High school students must learn to appreciate the complexity and order of God’s creation. They need to understand the necessity of that structure and its uniqueness, all demonstrated in the world around us—from cells and microbes to plants, animals, and birds. Are you ready to become a teacher who can effectively pass this knowledge on to them?
Maranatha’s Biological Science Education major will equip you for that task. The course sequence is similar to that of the Science Education major, but with a particular emphasis on biology courses—botany, zoology, microbiology, ornithology, and genetics.
You will also get a foundation of general science education classes, including chemistry, ecology, and physiology. Your path to the classroom concludes with a full semester of student teaching. You may elect to simply follow the standard program, or you might pursue a path that fulfills the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s licensure requirements.
Suggested Schedule
This is the suggested class list for the Biological Science Education major. You may also want look over the details for our Biology major or our other Education majors.
Year 1
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Sociology | 3 | Foundations of Education | 2 |
| General Biology 1 | 4 | General Biology 2 | 4 |
| Christian Life 1 | 1 | New Testament Survey | 2 |
| Old Testament Survey | 2 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| English Composition 1 | 3 | General Psychology | 3 |
| The Modern World | 3 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 2 |
Year 2
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Chemistry 1 | 4 | General Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| Biology Elective | 3 | Biology Elective | 4 |
| Secondary School Reading | 3 | Sophomore Fieldwork | 0 |
| Human Relations | 3 | The Exceptional Child | 3 |
| Baptist Heritage | 3 | Christian Life 2 | 1 |
| Bible Elective | 2 | Music Elective | 2 |
Summer
Summer 2 | Credits |
|---|---|
| Educational Assessment | 2 |
| Literature Elective | 3 |
Year 3
Fall | Credit | Spring | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Level Status | 0 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 4 |
| Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 | Ecology | 3 |
| Developmental Psychology | 3 | Lab & Field Investigation | 2 |
| Junior Fieldwork | 0 | Sec. & Middle School Teaching Methods | 2 |
| Instructional Media & Technology | 3 | Bible Doctrine 2 | 3 |
| Classroom Management | 2 | Christian Life 3 | 1 |
| Bible Doctrine 1 | 3 | United States History 2 | 3 |
| United States History 1 | 3 |
Summer
Summer 3 | Credits |
|---|---|
| Biology Elective | 3 |
| Bible Elective | 2 |
Year 4
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Seminar | 0 | Supervised Student Teaching-License | 12 |
| Biology Elective | 4 | Post-Student Teaching Portfolio Review | 0 |
| Pre-ST Portfolio Review | 0 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 3 | ||
| Teaching Science | 3 | ||
| Principles of Bible Study | 2 | ||
| Bible Elective | 2 | ||
| Math Elective | 3 |
Career Options
- Science teacher
- Biologist
- Lab technician
- Research technician
- Ecologist
Career Outlook
Biological Science Education and other science education majors will find a wide-open job field upon graduation. The shortage of qualified science teachers in middle schools and high schools has become acute in many areas. Some recent statistics:
- Schools will need 200,000 new science and math
teachers by 2018 - 31 percent of secondary schools had recently
experienced “serious hiring difficulties” in
mathematics, life sciences, and physical sciences - The shortage of high school science teachers in
Texas increased 80 percent between 2004 and 2008 - In 10 states, fewer than 6 of 10 middle school
science teachers were certified in their subject areas
Sources: The Christian Science Monitor, The Consortium for Policy
Research in Education, The Dallas Morning News.