2010-2011 Calendar | Education |
Environmental Education Minor Program
Faculty of Education
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
This minor develops teacher skills in environmental and outdoor education programs from kindergarten through grade 12, and in the organization and operation of residential and day centre outdoor education, wilderness outdoor recreation, and other interdisciplinary environmental school programs.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete nine units selected from the following.
- BISC 102-4 General Biology
- EDUC 240-3 Social Issues in Education
- GEOG 100-3 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
- GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
- GEOG 215-3 Biogeography (or BISC 204)*
- GEOG 241-3 Social Geography
- KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology
- PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- PSYC 106-3 Psychological Issues in Contemporary Society
- SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
*students with credit for GEOG 215 may not receive credit for BISC 204
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a minimum total of 14 units, including either
- EDUC 452-8 Environmental Education
or both of
- EDUC 454-4 Quantitative Approaches to Environmental Education
- EDUC 493-4 Directed Studies in Environmental Education
and two of
- BISC 304-3 Animal Ecology
- BISC 306-3 Invertebrate Biology
- BISC 310-3 The Natural History of British Columbia
- BISC 317-3 Insect Biology
- BISC 337-3 Plant Biology
- BISC 404-3 Plant Ecology
- EDUC 414-4 Designs for Learning: Secondary Social Studies
- EDUC 416-4 Designs for Learning: Secondary Science
- EDUC 433-4 Philosophical Issues in Curriculum
- EDUC 471-4 Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice
- EDUC 474-4 Designs for Learning: Elementary Social Studies
- EDUC 476-4 Designs for Learning: Elementary Science
- EDUC 459-4 Instructional Activities in Physical Education
- EDUC 482-4 Designs for Learning: Information Technology
- GEOG 322-4 World Resources
- GEOG 369-4 Human Microgeography