General Education Degrees
If you are the type of person who knows they want to teach but enjoys a number of different subjects, you may want to keep your options open by pursuing a general degree in education. This program will give you exposure to a variety of courses and is a good foundation for further study toward a degree in elementary education. General education grads can find work in government departments or agencies, or in corporate positions in sales or customer service.
You could choose to focus on one of the following minors as part of your general education degree program:
• Anthropology
• Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy
• Biology
• Business
• Computer Information Systems
• Communications
• Computing Science
• Criminal Justice
• Economics
• English
• French
• Geography
• History
• Kinesiology
• Latin American Studies
• Mathematics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Media and Communication Studies
• Physics
• Sociology
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
Here are some examples of the types of courses you could choose to take as part of a general education program:
• Agriculture
• Anthropology
• Applied Business
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Child & Youth Care
• Computer Information Systems
• Criminology
• Economics
• English Literature
• Geography
• Health Sciences
• History
• Human Services
• Latin American Studies
• Literature in Transition
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Media & Communications Studies
• Modern Language
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Technology
• Theater
• Visual Arts