Education (BEd)

About this programme

Discover what makes this Laurier program unique and how you’ll gain real-world experience. Your Laurier academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors. Here are a few things you can count on: Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree: Laurier's Bachelor of Education program is only open to applicants who have already completed a qualifying undergraduate degree. If you're wrapping up grade 12 now (or you finished a few years ago), we have several undergraduate pathway programs that can help you check off that prerequisite degree and start preparing to be an outstanding teacher right from year one. The Bachelor of Arts in International Education Studies (IES) is offered on the Waterloo campus and is a partnership between the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts. In this program, you will take Global Studies courses that orient you to the complex realities of our world, and Education courses that develop teaching skills for culturally and linguistically diverse settings. The undergraduate Teaching Minor consists of 4.0 credits throughout your degree: five core half-credit courses offered through the Faculty of Education. The Teaching Minor is designed to provide you with a foundational course of study focusing on teaching. For eligible programs, you apply directly on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) by choosing 'Teaching Minor' as your program enhancement. By applying directly to the Teaching Minor through the OUAC and receiving an offer, you qualif