Kindergarten and Elementary Education (B.Ed.)

Foundation Program (0–30 credits)

Students normally complete 30 credits in their Foundation (U0) year. The Foundation year is the time to take introductory-level courses in the subjects taught in elementary school, as well as to explore areas that are not normally taken as "teachable" subject area courses within B.Ed. programs (e.g. Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, etc.). Students should also investigate the possibility of taking one of the First Year Seminar courses offered by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science. In addition, in consultation with the Program Adviser, students may select courses from the recommended course list below or other courses. Included in the list are several French Second Language (FRSL) courses for which placement tests are required to determine the appropriate level. Also recommended are any 100- or 200-level courses with the subject codes of ANTH (Anthropology), ENGL (English), GEOG (Geography), HIST (History), POLI (Political Science), PSYC (Psychology), RELG (Religious Studies), and SOCI (Sociology). For 200-level courses, information about any required prerequisites is found in the Minerva Class Schedule by "clicking on" the course CRN for registration. Check prerequisites before registering.

• EDEE 325 Children's Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDES 366 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• MATH 111 Mathematics for Education Students (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Required Courses (84 credits)

• EDEC 201 First Year Professional Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDEC 203 Communication in Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDEC 215 English Exam for Teacher Certification (0 credits) · Offered: Summer
• EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDEC 253 Second Professional Seminar (Kindergarten/Elementary) (1 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 405 Fourth Year Professional Seminar (Kindergarten/Elementary) (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDEE 223 Language Arts (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDEE 230 Elementary School Mathematics 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEE 253 Kindergarten Classroom Pedagogy (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDEE 260 Reading Methods - Kindergarten/Elementary (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEE 270 Elementary School Science (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDEE 273 Elementary School Science 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEE 280 Geography, History and Citizenship Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEE 283 Social Studies Pedagogy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEE 332 Teaching Elementary Mathematics 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDEE 353 Third Year Professional Seminar (Kindergarten/Elementary) (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEE 355 Classroom-based Evaluation (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDER 360 Culture and Citizenship in Quebec Context (K/Elem) (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDFE 200 First Field Experience (K/Elem and Secondary) (2 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDFE 256 Second Field Experience (Kindergarten/Elementary) (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• EDFE 306 Third Field Experience (Kindergarten/Elementary) (8 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDFE 406 Fourth Field Experience (Kindergarten/Elementary) (7 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDPI 309 Diverse Learners (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits of courses selected as described below:

Equity Education (3 credits)

3 credits from:

• EDEC 248 Equity and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEC 249 Global Education and Social Justice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Culture and Citizenship in Quebec (3 credits)

3 credits from:

• EDER 309 The Search for World Views (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDER 536 Critical and Ethical Dimensions of Sexualities Education (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• QCST 200 Introduction to the Study of Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• QCST 300 Quebec Culture and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• QCST 440 Contemporary Issues in Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Kindergarten and Elementary Teaching Methods - Art, Drama, Music, or Sexualities Education (3–6 credits)

3-6 credits from:

• EDEA 332 Art Curriculum and Instruction - Elementary (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEA 342 Curriculum and Instruction in Drama Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEA 345 Music Curriculum and Instruction for Generalists (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDER 530 Methods in Comprehensive Sexualities Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer

Kindergarten and Elementary Teaching Methods - Physical Education or English Second Language (0–3 credits)

0-3 credits from: Students may select both their Methods courses from the list above for Art, Drama, or Music.

• EDKP 332 Physical Education Curriculum and Instruction (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDSL 447 Methods in TESL 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Kindergarten and Elementary Education - Subject Areas (18 credits)

18 credits selected in consultation with the Program Adviser as follows: 9 credits in "teachable" subject area courses of the elementary school curriculum from the lists below for Art, English, Culture and Citizenship in Quebec, French, Mathematics, Music, Natural Sciences, Physical Education, and Social Studies. And 9 credits, 3 credits from each of any three subject areas not chosen above. No more than 9 credits may be selected from any single subject area list. Note: In all subject areas, other relevant courses can be chosen with adviser's permission.

Art (0–9 credits)

Students may select up to 9 credits from this list and from Art History (ARTH) courses.

• EDEA 204 Drawing (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEA 205 Painting 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDEA 241 Basic Art Media for Classroom (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDEA 296 Basic Design (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEA 304 Painting 3 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDEA 307 Drawing 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDEA 410 Aesthetics and Art for the Classroom (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDEA 496 Sculpture 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

English (0–9 credits)

Students may select up to 9 credits from this list.

• CLAS 203 Greek Mythology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
• COMS 200 History of Communication (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 210 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• COMS 300 Media and Modernity in the 20th Century (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 310 Media and Feminist Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• COMS 320 Media and Empire (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• COMS 330 Media in Cultural Life (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDEE 325 Children's Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDES 366 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• EDSL 350 Essentials of English Grammar (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 201 Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 215 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 225 American Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 226 American Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 227 American Literature 3 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 230 Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENGL 237 Introduction to Study of a Literary Form (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• ENGL 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 314 20th Century Drama (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• ENGL 347 Great Writings of Europe 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 388 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• LING 210 Introduction to Speech Science (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• LING 211 Introduction to Indigenous Languages (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• LING 260 Meaning in Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Culture and Citizenship in Quebec (0–9 credits)

Students may select up to 9 credits from this list. Students may also choose other Religious Studies (RELG) courses with the permission of the Program Adviser.

Culture (0–9 credits)

• CANS 413 Canada and Quebec Seminar (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• CANS 415 Black Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• QCST 200 Introduction to the Study of Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• QCST 300 Quebec Culture and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• QCST 440 Contemporary Issues in Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Citizenship (0–9 credits)

• EDEC 374 Education and the Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• EDER 252 Understanding and Teaching Jewish Life (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EDER 536 Critical and Ethical Dimensions of Sexualities Education (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• JWST 211 Jewish Studies 1: Biblical Period (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• JWST 240 The Holocaust (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• JWST 382 Jews, Judaism and Social Justice (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 252 Hinduism and Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 253 Religions of East Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RELG 270 Religious Ethics and the Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• RELG 271 Religion and Sexuality (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 309 World Religions and Cultures They Create (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• RELG 341 Introduction: Philosophy of Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Ethics and Philosphy

• EDER 395 Moral Values and Human Action (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDER 461 Society and Change (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDER 494 Human Rights and Ethics in Practice (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PHIL 200 Introduction to Philosophy 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PHIL 230 Introduction to Moral Philosophy 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter

French (0–9 credits)

Students may choose up to 9 credits of French as a Second Language (FRSL) courses and/or French (FREN) courses and/or:

• EDSL 341 Littérature jeunesse en FLS (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Mathematics (0–9 credits)

Students may choose up to 9 credits of Mathematics (MATH) courses at the 200 level or higher. Note: Students admitted with CEGEP mathematics (or equivalent) may not take MATH 111 Mathematics for Education Students. for credit. MATH 111 Mathematics for Education Students. is a recommended course for Foundation students.

Music (0–9 credits)

Students may choose up to 9 credits from this list. Students may also select any Music course with the MUGT, MUHL, MUIT, or MUCT subject codes. With the permission of the Program Adviser, students without a formal music background may choose a limited number of courses offered by the Schulich School of Music.

• EDEA 341 Listening for Learning (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• MUJZ 160 Jazz Materials 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• MUJZ 161 Jazz Materials 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Natural Sciences (0–9 credits)

Students may choose up to 9 credits from this list.

• ATOC 181 Introduction to Atmospheric Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ATOC 182 Introduction to Oceanic Sciences (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ATOC 184 Science of Storms (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ATOC 185 Natural Disasters (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• BIOL 115 Essential Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• CHEM 180 World of Chemistry: Environment (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• CHEM 181 World of Chemistry: Food (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• CHEM 183 World of Chemistry: Drugs (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDEC 374 Education and the Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• EDEE 473 Ecological Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• EPSC 181 Environmental Geology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EPSC 185 Natural Disasters (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EPSC 201 Understanding Planet Earth (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
• PHYS 181 Everyday Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PHYS 182 Our Evolving Universe (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PHYS 183 The Milky Way Inside and Out (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Physical Education (0–9 credits)

Students may take up to 9 credits of Physical Education (EDKP) courses from the list with the permission of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.

• EDKP 204 Health Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDKP 208 Biomechanics and Motor Learning (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• EDKP 261 Motor Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDKP 292 Nutrition and Wellness (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• EDKP 498 Sport Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Social Studies (0–9 credits)

Students may take up to 9 credits from this list below which represents a balance of History (HIST), Geography (GEOG), and Citizenship courses offered by several departments. Anthropology (ANTH) and Sociology (SOCI) courses not on the list below may not be counted as Social Studies courses in the program requirements. Students may take them as electives only. Students may select additional History courses as follows: Any 3 credits in European History Any 3 credits in Asian, African, or Latin American History Any 3 credits in any topic or field of history

• ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• CANS 200 Understanding Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• CANS 310 Canadian Cultures: Context and Issues (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• GSFS 200 Feminist and Social Justice Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• HIST 203 Survey: Canada since 1867 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• JWST 240 The Holocaust (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• POLI 221 Government of Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• POLI 222 Political Process and Behaviour in Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Elective Courses (6 credits)

6 credits at the undergraduate level.