This degree prepares you to assume a position as a science education leader or as university science educator.
The major consists of approximately equal components of education and science with supporting work in additional science fields. The dissertation is concerned with science education at the elementary, secondary, or college level.
A teaching internship, a required part of the program, gives you the experience in methods classes and in lower-division science classes. The program requires a minimum of 90 hours of approved graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree .