Vocational Technical Education

In cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Westfield State University offers a degree program for vocational teachers. This is a Bachelor of Science in Education (Vocational) for teachers of trades. The students in this program later are employed either in their trade area, or in a vocational technical school, or in a comprehensive high school. Since the students in this program are employed during the day, the program is offered on a part time basis in the evening. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a conferred degree is not a requirement for teaching a trade in a vocational school.

Admission into the Vocational Education program will be dependent on prior vocational education and certification.

Requirements for Vocational Education

EDUC 0214 - Supervised Internship: Vocational Education Credits: 3
EDUC 0301 - Implementing a Competency Based Curriculum Credits: 3 *
EDUC 0302 - Integrating Vocational and Academic Curriculum Credits: 3 *
EDUC 0332 - Seminar for the Vocational Technical Educator Credits: 3
EDUC 0343 - Appraisal and Evaluation Techniques in Occupational Education Credits: 3
EDUC 0344 - Developing and Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum In Vocational Technical Education Credits: 3
EDUC 0351 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education-Instructional Strategies Credits: 3
EDUC 0357 - Managing Student Behavior in a Healthy and Safe Environment Credits: 3
EDUC 0358 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education - Educating and Assessing the Vocational Technical Education Learner Credits: 3
EDUC 0379 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education - Using Research-Based Practices to Develop Effective Instructional Strategies Credits: 3 *
EDUC 0390 - Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Vocational Technical Education Credits: 3 *
EDUC 0396 - Technology, Teaching, and Learning Credits: 3

Note:

*See description in Graduate Catalogue for corresponding course; undergraduate course to be submitted for governance approval.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE or Common Core .