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The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Career and Technical Education with several concentrations:
Business Education - A major in BUED offers on-campus students the chance to become effective educators and communicators as they learn to teach the latest computer technologies and sharpen their education and interpersonal skills. Individualized programs are designed to advance communication, critical thinking, human resource development, pedagogy, problem-solving, as well as research, scholarship and technical skill. Both undergraduate and graduate tracks in business education provide rigorous and intellectually stimulating programs that offer students a broad variety of professional careers in business education and technology. For more information, contact Dr. Betsy Orr (479) 575-6430.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education - On-campus students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Education degree may select the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Concentration as a field of specialization in vocational education. Requirements for initial licensure may be met by completion of the B.S.E. and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) For more information, contact Dr. Cecelia K. Thompson, (479) 575-2581
Technology Education - A Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a concentration in technology education is a licensure program that prepares one to teach technology, pre-engineering, or other technical subject matter at the high school, middle-level, or community college. Additionally, the program prepares one to enter mid-level technical/management careers in business and industry. Students seeking information on this concentration of the Bachelor of Science in Education degree should contact Dr. Michael Daugherty (479) 575-4758.
Competency-Based Teacher Development - This concentration should be selected by incumbent (in service) trade and technical instructors who desire to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Education degree or become certified as a master instructor in the post-secondary vocational and secondary school systems. PBTE Concentration utilizes the Performance-Based Teacher Education modules and is field-based. The residency requirement for the PBTE Concentration specifies that at least six semester hours of course work must be completed on campus, with an additional six semester hours taken at a location in the state taught by University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, faculty. For more information, contact Faye Turner at fturner@uark.edu, (479) 575-6411 or Dr. Dale Thompson at thomp@uark.edu, (479) 575-6640.
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