Welcome to the BSc. Education (Physical Education -12)

If you are interested in becoming an educator in the field of physical education, we will prepare you for a career with in-depth learning techniques and real-world learning methods. The program is built around the performance-based model, consistent with the Missouri Standards for Teacher Education Programs (MoSTEP) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) standards. The physical education program infuses technology into student experiences and learning. Southeast’s education program differs from that of many other universities by providing you with extensive field experience, beginning with first-hand classroom training and observation during your freshman year and continuing through student teaching during your senior year. The program's Motor Development Laboratory is equipped with a stability platform, a photoelectric rotary pursuit, and other tools for measuring perceptual-motor abilities. Teacher candidates in the program also have hands-on experiences with various teaching analysis software. Your education is just one piece to launching an extraordinary career. Once you’ve mastered the material, you still have to find the job you want, make the right connections, sell your knowledge and experience and if all this is giving you anxiety, don’t panic.

Career Path

You’ll be well placed to enter a range of sectors and organisations including sports coaching and physical activity promotion, educational research and consultancy. Careers that you could enter include: Secondary school teacher Primary school teacher Further education lecturer Educational training and development Sport coaching delivery and development Education consultancy.