Professional and Specialized Programs THE TRENT/FLEMING SCHOOL OF NURSING The Trent/Fleming School of Nursing emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare. Graduates of the collaborative and compressed programs are well-known as critical thinkers whose compassion and scientific knowledge are rooted in the values of professional and social responsibility. Accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, and a Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) “Best Practice Spotlight Organization,” the program spans a variety of nursing contexts. Knowledge and skills are developed through lectures, seminars, case studies, simulation labs, online coursework, and clinical practice. Theory and practice occur simultaneously, starting in first year. By the final year of study, students will have had the opportunity to practice nursing in a range of hospital and community settings.
Popular Courses: Transcultural Concepts in Healthcare; Biomedical Ethics; Transitions in Health and Illness; Rural Nursing Practice; Contemporary Issues in Aging and Health trentu.ca/nursing
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Teacher Education Stream (B.A. or B.Sc.)
This program provides students with a strong foundation for application into a consecutive teacher education program, and ultimately the teaching profession. Students gain practical and theoretical knowledge through course work, participation in two workshops per year on current issues in education, and 75 hours of experience-based learning. Each year, a number of spaces in the Trent Consecutive Bachelor of Education program are reserved for graduates of the Teacher Education Stream.
Why Trent? • Participate in workshops linked to the priorities of Ontario curriculum guidelines, including environmental education, Indigenous knowledge, and social justice • Take advantage of additional professional learning opportunities, such as Impact Leadership, Frontier College, and Penpals • Complete the Emphasis in Teacher Education and receive a special notation on your official transcript • Benefit from Trent’s professional partnerships with the community and educators
Why Trent? • Study in the state-of-the-art Life and Health Sciences facility, home to simulation labs including a maternal/child and community care simulation • Benefit from partnerships with a range of healthcare providers and gain more than 1,300 hours of clinical experience over four years of study • Develop a strong understanding of social justice and political advocacy in the healthcare environment • Choose courses from an innovative curriculum, including aging, environmental health, Indigenous health, rural, and women’s health Career Paths: Acute Care / Home Care / Long-Term or Complex Continuing Care / Child, Mental or Public Health Nurse / Research / Education
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Career Paths: Teacher / Child Care Worker / Educational Author / Publisher / Principal
Make a Difference Participate in a medical field placement in a rural Honduran village as part of the “Honduran Medical Brigade.” trentu.ca/nursing
Popular Courses: Learning Styles and Teaching Children with Special Needs / Mathematics for Teacher Education / Physical Science for Teacher Education / Environmental Science for Teacher Education trentu.ca/education
education. The Emphasis program provides students with the academic background to pursue a Bachelor of Education, and offers workshops that address current issues in the field. The Emphasis does not guarantee admission into a Consecutive B.Ed. program, but the transcripts of students who complete the Emphasis will contain a special notation on their official transcript. trentu.ca/education
Consecutive Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
The Consecutive Education program is available once you have completed your undergraduate degree, and leads to certification to teach at the Elementary or Secondary level in Ontario. Students apply the theory and skills they learn in their courses to the classroom. There they use this expertise to think critically about their own professional practice, and to develop professional identity through attention to individual needs, multiple modes of learning, human diversity, and critical thinking in content areas. Why Trent? • Engage in fields such as adult and special needs education, government and public policy, youth and recreational education, educational consulting and programming, environmental mentorship, and teaching abroad • Involve yourself in a program that promotes social justice, equity and diversity • Participate in a unique program in literacy, including a literacy placement Career Paths: Teacher / Career Counsellor / Curriculum Designer / Literacy Specialist / Training Consultant Popular Courses: Supporting Literacy and Learners with Special Needs / Issues in Planning, Assessment and Evaluation / Sociocultural Perspectives on Human Development and Learning / Educational Law, Ethics and Professional Conduct / Practicum: Developing Teaching Identity, Knowledge and Skill
QUEEN’S-TRENT CONCURRENT TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (B.A. or B.Sc. and B.Ed.) This program offers you the best of two worlds: an opportunity to explore the wide variety of course options and interdisciplinary study available while achieving your Honours degree from Trent, and the chance to couple those learning experiences with education courses from Queen’s University. You will gain teaching experience in real classroom settings starting in your first year and culminating in your fifth year while you are at Queen’s completing your Bachelor of Education.
Why Trent? • Join the many students before you who have experienced high success rates as Queen’s-Trent Concurrent Education students • Use first year to explore academic and division choices before deciding on Queen’s teaching division and flexible program options at Trent • Study in a supportive professional community with longstanding local partnerships Career Paths: Teacher / Career Counsellor / Curriculum Designer / Literacy Specialist / Training Consultant Popular Courses: Sociology of Education; Child Development; Children’s Literature; Math for Teacher Education; Foundations for Indigenous Learning; Music and Society trentu.ca/education/concurrent
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Emphasis in Teacher Education (B.A. or B.Sc.) The Emphasis in Teacher Education is available to Trent students in a single or joint Honours program who are considering a career in
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