Program Details
Secondary Education
This programme prepares teachers to provide instruction for secondary school students. Candidates select two subject areas for specialization, one area as a major and one as a minor.
Areas offered include: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Business Studies, Foreign Languages, History, Geography, and Social Studies.
Entry Requirements
A MINIMUM of FIVE (5) CSEC subjects at General Proficiency
Grades I, II, or III, OR the equivalent GCE Ordinary level passes,
including English Language.
In addition, specific entry requirements for specialisation in the various subject areas will be:
- CAPE (2 Units) or GCE Advanced level passes, or an Associate Degree in the specialist subject (Major)
- At least a Grade 1 pass at the CSEC level or the equivalent in the specialist subject (Minor)
Applicants applying to the Division of Teacher Education must submit the following documents below.
- 500 words essay entitled, “Why I would like to become a train teacher” concluding with a teacher education philosophy.
- Certified copies of certificates and awards.
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from professional educators or supervisors if you are a current teacher.
- Police Record.
Applicants are also required to attend an admission interview.
Candidates for Mature Entry
Candidates over the age of 30 years seeking admission into the programme and who do not have the academic qualifications but who have completed at least 5 years of teaching in one or more recognized schools must establish clear evidence of their competence in the field.
Submission of a portfolio which documents competence/accomplishments in the following ways
- Representative sample of work (where applicable) over the three-year period
- A written 500 word account of life history and a vision of their role in education.
- Documentation to substantiate certificates/awards obtained in the informal setting, e.g., on-the-job courses.
- Recommendations from professional educator(s) and person(s) who have supervised him/her in his/her area of competence.
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| Year 1 Semester 1 | Year 1 Semester 2 | Year 1 Summer Semester |
| Registration Fee $430
EC UWI Exam Fees $300.00 EC |
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Fee $395 EC TED Summer Class $163 EC |
| Year 2 Semester 3 | Year 2 Semester 4 | |
| Registration Fee $395
EC UWI Exam Fees $300.00 EC |
Registration Fee $395EC UWI Exam Fees $300.00 EC
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| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
| JCOM100 English for Communication I JLAE101 Curriculum Issues in Language Arts Education JPSY101 Foundations in Child Development & Principles of Learning JSS201 Introduction to Social Studies Education JEDET101 Seminar Series in Technology in Education ONE(1) COURSE FROM THE SPECIALIST AREA ENGLISH JENG201 Teaching Language in the Caribbean Context MATHEMATICS JMAT201 Issues in Teaching & Learning Mathematics at the Secondary Level GEOGRAPHY JGEO201 Planning & Teaching Geography in Secondary School HISTORY JHI201 The Nature and Purpose of History FOREIGN LANGUAGES JFL201 An Introduction to Issues, Approaches & Methods in the Teaching & Learning SOCIAL STUDIES JSS201 Introduction to Social Studies Education SCIENCE JSC201 Secondary Science & Technology Teaching I BUSINESS STUDIES JBUS200 Principles of Business Instruction I | JCOM101 English &
Communication II JAST201 Principles of Assessment for Secondary Teachers JPSY202 Managing Instruction & Classroom Dynamics at the Secondary Level TWO(2) COURSE FROM THE SPECIALIST AREA ENGLISH JENG202 Experiences in Literature JENG203 Teaching Adolescent Literature MATHEMATICS JMAT202 Developing Number and Algebra Concepts in the Lower Secondary Classrooms JMAT203 Catering to Struggling Students in Mathematics Classrooms GEOGRAPHY Managing Field studies in Geography JGEO203 Regional Environments: Issues and Challenges for the Caribbean HISTORY JHI202 Perspectives Post-Emancipation Caribbean History JHI203 Using Instructional Media, Interactive and Multi Modal Techniques in History FOREIGN LANGUAGES JFL202 Foreign Language Methods & the Principles of Second Language Acquisition JFL203 Applied Methodologies: Strategies in the Teaching of Foreign Languages SOCIAL STUDIES JSS201 Introduction to Social Studies Education SCIENCE JSC202 Basic Physical Sciences I JSC203 Basic Physical Sciences II BUISINESS STUDIES JBUS201 Business Studies in the Caribbean Context JBUS205 Principles of Business Instruction II | JEDCL201 Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | |
| JEDCI201 Techniques in Classroom Investigation
1 Elective 1 Elective ENGLISH JENG204 Integrating Literature in the Langauge Classroom JENG205 Assessment in English MATHEMATICS JMAT204 Developing Geometry and Trigonometry Concepts in Secondary Classrooms JMAT205 Advanced Concepts in Mathematics GEOGRAPHY JGEO204 Geography for Sustainability JGEO205 Skill Development in Geography Education HISTORY JHI204 Teaching History: Pedagogy & Practice JHI205 The Teaching of History for CXC General Proficiency FOREIGN LANGUAGES JFL204 The Teaching of Foreign Languages for the CSEC Examinations JFL205 The Teaching of Foreign Languages for the Cape Examinations in French and Spanish SOCIAL STUDIES JSS204 Methods of Inquiry and Fieldwork in Secondary Social Studies JSS205 Understanding Caribbean Societies SCIENCE JSC204 Secondary Science & Technology Teaching II JSC205 Basic Life, the Environment & Its Resources BUISINESS STUDIES JBUS203 Human Resource Development JBUS206 Teaching of Business Management Studies JBUS207 Teaching of Applied Office Administration | JRCP101 Seminars for
Reflection on Classroom Practice JECP101 Extended Classroom Practicum for Reflecting on Classroom Practice(10 weeks,Mon-thu) | |