Educational Studies Major

The Educational Studies major engages students in critically examining the foundations of education, educational policies and practices, and the ways that societal structures shape and are shaped by educational perspectives and outcomes. Programs of study in the Education Department do not lead to teacher certification.

Requirements to fulfill the Educational Studies major

Students completing the Educational Studies major must take nine courses, or seven courses and eight credits of student teaching:

One core Education foundations course:

EDU 223FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

4

Two or more core Education pedagogy courses:

EDU 225CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT:SEC

4

EDU 304MATH & SCIENCE METHODS:ELEM

4

EDU 305CURRICULAR THEORY & DESIGN:SEC

6

EDU 313CHILDREN, BOOKS & CULTURE

4

EDU 341LITERACY METHODS: ELEM

6

EDU 270TEACH/LEARN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

4

Two of three Human Development courses:
HMD 111INTRO TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

4

HMD 225IND DIFFERENCES IN DEVELOPMENT

4

HMD 307/GWS 307ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

4

Three additional Education courses from the following:
EDU 214/GRK 214/LAT 214/LIN 214/SLA 214SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

4

EDU 224/THE 224THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

4

EDU 225CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT:SEC

4

EDU 250CITIES AND SCHOOLS

4

EDU 270TEACH/LEARN FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

4

EDU 283/AHI 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4

EDU 304MATH & SCIENCE METHODS:ELEM

4

EDU 305CURRICULAR THEORY & DESIGN:SEC

6

EDU 313CHILDREN, BOOKS & CULTURE

4

EDU 316QUEER PEDAGOGY

4

EDU 325EDU POLICY ANALYSIS/THEORY/REF

4

EDU 340/HMD 340EDUCATIONAL PSY HUMAN DEVELOP

4

EDU 341LITERACY METHODS: ELEM

6

EDU 355CRITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

4

EDU 360CC: COLONIALISM,MATH,CURRICULA

4

PK 201THEMATIC INQUIRY

4

One Education department-approved capstone course

Paul Madden, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education

Manali Sheth, Assistant Professor Education

Sunil Bhatia, Interim Department Chair