Educational Studies Major

Educational Studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the tools of the humanities and social sciences to study the array of cultural, economic, historical, political, and social ideas and contexts that inform educational structures, policies, and practices, and shape the educational experiences of individuals and social groups, including along lines of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language and culture, social class, religion, and (dis)ability. The department is committed to fostering a politically and socially conscious stance towards education that enables students to act as informed and vociferous advocates for just social relations and to engage in teaching and learning that is culturally relevant and culturally sustainable. The department does not offer a teacher preparation program but does prepare students to enter graduate teacher preparation programs as well as a range of other areas of professional practice and academic study.

Requirements to fulfill the Educational Studies major

Students completing the major in Educational Studies must take at least nine courses or the equivalent of 36 credits. This includes four core courses and at least five approved elective courses or the equivalent of 20 credits of approved coursework.

Core Courses

All majors in Educational Studies must take four core courses.

EDU 223INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

4
EDU 270TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

4
EDU 310HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE US

4
EDU 312CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL THEORY

4

Elective Courses

All majors in Educational Studies must take at least five approved elective courses or the equivalent of 20 credits of approved coursework.

EDU 104POWER & POLITICS IN EDUCATION

4
EDU 214/GRK 214/LAT 214/LIN 214/SLA 214SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

4
EDU 224/THE 224THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

4
EDU 250CITIES AND SCHOOLS

4
EDU 283/AHI 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4
EDU 305CURRICULUM STUDIES

4
EDU 306/CRE 305CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN EDU

4
EDU 313READING FOR JOY AND JUSTICE

4
EDU 325EDUCATIONAL POLICY

4
EDU 330DIVERSITY & EQUITY - HIGHER ED

4
EDU 340/HMD 340EDUCATIONAL PSY HUMAN DEVELOP

4
EDU 361HISTORY OF STUDENT ACTIVISM

4
EDU 391INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4
EDU 491INDIVIDUAL STUDY

2 - 4
HIS 207/GIS 201YOUTH/POLITICS IN MIDDLE EAST

4
HIS 429/AFR 429/GWS 429GROWING UP IN AFRICA

4
HMD 204CHILDREN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

4
HMD 304/GWS 304CHILD & FAM SOCIAL POLICY

4
HMD 307/GWS 307ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

4
HMD 321/AFR 321/CRE 321/GWS 321CHILD/FAMIL MULTI-CUL SOC

4
HMD 416/GWS 416DECOLONIZING SELF AND CULTURE

4
PHI 247PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

4
SOC 320SOC OF CHILDHOOD/ADOLESCENCE

4
SOC 430CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH

4
SPA 317YOUTH IN SPANISH AMERICA

4
SPA 325TEACHING & LEARNING SPANISH

4
SPA 333/GWS 333/CRE 334U.S. LATINO URB YOUTH NARRATVS

4
SPA 346/AMS 346GROWING UP IN LATIN AMERICA

4
SPA 425TEACHING & LEARNING SPANISH

4

Isaac Gottesman, Associate Professor and Chair

Karen Pezzetti, Visiting Assistant Professor