Educate Tomorrow’s Innovators with a Bachelor of Education in Engineering
Engineering improves many different aspects of life. We need educated and trained young people to enter the workforce and become the inventors and creators of tomorrow’s technology. Gain the skills needed to educate future engineering leaders at Liberty University. Our Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Engineering Education 6-12 is designed to prepare you to be the educator for the next generation of engineers.
Our engineering degree will prepare you with the knowledge you need to teach a variety of topics related to computing. Upon graduation, you can be prepared to teach middle school or high school engineering classes. Start your degree now so you can make an impact on tomorrow’s innovators in the engineering field. We can help you get there!
Upon successful completion of Liberty University’s Virginia state-approved Bachelor of Education program, you may apply for your teaching license in another state through reciprocity, which may or may not result in additional requirements based on your state’s Department of Education regulations.
Award-Winning Campus
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 3 college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Why Choose Liberty’s B.Ed. in Engineering Degree?
Pursuing your teaching license is a major step in your life! We want to come alongside you and make the process as seamless as possible. Since true work experience is the best way to gain confidence as a teacher, we offer various practicum and student teaching opportunities to provide you with valuable classroom training.
Within our School of Education, we have a team dedicated to overseeing your practicum experience to ensure that you are prepared to take on a class full of students. You will have the chance to complete your student teaching in various locations throughout Virginia as well as in Washington, D.C., through one of our fellowship programs. Here, you’ll see the urban school setting and stay in the heart of the district for an entire semester!
Our nation is desperate for teachers who are well-educated, enthusiastic, and compassionate toward their students. As one of the largest providers of teachers in the state of Virginia, Liberty wants to help prepare you to teach with integrity and strong Christian ethics. Because as an educator, you have the chance to make a huge impact on the lives of children from all types of backgrounds. Prepare yourself for this responsibility by partnering with us.
What Will You Learn in Our 6-12 B.Ed. in Engineering Degree?
In the B.Ed. in Engineering Education 6-12 program, your studies will be broken into 4 core foundations: education courses, practicum and gate courses, engineering courses, and student teaching. Your education courses will teach you the fundamental skills you will need as a teacher such as evaluating students, creating a curriculum, and how to teach to the different behavioral and personality differences you might encounter in the classroom.
We want you to be prepared with the foundational knowledge needed for success in the classroom. You will become familiar with a wide variety of engineering-related subjects. Some subjects covered are thermodynamics, probability and statistical analysis, and fluid dynamics. Your studies will also include a number of engineering-related math classes such as differential equations, calculus, and analytical geometry. Upon graduation, your knowledge will cover the broad spectrum of computer science subjects you may have to teach.
Your student teaching and practicum will then allow you to put the knowledge you’ve gained into practice. You’ll work in the classroom alongside a licensed teacher to get the experience you need to be confident and comfortable teaching an engineering class on your own.
Review the Degree Completion Plan, and check out our featured courses below to learn more about what you’ll be studying!
Featured Courses
ENGI 220 – Engineering Economy
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Alternatives analysis, tax implications, certainty, and uncertainty
- Analysis of investments, break-even concepts, and risk analysis
- The principles of the time-value of money in production
ENGM 310 – Materials Engineering
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- How the microstructure composition of materials can be tailored to desired mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and even smart properties
- The abundance, selection, design, manufacturing, and designation of engineering materials
- The atomic and molecular structure of materials and the effects on their various properties and applications
ENGR 125 – Visualization for Engineers
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- 2-D and 3-D part and assembly representations
- Dimensioning and tolerance as a link between design and manufacturing
- Graphical applications of vital and practical importance in engineering
- How to improve your 3-D spatial cognitive skills
- Introduction to solid modeling and virtual prototyping
- The creation and interpretation of graphical communication
ENGR 240 – Dynamics
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Force action related to displacement, velocity, and acceleration of particles
- Kinematics, the geometric aspects of motion, and kinetics, the analysis of forces causing motion
- Rigid bodies using translation and rotation, work and energy, and impulse and momentum principles
Highlights of Our Bachelor of Education in Engineering Degree
- Liberty University’s School of Education meets rigorous national standards for educator preparation set by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
- Pursuing our Bachelor of Education licensure-tracks may make you eligible for the Federal TEACH Grant.
- You will complete 90 practicum hours and at least 1 full semester of student teaching prior to graduation.
- The Educational Technology Lab provides students with resources, software, and equipment to help promote learning with technology.
- All of our faculty who oversee licensure courses have K-12 experience and a current teaching license.
- Get involved with professional and student organizations related to your career goals and expand your professional network.
- You will have the opportunity to complete your student teaching in a variety of settings throughout Virginia or in the Washington, D.C., public school system through our Washington Fellowship.
B.Ed. in Engineering Degree Information
- Residential
- 136 total hours
- Transfer in up to 75% of your total degree
- Program falls under the School of Education
- Review the Degree Completion Plan
- View our course catalog
- Practicum and student teaching required for this degree
Career Opportunities for B.Ed. in Engineering Education 6-12 Graduates
- College/university academic advisor
- Engineering teacher for Christian school
- High school engineering teacher
- Middle school engineering teacher
- Private school teacher
Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:
- Admission application
- Official high school transcripts
- Official college transcripts (if applicable)
- Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
- Admission essay
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
