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University of Calgary Calendar 2015-2016 Werklund School of Education 4. BEd Program Details 4.2 Four-Year BEd (Community-Based) Program
4.2 Four-Year BEd (Community-Based) Program

The Four-Year BEd (Community-Based) program provides opportunities for students to remain in or near their rural and remote communities for the majority of their degree program. Offering 1-2 courses on-campus each summer provides students with the opportunity to work with their cohort in a face-to-face environment, attend orientation and social events and to connect with the Werklund School of Education and the University of Calgary. Our experience with blended programs indicates that including on-campus courses and experiences each academic year, provides for a stronger pedagogical program, significantly increases the retention rate and reduces the number of courses to be taken throughout the Fall and Winter Terms. It further creates a strong relational bond among students within their particular cohort during their campus experience that extends when they return to their communities.

The Four-Year BEd (Community-Based) program consists of 120 units (20 full-course equivalents) to be distributed according to the following list:

  • 30 units (5.0 full-course equivalents) in courses in Teachable Subject Areas including:
    • Teachable Subject Area courses (24 units or 4.0 full-course equivalents)
    • Education 460, 535 (6 units or 2.0 full-course equivalents)
  • 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) in required non-education required courses
    • Course in English or French Literature (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
    • Course in Creative and Performing Arts (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
    • Course in Psychology (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
    • Course in Physical Education or Health and Wellness (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
    • Course in Sciences (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
    • Course in Canadian Studies (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
  • 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) in elective courses
Teachable Subject Areas

In addition to the required Education, non-Education, and elective courses, students are required to complete 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) in their teachable subject area as listed below.

Language Arts
  • 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) in the field of English, of which 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) are at the senior level
Mathematics
  • 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) in the field of Mathematics, of which 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) are at the senior level
Science
  • 24 units (4.0 full-course equivalents) in the field of Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, of which 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) are at the senior level
Social Studies
  • 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in the field of History
  • 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in the field of Geography
  • 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) in the following fields: Anthropology, Archaeology, Canadian Studies, Indigenous Studies, Law and Society, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Religious Studies, Urban Studies, or Women's Studies
  • 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) in a range of the following fields, of which 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) are at the senior level: Anthropology, Archaeology, Canadian Studies, Communication and Culture, Indigenous Studies, Law and Society, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Religious Studies, Urban Studies, or Women's Studies