该学位使您可以在四年内成为一名完全合格的科学老师。培训在UCC最先进的尤里卡科学和数学探究式教育中心进行。在第一年级，学生与其他理科学生共同修读共同的一年级理科课程，从而有时间安顿于UCC并考虑从事理科教学的职业。从第2年开始，您注册BSc（Ed），然后选择专攻生物学或化学或物理学专业。您将获得有关理科教学和科学教育的介绍，并花一些时间在当地的中学进行教学实习，并学习第二年的理科课程。
This degree enables you to become a fully qualified science teacher in four years. Training takes place in UCC's state-of-the-art Eureka Centre for Inquiry-Based Education in Science and Mathematics.<br>In Year 1 students undertake a common first-year science course with other science students, allowing time to settle in to UCC and think about a career in science teaching.<br>At the beginning of Year 2, you register for the BSc(Ed) and choose to specialise in either biology or chemistry or the physics stream. You will obtain an introduction to science teaching and science education and spend some time on Teaching Placement at a local secondary school, as well as studying second-year science modules.<br><br>Year 3 is made up of another module in science education and Teaching Placement in a local secondary school as well as third-year science modules. In Year 4, all modules are education modules, with increased time spent on Teaching Placement and also time spent at lectures and laboratory practical sessions at UCC.<br>On completion of this course, you will be able to:<br>recognise and apply the basic principles of classroom management and discipline,<br>identify the key characteristics of excellent teaching in science,<br>& develop comprehensive portfolios of lesson plans relevant to the science curricula in schools.<br>This course is unique in that you will be trained to teach science in the state-of-the-art Eureka Centre for Inquiry-Based Education in Science and Mathematics in UCC.<br><br>The Eureka Centre consists of science education laboratories that are fully equipped to teach Leaving Certificate physics, chemistry and biology, a Science Resource Centre with all the teaching resources that you need for teaching these subjects, and a seminar room that is fully equipped for online teaching and learning activities.