Degrees for Education

RMU believes in building foundations for success. By offering a high-quality educational experience combined with a welcoming atmosphere, RMU is positioned to assist you with meeting your educational and professional needs.

Situated on 230 acres of scenic Pennsylvania rolling hills, RMU is just 17 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, and a short 10-minute drive from the Pittsburgh International Airport. The campus offers ideal facilities for students to study, learn, and play while working towards their college degree.

Whether you’re just starting on your college education or considering transferring from another educational institution, we encourage you to look at RMU. With more than 30 undergraduate degree programs and 18 master’s and doctoral degree programs offered, RMU is the forerunner in education for training students to become leaders in today’s competitive market.

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We invite you to learn more about what RMU has to offer. Select an area of interest and begin your educational journey.

The education minor is designed for any student who is interested in the learning process, in corporate training, or in the social services area. This minor will help students learn about the field of education as well as increase their understanding of dealing with diverse populations and the complexities of today’s society. It will enhance students’ professional skills and give them a broader knowledge of the education field. These 18 credits will not result in certification, but will count toward certification if the student decides to work toward certification later.

The 18-credit minor includes required courses designed to provide students with knowledge of the educational process. The six credits of electives, chosen from a variety of courses covering topics in education, elementary education, psychology, or sociology, will enable the students to tailor the program to meet their specific needs.

The Business, Computer and Information Technology Teacher Education major prepares teachers to teach business and office education subjects for elementary, middle school, and high school. The program is designed to help students acquire competencies in liberal arts, business foundations, and professional studies. This comprehensive certificate (K-12) prepares students to teach office technology, programming, accounting, entrepreneurship, business law, general business, software applications, business communications, keyboarding, marketing and management.

Practical applications of teaching competencies are made during the professional semester - a full-time block of studies that includes micro-teaching, methods of developing and achieving performance objectives, and supervised student teaching in an approved school.

A student completing the studies and field experiences of the program will be able to demonstrate:
competency in business subjects,
effective communication skills,
skills for self-initiated learning,
effective interpersonal relationships,
appropriate strategies leading to effective action in new situations, and
competency in designing instructional systems for individualized learning.

For detailed information on the teacher certification program at Robert Morris University, refer to the Guidelines for Secondary Teacher Certification available in the RMU Bookstore.