Teacher education
As you grew up, who were your role models? Who inspired you to think outside the box and challenge new ideas? Who motivated you to look out into the world for a deeper meaning? Chances are, at least one was a teacher. We believe teaching is one of the most important professions in the world. Our programs will help you guide, inspire and lead the students you'll teach.
Teacher education programs
Elementary Bachelor of Education
About the Elementary Bachelor of Education
This program prepares you for the always-changing challenges and responsibilities of teaching in today’s elementary and middle years classrooms. This practicum-based program gets you hands-on classroom experience. You’ll graduate at the leading edge of your field with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree and be eligible to apply for a BC teaching certificate.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Program length: 4 years |
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Intake: 70 (2 groups of 33) |
Includes summer term: No |
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Practicum: 3 |
Full-time or part-time: Full-time |
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Department: EDCI |
Location: UVic |
Elementary post-degree professional program
About the Elementary post-degree professional program
This post-degree professional program (PDPP) is for degree holders who want to teach elementary or middle classes. After four terms and two practicum experiences, you’ll graduate with a Bachelor of Education degree and be eligible to apply for a BC teaching certificate.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Program length: 16 months |
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Intake: 33 (one group) |
Includes summer term: Yes |
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Practicum: 2 |
Full-time or part-time: Full-time (intensive) |
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Department: EDCI |
Location: UVic |
Elementary post-degree professional program — Indigenous Education
About the Elementary post-degree professional program — Indigenous Education
The post-degree professional program will provide aspiring teachers, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, with a relevant, relational, and transformative education designed to foster a deeper understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis histories, cultures, and ways of knowing and being. The program is designed to enhance relational accountabilities with local indigenous people and communities. Graduates of the 24-month program will received a Bachelor of Education degree and are eligible to apply for a BC Teaching Certificate.
Program Information
Secondary post-degree professional program
About the Secondary post-degree professional program
This post-degree professional program (PDPP) is for degree holders who want to teach one or two subjects in a secondary school. In this program, you’ll move through intensive course work over four terms, work in schools right away, and formalize your hand on experiences through two practicums. You’ll graduate with a Bachelor of Education degree (BEd) and be eligible to apply for a BC teaching certificate.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Program length: 16 months |
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Intake: 66 (2 groups of 33) |
Includes summer term: Yes |
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Practicum: 2 |
Full-time or part-time: Full-time (intensive) |
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Department: EDCI |
Location: UVic |
Elementary Bachelor of Education – East Kootenay
About the Elementary Bachelor of Education – East Kootenay
This program prepares you for the always-changing challenges and responsibilities of teaching in today’s elementary and middle years classrooms. Through this critically-informed, engaging, and hands-on program at the College of the Rockies in the East Kootenay, you'll graduate at the leading edge of your field with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree and be eligible to apply for a BC teaching certificate, or work in non-formal educational, public sector, or personnel-related settings. This program is ideal for teaching in rural areas.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Program length: 4 years |
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Intake: 25 |
Includes summer term: No |
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Practicum: 3 |
Full-time or part-time: Full-time |
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Location: College of the Rockies |
Elementary post-degree professional program – East Kootenay
About the Elementary post-degree professional program – East Kootenay
This program is for degree holders who want to teach in the dynamic, professional field of elementary or middle years education. Following the East Kootenay special schedule at the College of the Rockies, you engage in critically-informed, cross-disciplinary course and practicum-based experiences that qualify you to graduate with a Bachelor of Education degree and eligibility to apply for a BC teaching certificate. This program is ideal for teaching in rural areas.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Program length: 2 years |
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Intake: 6 |
Includes summer term: No |
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Practicum: 2 |
Full-time or part-time: Full-time |
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Location: College of the Rockies |
Minor in Education
About the Minor in Education
The Minor allows students enrolled in a UVic undergraduate program other than teacher education to study teaching and learning in a variety of educational environments such as social agencies or businesses with an instructional component to their organization. You'll graduate with a basic foundation of learning, teaching, assessment, and instructional design to meet the needs of various educational environments.
Program information
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Level: Undergraduate |
Location: UVic |
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Department: EDCI |
Careers
Some fields a degree in teacher education can open up for you:
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Teacher
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Adult learning specialist
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Recreation program coordinator
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Settlement worker
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Communications and event coordinator
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Youth group leader
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Counsellor
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ESL teacher
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Principal/vice-principal
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Early childhood education and care
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Child and youth care, administrators in child care or family support programs
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Interpreter
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Community engagement leader
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Museum and/or gallery curator and/or manager
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Art teacher in schools or community
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Independent artist and entrepreneur