Biology - STEM Teacher Education - 5 yr B.S./M.A.

Biology educators prepare young minds for success in the sciences and in life.

Kean's STEM education program—the only one of its kind in New Jersey—provides you with a strong foundation in the sciences and extensive teacher training. Kean's accelerated program allows you to earn a bachelor's degree in science and technology and a master's degree in instruction and curriculum in just five years, laying the groundwork for a future teaching the next generation of innovators.

Kean biology graduates are pioneering new instructional techniques, research and methodologies, advancing science and education.

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Student researcher in Kean's STEM lab — SIST students conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities.

What Will You Learn as a Biology Education Major?

Benefit from a core curriculum that includes biology, chemistry, physics, calculus and statistics
Earn your Bachelor of Science in biology in the first four years and a Master of Arts in instruction and curriculum in the fifth year
Create lesson plans, master science and math content, and gain practical classroom experience
Collaborate with faculty to conduct real-world research that can lead to patents, publications or conference presentations

Biology - STEM Teacher Education - 5 yr B.S./M.A.

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