Mount Allison University Campus

Academic Calendar 2026-2027

Table of Contents

Education

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music Education degree are detailed in regulation 11.7.

EDUCATION COURSES

Note:  The listing of a course in the Calendar is not a guarantee that the course is offered every year.

Note:  Students must obtain a grade of at least C- in all courses used to fulfill prerequisite requirements. Otherwise, written permission of the appropriate Department Head or Program Coordinator must be obtained.

Foundations of Education

Prereq: Permission of the Department
This course is an orientation to professional practice in education. Learners will engage with foundational educational theories that shape educational practice, including differences between the banking model of education and problem-posing and social constructivist approaches. Learners will reflect on their own experiences in school, critically examining how their experiences, beliefs, values, and goals inform their teaching. The course also offers an introduction to essential components of teaching practice including the ethics of teaching, professional conduct and responsibilities, and critical reflection. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Effective Teaching and Learning

Prereq: Permission of the Department
This course focuses on practical elements of teaching and learning, enabling learners to develop skills in lesson planning, formative/summative assessment and evaluation, instructional strategies, providing effective feedback, and classroom management. The instructional design components of this course emphasize alignment of learning goals, activities, materials, and assessments. Course topics also include equity, diversity, and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning, and differentiation. (Format: Integrated Lecture and Lab 3 Hours)

Teaching Practicum I

Prereq: Permission of the Department
This course consists of a three-week placement in a K-12 school setting. Students will be placed with a cooperating teacher in the student's main teachable area. Field experiences generally take place in the Province of New Brunswick. [Note: Candidates for field placements must complete a Criminal Record Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check prior to the start of the internship.] (Format: Experiential)

Teaching Practicum II

Prereq: EDUC 2101; permission of the Department
This course consists of a three-week placement in a K-12 school setting. Students will be placed with a cooperating teacher in the student's second teachable area (i.e., cannot be in the same area as EDUC 2101). Field experiences generally take place in the Province of New Brunswick. [Note: Candidates for field placements must complete a Criminal Record Check and a Vulnerable Sector Check prior to the start of the internship.] (Format: Experiential)

Elementary Methods

Prereq: MUSC 1101; MUSC 1221; or permission of the Department
This course examines aspects of instruction in the elementary school classroom. Topics include lesson planning and pacing; navigating curriculum documents; finding and critically evaluating teaching resources; assessment and evaluation; classroom and behaviour management, maximizing student engagement; working with vulnerable populations; trauma-informed approaches; and professional ethics. The primary practical implementation of these concepts will be in the elementary school music classroom and will demonstrate interactive, play, and movement-based approaches drawn from Kodály, Dalcroze, and Orff methods. An introduction to classroom instruments (ukulele, recorder, barred instruments, percussion) is also included. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as MUSC 3311 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Indigenous Education

Prereq: 3 credits from INDG 1001, CANA 1001, 1011; or 6 credits from CANA/INDG 2501, CANA/HIST/INDG 2801; or permission of the Program Director
This course explores historical and contemporary issues in Indigenous education. Topics may include traditional forms of education, colonial forms of education, Indigenous control of Indigenous education, as well as the indigenization of education. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with INDG 3401 and SOCI 3401 and may therefore count as three credits in any of the three disciplines.] (Format: Lecture/Seminar 3 Hours)

Educational Psychology

Prereq: Third-year standing; PSYC 1001; PSYC 1011; 6 credits from PSYC at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department
This course introduces selected principles, research findings, and theories of psychology considered relevant to teaching and learning. Topics include: human development and learning, including developmental changes; motivational and learning processes; exceptionalities and other individual differences; dynamics of social groups; and the evaluation of teaching and learning. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with PSYC 3801 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline. Note 2: Students enrolled in the BMusEd program will be admitted if they have completed 3 credits from PSYC at the 2000 level] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)

Teaching Practicum III

Prereq: EDUC 3101; permission of the Department
This course is the first three weeks of a 12-week placement in a K-12 school setting. Students will be placed with a cooperating teacher in the student's main teachable area and will gradually move from observation and assisting in class to taking on increasing responsibility for teaching. (Format: Experiential)

Teaching Practicum IV

Prereq: EDUC 4101; permission of the Department
This course is a continuation of EDUC 4101 (i.e., the second three-week block of a 12-week placement). (Format: Experiential)

Teaching Practicum V

Prereq: EDUC 4111; permission of the Department
This course is a continuation of EDUC 4111 (i.e., the third three-week block of a 12-week placement). (Format: Experiential)

Teaching Practicum VI

Prereq: EDUC 4121; permission of the Department
This course is a continuation of EDUC 4121 (i.e., the fourth three-week block of a 12-week placement). (Format: Experiential)

Secondary Methods

Prereq: MUSC 1101; MUSC 1221; or permission of the Department
This course examines aspects of instruction in the high school classroom. Topics include implementing social constructivist approaches in practice; lesson planning and delivery; finding and critically evaluating teaching resources; assessment and evaluation; aligning goals, activities, and assessment using Bloom's Taxonomy; Universal Design for Learning; integrating technology; working with vulnerable populations including queer and gender-expansive youth; trauma-informed approaches; and professional ethics. The primary practical implementation of these concepts will be in the high school music classroom. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed as MUSC 4311 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)