Program Overview

Technology Education

Overview

The Technology Education program at SUNY Oswego is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach technology in all grades. The program includes coursework, field-based professional studies experience, and a series of practicum assignments followed by a full semester of student teaching.

Curriculum

• Bachelor of Science

Coursework

• Transportation Systems
• Electronics and Mechatronics
• Design
• Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)
• Mechanical/Architectural Drafting
• Construction Systems
• Materials Processing
• Instructional Technologies
• Manufacturing and Energy Technologies

Outcomes

• Degree completion leads to technology teaching certification in all grades
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Program planning, organization and record-keeping
• Working under pressure to meet deadlines
• Motivational skills
• Creativity

Career Opportunities

• Technology education teacher
• Corporate technical trainer
• Training director
• Technical sales/service representative

Program Resources

• The Oswego Guarantee
  • Timely course offerings
  • High touch connections to alumni
  • Small student to faculty ratio
  • Limited room & board increases each year
• Field Placements
  • An integral part of our teacher education programs
  • A time for candidates to participate in a breadth and depth of hands-on school and community-based experiences
• Join the Oswego Technology Education Association Club
  • OTEA meets weekly and provides students with opportunities to practice and apply their knowledge of technology as well as their teaching and leadership skills through professional experiences
• Accredited program
  • Our Technology Department is one of the few accredited by the Council on Technology and Engineering Teacher Education

Application Requirements

• Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement
  • All academic programs offered by SUNY Oswego that lead to a state license or certification in a particular profession have been designed to meet state licensing requirements in the state of New York
  • Our programs are not designed to meet licensure requirements in other states
  • If you plan to pursue a license in a particular profession in a state other than New York after you graduate, it is your responsibility to determine whether our curriculum will meet the requirements in the state where you plan to live and work

Tuition and Costs

• Our college education is affordable, see our in-state and out-of-state tuition and costs

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