Education - Franciscan University of Steubenville

Education from Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Campus Bachelor Education Science degree that prepares you for a Education career. Teaching is an art, not a science. A great knowledge of the subject matter doesn't help your students if you don't know how to present it in the classroom. You also must know how to tap into your students' lives and know how they think, how they struggle, where their passions lie, and how cultural influences affect them. Education majors at Franciscan University learn the art of teaching the whole person: opening minds with truth and forming hearts through a loving concern. In your classes you will learn how to bring the rich Catholic understanding of human dignity into every teaching situation, helping your students be formed in body, mind, and spirit. Franciscan offers four different licensure programs: early childhood, middle childhood, adolescent to young adult, and intervention specialist (mild/moderate needs). Each program deals with the challenges faced by that particular group and how to help those students. All of the programs cover the basics of running a class, as well as philosophies of education techniques and approaches, and how to navigate different school environments. Field experience begin early in the program, where you get to see put into action the theories you learn in the classroom. The many andvaried classrooms you observe through the years, along with student teaching during your final senior semester provide you a healthy base of experience to draw upon down the road. The total program includes 36 hours of class work in education classes, followed by the Teacher Education Program. This program is rigorous. It will require a serious commitment of your time and energy, but the rewards are well worth the hours spent. Our graduates leave prepared to face the challenges of education, and to guide their students to develop intellectually, morally, and spiritually. View more details on Franciscan University of Steubenville . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Education Science courses.