Preparation for a Wide-Range of STEM Education Careers
Zoos
City parks
Non-profits
Science Museums
Botanical gardens
Environmental centers
Health & nutrition outreach
Community based organizations...
If you are this major and also interested in teaching middle school science you may qualify for our accelerated Master's program.
I Am CCNY: Prophet Davison, Class of 2025 - Highlighted in the CITYbeat
Major: Science Learning and Public Engagement, within CCNY's School of Education, with a minor in Biology, in the Division of Science. I was previously a Biology major, but I want to work in sustainability science and I felt this new major would help me to meet like-minded people and achieve those goals. Read more in the CITYbeat ...
Park ranger and CCNY science ed major Rafael Cruz prepares to educate the world
Before he became a New York City Park Ranger, Rafael Cruz knew that he wanted to be an environmental conservation educator, but was unsure how to channel that ambition when he first enrolled at The City College of New York as an undeclared major. Then, he had a chance encounter with Yael Wyner, an associate professor at the School of Education.
The director of SoE’s science education program, Wyner suggested to Cruz that he consider enrolling in the School’s Science Learning and Public Education major, which was established in 2021 to prepare students for a range of STEM education careers.
Courses in Education Pedagogy & Core Science Disciplines
Program courses are designed to develop expertise in science engagement in non-formal environments, curricular and instructional design, communications media, and non-profit program management. In addition, majors will develop content area expertise through science/engineering concentration courses. Students will take a set of core courses in one of six concentration areas: 1. Biology 2. Chemistry 3. Earth Science 4. Physics 5. Environment 6. Engineering. They will also develop broad-based science expertise through inquiry focused life, physical, and environmental science courses, and through a course that explores the nature of scientific knowledge across the disciplines of science.
Internships
Finally, students in the new program will participate in two internships to learn first-hand about informal science education careers. The first internship will occur after a student completes baseline introductory science courses and a non-formal science pedagogy course. The second internship will occur later in a student’s course of study. Together, the internships and student coursework will increase student readiness and qualifications for science learning and engagement careers.
Program Requirements
To learn more about the Science Education programs, or the new major in Science Learning & Public Engagement, you can sign up for a monthly online info session.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Yael Wyner
Program Director
o: Room 5/205C
p: 212-650-5869
f: 212-650-7530
e:
ywyner@ccny.cuny.edu
Richard Steinberg
Program Director
o: Room 5/205B
p: 212-650-5617
f: 212-650-7530
e:
steinberg@ccny.cuny.edu
North Academic Center
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
