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What you will study

When completing your Middle School Business Teacher Education degree at the University of Central Missouri, you can expect a smart balance of classroom instruction and hands-on experience.

Plan to attend classes on our Warrensburg campus. Here, you’ll learn from UCM faculty who have first-hand knowledge on how middle school and junior high classrooms work. Their experience will help you understand how to be a teacher and relate to your students.

Coursework for your Middle School Business Teacher Education degree

Not only has our BSE program been nationally recognized by the Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE), but our Middle School Business Education program is also endorsed by the National Business Education Association (NBEA).

Courses specific to UCM’s Middle School Business Education concentration cover various aspects of business, including emerging technologies and business skills. These are taught by subject matter experts from the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies to provide you with a first-rate education in your chosen area of focus.

 

 

Unique learning opportunities in UCM’s Business Teacher degree program

Learn how to be a teacher in the best place possible: an actual middle school or junior high classroom. You’ll spend half of three semesters in the field, where you’ll work with a business education teacher and get constructive feedback on your teaching technique. You’ll also complete student teaching in your final semester. Together, these opportunities provide real-world experience you won’t find in other programs.

Network with other undergraduate students completing a Middle School Business Teacher degree

You’ll form close relationships with others who are also learning to be teachers as you enter the field together. Other opportunities for collaboration on and off campus include:

• Student Missouri State Teachers Association
• Collegiate Middle Level Association
• Kappa Delta Pi, an international honors society for education
• Phi Kappa Phi, a national honors society for education
• Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
• Collegiate DECA

 

What can you do with a Middle School Teacher degree in Business Education from UCM?

Landing a job as a business education teacher soon after graduation is the standard of excellence here. UCM’s middle school and junior high school BSE program boasts a 99% job placement rate. Our graduates, certified to teach grades 5 through 9, have gone on to work in districts across Missouri. These include:

• Holden School District
• Warrensburg R-VI School District
• Grain Valley Schools
• Lee’s Summit R-7 School District
• Blue Springs School District
• St. Louis Public Schools

Your job opportunities as a middle school business education teacher

To help understand your job opportunities with a Middle School Business Teacher Education degree from UCM, use the interactive tool below. Discover what a career in business education offers you.

 

 

Financial assistance options for your Middle School Business Education Teacher degree

A BSE in Business Education at the Middle or Junior High level will not only enrich your life but also those of the students who pass through your classroom doors each year. As you research how to be a teacher, look to these Å·ÃÀÊÓƵ resources for help in funding your college education. Among them are the , which can help uncover opportunities such as:

• Curriculum and Instruction Retired Faculty Outstanding Student Teacher Award: Available to an outstanding student teacher as nominated by faculty
• CenturyLink Å·ÃÀÊÓƵ Scholarship: Available to a student pursuing an Education or Business/Economics degree, among others 
• Genge Family Scholarship: For a full-time student pursuing a degree in marketing or Business Teacher Education from UCM
• Wilda Dean Creighton Memorial Scholarship: For a junior or senior student pursuing a degree in Business Education at UCM

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