Can I only become a teacher with a master's degree in education? And can’t I still be a university teacher?

Universities generally recruit those with a doctorate in education and those with a master's degree in education to apply for the position of university counselor teacher. Generally, universities require a doctoral degree for teaching teachers (research positions), (can be relaxed to a master's degree for music, sports and art majors), and a higher education teacher qualification certificate. This requirement is for most majors, not education.

There are six basic employment directions for education majors:

1. New technology education field This is mainly the main destination for graduates of education technology majors. Engaged in the design, development, application, management and evaluation of teaching media and teaching systems in the field of new technology education, including teaching educational technology courses in normal colleges and secondary schools at all levels, as well as doing work in audio-visual education centers, universities and general education at all levels. Educational technicians and online education.

2. Ordinary colleges and universities are the main destination for majors with strong theoretical foundations such as educational principles, history of education, higher education, comparative education, and educational philosophy. However, now more and more master’s students are entering colleges and universities. The more difficult it is, it basically requires a doctoral degree. Therefore, graduate students who want to take the exam in these fields and want to go to colleges and universities must be prepared to study for a doctoral degree.

3. Publishers and newspapers, especially education-related publishing houses and newspapers, are also a major destination for graduates of education majors, who are mainly engaged in the planning and editing of educational books.

4. There are still some graduates from government units who have taken the civil service examination and entered educational administrative units after graduation. However, there are very few civil servants who require education majors. Students who want to be civil servants can work hard, but they must Be prepared because the competition will be fiercer than you think.

5. Special education institutions This is the main employment direction for graduates majoring in special education. The special education major mainly cultivates senior professionals with knowledge and abilities in general education and special education. After graduation, they are mainly engaged in special education practice, theoretical research, management, etc. in special education institutions and special education-related institutions.

6. Primary and Secondary Schools Nowadays, the new curriculum reform in primary and secondary schools across the country is being carried out vigorously. There is a special shortage of talents with strong educational theoretical literacy. Moreover, with the continuous improvement of primary and secondary school teachers’ salary, coupled with the teacher’s The career itself is relatively stable. More and more graduates with master's degrees in education, especially curriculum and teaching theory, are entering primary and secondary schools. This year, there was a phenomenon where hundreds of master's students from a middle school in Nanjing competed for two positions.

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