Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Physics Secondary Education] From Elizabethtown College

Combine your desire to teach with your interest in physics! Teaching is a rewarding career, and the demand is high for secondary education physics teachers. A major in Physics Secondary Education at E-town prepares you for a career as both an educator and as a physicist. In this major, you’ll take core courses and advanced curriculum in physics, while also completing the course and field work necessary for teaching certification in grades 7-12 in Pennsylvania.

As a Physics Education major, you’ll take courses in topics across both the education and physics curriculum including modern physics, earth in space, thermodynamics, adolescent development, and foundations of teaching. You’ll also complete a semester of supervised student teaching, as well as student classroom observations.