. Case studies pertaining to early infantile autism and child abuse will be examined in detail.
Crosslisting: PS2213
ED3453 Adolescent Development
Credit hours: 3
This course is a survey of the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social dimensions of adolescents as they mature and adjust during years of transition and change. This course pays special consideration to the work of noted psychologists specializing in the study of the adolescent years.
Crosslisting: PS2223
ED3463 Psychology of Attachment
Credit hours: 3
This course provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of attachment across the lifespan. Attachment theory offers a framework for describing and understanding close emotional bonds in relationships. Attachment issues to be investigated include normative processes, individual differences, measurement, and psychopathology.
Crosslisting: PS3463
ED3473 Small Group Communication
Credit hours: 3
This course provides an introduction to the principles of the small group process as it relates to decision making, problem solving, and negotiating.
ED3513, 3523 Directed Studies in Education
Credit hours: 3
These courses are available for students when their interests and the professor’s expertise allow for a more in-depth tutorial approach. Students must be highly capable and must have completed upper level prerequisite courses in the area of the directed study.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Registrar
ED3603 Pedagogy of Play
Credit hours: 3
This course introduces the pedagogy of play by exploring and discussing theoretical and empirical literature on play, engaging in playful learning activities, and viewing examples of play in classrooms.
ED3613 Children’s Literature
Credit hours: 3
This course includes classic works of children’s literature (such as Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Alice in Wonderland), Canadian children’s literature (such as Anne of Green Gables), and both Tolkien’s The Hobbit and Lewis’s Narnia series. Throughout, attention will be given both to understanding this rich literature and to considering how it might be taught to children.
Crosslisting: EN3613
ED3633 Theories of Learning
Credit hours: 3
This course will provide an overview of the ideas and research related to animal and human learning. Background on various issues that have shaped the understanding of this field over the years will also be included, as will more recent studies that address the intricacies of how learning occurs.
Crosslisting: PS3633
Prerequisites: PS1013, PS1023
ED3703 Jesus as Teacher
Credit hours: 3
This course is an exploration of the teaching methods of Jesus considering his aims, his cultural setting, his community’s history, and his social location as a rabbi. Teaching is a task requiring contextualization. It involves authority, in contrast to the thought of some who wish a truly ‘free’ school. Jesus’ employment of lecture methods, his use of memorable sayings and of parables, and his personal modelling demands the attention of educators schooled in active learning methods.
Crosslisting: RS3303
Prerequisite: Education student or permission of the Registrar
ED3723 Psychological Tests and Measurement
Credit hours: 3
This course will involve a survey of psychological tests used in both individual assessment and research areas. Principles of test construction and evaluation will be central concepts in the study of selected tests. In addition to class lecture, supervised laboratory experiences in test administration and interpretation will be undertaken.
Crosslisting: PS3723
ED3773 Communication Disorders
Credit hours: 3
This course surveys the field of human communication disorders. It will commence with a brief examination of the basics of the field, including the professions concerned with human communication disorders, definitions of the oral-verbal aspects of communication, and the anatomy and physiology of the human speech mechanism. This will be followed by an introduction to various speech and language disorders. Finally, the course will look specifically at communication differences and disorders of special populations.
Crosslisting: CO3773, PS3773
ED3823 Physical/Wellness Education
Credit hours: 3
This course involves an exploration of the materials and methods relevant to the teaching of physical education at the elementary and middle school levels. Over the course of the term students will be introduced to practical applications of the physical education curriculum including examinations of key concepts, skills, and program planning for this area of learning. Additionally, time will be made for education practices associated with interests and concerns relevant to health education.
ED3913 Fine Arts Education I: Music
Credit hours: 3
This Fine Arts methods course will place a strong emphasis on the music component taught within the K-8 context of New Brunswick schools.
ED3923 Fine Arts Education II: Art
Credit hours: 3
This Fine Arts methods course will place a strong emphasis on the art component taught within the K-8 context of New Brunswick schools.
ED3953 Teaching Shakespeare
Credit hours: 3
An introduction to teaching Shakespeare, particularly through performance, focusing on major plays such as Hamlet.
Crosslisting: EN3953
Prerequisite: EN1013 or equivalent first year English
ED4023 Educational Foundations
Credit hours: 3
This course traces often unquestioned practices of education to their foundational beliefs. Working through educational paradigms and systems, current issues are identified for individual teaching practices. This course explores and enables students to develop a personal philosophy of education.
ED4043 Literacy Education for Adolescent Learners
Credit hours: 3
This course introduces students to the characteristics of adolescent learners and the key components of adolescent literacy. The course provides research-based strategies and helps develop mindsets to support literacy growth in grades six to twelve, acknowledging that all teachers are teachers of literacy. The course also examines the advantages, privileges, and responsibilities of traditional, discipline-specific, and cultural adolescent literacies.
Corequisite: ED3113
ED4103 Educational Psychology: Inclusionary Practices
Credit hours: 3
This course focuses on the application of psychological principles to teaching and learning that support the inclusion of children with exceptional needs into the regular classroom. Theory and practice will be considered together as information and ideas are drawn from research and applied to teaching while also providing service to students with diverse learning needs. Particular emphasis will be placed on the development of appropriate curriculum modifications, teacher competencies, and effective instructional procedures and strategies for addressing the needs of these specific learners and creating reflective, inclusive classrooms.
Corequisites: ED3213, ED3313
ED4203 Developmental Literacy
Credit hours: 3
This course focuses on interconnected skills of developmental literacy for elementary students and further develops some areas studied in ED3113. Students will explore current teaching methodologies and assessment approaches which support literacy development, drawing on relevant curriculum documents and current research. This course is intended to help students gain an understanding of literacy development; learn skills for program development; explore theoretical issues; and acquire strategies to support students’ literacy learning.
ED4233 Behaviour Intervention
Credit hours: 3
This course introduces behaviour intervention techniques based on psychological science. It focuses on Tier 3 Skills (Tertiary Prevention), addressing the problems of individuals using behaviour analysis to create personalized intervention plans.
Crosslisting: PS4233
Prerequisites: PS1013, PS1023
Corequisites: Either PS 2213 or PS 2223
ED4413 Diversity and Multiculturalism in Education
Credit hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of global education by examining the concept of multicultural education itself in this interconnected world. Using a comparative framework, students will examine the policies and practices of multicultural education in other national contexts, unpack the social issues these policies seek to redress, and examine their links.
Prerequisite: 3rd year status, or permission from the Registrar
ED4713 Behaviour Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Credit hours: 3
This course will involve a survey of emotional, behavioural, and social disorders in children and adolescents. Specific topics in this area of study will include the history of the field, diagnostic classifications, theoretical approaches, and a survey of therapeutic interventions and service delivery models.
Crosslisting: PS4713
ED5106 Internship Extension – Six Weeks
Credit hours: 6
This course is designed for internationally educated teachers who require extra internship hours to be certified by the NB Office of Teacher Certification. It is a 6-week full-time placement in the public-school setting.
Antirequisites: Students cannot receive credit for multiple internship courses (ED5106, ED5109, ED5112, ED5115, and ED5118).
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean of Education
ED5109 Internship Extension – Nine Weeks
Credit hours: 9
This course is designed for internationally educated teachers who require extra internship hours to be certified by the NB Office of Teacher Certification. It is a 9-week full-time placement in the public-school setting.
Antirequisites: Students cannot receive credit for multiple internship courses (ED5106, ED5109, ED5112, ED5115, and ED5118).
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean of Education
ED5112 Internship Extension – Twelve Weeks
Credit hours: 12
This course is designed for internationally educated teachers who require extra internship hours to be certified by the NB Office of Teacher Certification. It is a 12-week full-time placement in the public-school setting.
Antirequisites: Students cannot receive credit for multiple internship courses (ED5106, ED5109, ED5112, ED5115, and ED5118).
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean of Education
ED5115 Internship
Credit hours: 15
The internship is comprised of two parts. The first part is an observational component whereby each student must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours in the public school setting. The second part is a 15-week full-time component in the public school setting.
Prerequisites: ED3213, ED3223, ED3313, ED3323, ED4023, ED4103
ED5118 Technical Education Internship
Credit hours: 18
The Internship is comprised of two parts. The first part is an observational component whereby each student must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours in the public school setting. The second part is an 18-week full-time component in the public school setting.
Prerequisites: ED3213, ED3223, ED3313, ED3323, ED4023, ED4103
