Sample courses that might be required for a degree in Elementary Education:

Teacher Education Courses

• Educational Technology in Elementary and Middle Education
• Curriculum and the Learner in Elementary School
• Multicultural Education
• Literature for Children in the Elementary School
• Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
• Science in the Elementary Classroom
• Mathematics for the Elementary Classroom
• Literacy Instruction in the Primary Grades
• Literacy Practicum in the Primary Grades
• Literacy Instruction in Intermediate Grades
• Instructional Approaches for ESOL Learners
• Student Teaching
• Education and Society
• Instructional Strategies in Physical Education
• Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I, II
• Development and Learning of the Young Child
• Managing and Motivating Learners
• Teaching Exceptional Children and Youth
• Instructional Strategies in Music
• Children and Drama
• Instructional Strategies in Art
• Advanced Practices for Children with Disabilities

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some elective courses. These requirements and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

• Arts
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Music

Math

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Logic
• Statistics

Natural Sciences

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics

Social Sciences

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Government
• Psychology
• Sociology