Education Minor
Students will build a minor study plan with the help of their advisor in Education.
Minor Requirements
Foundation 8 credits required
Electives (12 required credits)
Choose 3 courses (12 credits) from the following courses in consultation with the Education Minor Advisor. The three must be spread across Content, Context, and Pedagogy. Students may substitute Colleges of the Fenway (COF) courses with approval of their Education Minor Advisor.
Content
CHL 313 | Survey Literature for Children and Young Adults | 4 |
HIST 100 | World History I | 4 |
HIST 101 | World History II | 4 |
HIST 140 | Early American History | 4 |
HIST 210 | African American Experience | 4 |
MATH 115 | Number Systems and Algebra for Elementary School Teachers | 4 |
MATH 116 | Geometry & Data Analysis for Elementary School Teachers | 4 |
PHYS 103/BIOL 103 | Great Discoveries in Science | 4 |
PHYS 105 | Science and Technology in the Everyday World: The Way Things Work | 4 |
POLS 101 | Introduction to American Politics | 4 |
ART: A course in Art selected with the approval of the Education Minor Advisor.
ENGLISH: A course in literature selected with the approval of the Education Minor Advisor.
Or a content course with the approval of the Education Minor Advisor.
Context
EDUC 344 | Special Education Law | 2 |
EDUC 345 | Individualized Educational Program: Strategies for Development, Interpretation, and Implementation | 2 |
EDUC 346 | Learners With Special Needs | 4 |
PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 4 |
SOCI 249 | Inequalities | 4 |
AFRICANA STUDIES: A course in Africana Studies selected with the approval of the Education Minor Advisor.
Or a course approved by the Education Minor Advisor.
Pedagogy
Or a course selected with guidance from the Education Minor Advisor, perhaps via COF.
* Note: EDUC 341, EDUC 364, and EDUC 367 require fieldwork in schools.