The Department of Education offers teacher education programs for students seeking teaching careers in specific subject areas for grades five through twelve. Most of the programs are inter-departmental, with the exception of General Science Broadfield, Social Studies Broadfield, and Technology Education Broadfield, which are totally administered and housed within the Department of Education. Therefore, students who wish to complete any of the aforementioned majors will enroll in the Department of Education, whereas students who wish to complete any of the other majors will enroll in the departments offering the teaching options in their chosen areas.

In addition to its secondary programs, the Department of Education provides foundation coursework which is valuable to teachers at all levels in such areas as history and philosophy of education, multicultural education, educational psychology, human development, assessment, curriculum, content area reading, instructional computing, and exceptionality.

Visit the on-line course catalog's Secondary Education section for complete details on the following:

• Professional Requirements for Secondary Education
• Sequencing Your Required Education Courses
• Teaching Options Available
  • Option 1:  Majors in Secondary Education
  • Option 2:  Subject Area Majors with Teaching Options
  • Option 3:  Teaching Minors

Teaching minors, that is, preparation for a second teaching field in addition to the major field, are offered by many departments. Teaching minors are required to accompany all teaching majors but are not required for broadfields or extended majors. Graduate degree programs are available for secondary teachers who are already certified. (See the College of Graduate Studies' web site at http://www.montana.edu/gradstudies.)

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