Teacher Education Program | Faculty of Education

Teaching Subject Requirements- Cohort 2025

Subjects offered: English; *Dramatic Arts; *French as a Second Language; * Geography; Health and Physical Education; History; Mathematics; Music (Instrumental); Science (Biology); Science (Chemistry); *Science (Physics); *Visual Arts. Can’t be combined with other subjects with an asterisk (*) as either a first or second teaching subject in the Intermediate/Senior division.

If in doubt or if a subject is not included in the table below but you feel it is relevant, you must send an official detailed syllabus by email at [email protected] for consideration.

Experience will not be considered to satisfy a teaching subject prerequisite.

NOTE:
A course in a given subject is identified by its course code (e.g.: BIO or BIOL for Biology, GEG or GEOG for Geography). A related course is one that has a substantial content (80%) related to the subject (e.g.: Physiology –PHS –for Biology, Environmental Studies –ENST –for Geography). Related subjects must be pertinent to the given subject to be considered.

French immersion certificates or being a fluent French speaker does not replace French courses to satisfy the French as a second language teaching subject.

Didactic (DID) and pedagogical courses (PED, EDU) military training (OPME courses), continuing education cannot meet the requirements of the teaching subject and are not transferable into the program.

Teaching Subjects Chart - 2025 - Teacher Education

Primary / Junior (P/J) French as a second language (FSL) Kindergarten to grade 6	A total 6 one term courses in the given subject or (4 given subjects with a maximum of 2 related subjects)
Junior / Intermediate (J/I) Grade 4 to 10 Choose one teaching subject	A total 6 one term courses in the given subject or (4 given subjects with a maximum of 2 related subjects)
Intermediate / Senior (I/S) Grade 7 to 12 Choose two teaching subjects	Teaching subject 1 : A total 10 one term courses in the given subject or (6 given subjects with a maximum of 4 related subjects) Teaching subject 2 : A total 6 one term courses in given subject or (4 in the given subjects with a maximum of 2 related subjects)
TEACHING SUBJECTS	GIVEN SUBJECT COURSES	RELATED SUBJECT COURSES
English	English; Drama literacy; Creative and Functional Writing; English Composition; English Linguistics; Media Literacy; Literature; English as a second language at the 3000 level or more.	Journalism; Philosophy (Reasoning and Critical Thinking); Religious Studies (e.g. Bible Texts, Pentateuch, Historical Books); Translation (directed toward the English language only); Communication.
French as a Second Language (FSL) *	French as a second language; Linguistique française (ex. : phonétique, phonologie, syntaxe, lexicologie, le français au Canada, etc.); Rédaction française; Didactique du français langue seconde; Grammaire française; Littérature canadienne ou de la francophonie.	Cours de premier cycle suivis en français (p.ex.; théâtre, sciences, géographie, etc.); Traduction (vers le Français).
Dramatic Arts * At least 2 one-term courses in studio are required.(e.g. acting, stage performance, production, set-design, dance, playwriting)	Drama; Drama Literacy (e.g. Shakespeare); Theatre; Set Design; History of Theatre; Dance; Performing arts, Playwriting.	Music; Film Studies; Media; Speech; Public Speaking; Animation; Communication.
Music – Instrumental At least 2 one-term courses in Instrumental music are recommended. (e.g. applied music, materials of music, solo performance studies, voice courses).	Music ; Acoustic; Music Computing (synthesis, video, animation); Music Theory; Musicology; History of Music; Choral; Voice; Instruments (e.g. Piano, piano, flute, guitar, violin, harp, solo performance, ensemble, jazz ensemble, Gospel, wind, saxophone, percussion)	Music Theatre; Dance; Film Studies; Media.
Visual Arts * At least 2 one-term courses in studio are required. (e.g. painting, sculpting, photography)	Visual Arts; Art History; Photography; Graphics (computer assisted/ digital arts, synthesis, video, animation); Painting; Sculpting; Drawing; New Media; Crafts.	Industrial Design; Interior Design; Film Studies; Architecture; Media; Set Design.
Geography *	Geography; Earth Sciences; Climatology; Geomorphology; Glaciology; Geographic Information Systems; Hydrology; Biogeography; Environmental Impact Assessment; Paleontology; Geomatics; Cartography and Remote sensing.	Archaeology; Geology; Plant Biology; Chemistry; Demography; Physics; Sociology of Development; Social Anthropology; Environmental Science; Ecology; Agricultural Science; Mineralogy; Petrology; Environmental Design; Landscape Architecture; Forestry; Phytology; Soil and Environment; Tourism; Urban Planning, Rural planning and Development.
History Note: At least 2 one-term