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Course of Study - Education Minor

To complete the Education minor, students must take a total of 5 EDUC courses.

Intro to Education

  • Education 101 - Introduction to Education: Schooling in the United States (required)

Social Justice Elective (choose one)

  • E D U C 115 - Embracing Diversity
  • EDUC 167 - Education and Film
  • EDUC 202 - Social Issues in Education
  • EDUC 210 - Social Diversity in Education
  • EDUC 218 - Hip Hop Nation & Literacy Practices
  • EDUC 229 - International Education
  • EDUC 377 - Intro to Multicultural Education
  • EDUC 392 A-K - (3 Workshops) - Social Issues in Education Workshops

EDUC electives (Choose three courses)

  • EDUC 225 - Controversial Issues in Education
  • EDUC 229 - International Education

  • HUMDEV 270 - Child Development

  • EDUC 306 - Educational Psychology
  • EDUC 312 (EDUC 390F) - Teaching and Learning with Tech
  • EDUC 325 - Intro to Special Education
  • EDUC 351 - Foundations of Education
  • EDUC 372 (EDUC 490D) - Digital Tools & Apps for 21st Century Students
  • EDUC 378 - Survey of Children's Literature
  • EDUC 401 (EDUC 490C) - Curriculum Development
  • EDUC 425 - Classroom Assessment
  • EDUC 437 (EDUC 497TM) - Principles & Methods of Math 4th - 12th Grade
  • EDUC 457 (EDUC 497I) - Tutoring in Schools
  • EDUC 461/482E - Reading & Language Arts Methods
  • EDUC 462 - Teaching Science in Elementary Schools
  • EDUC 463 - Principles and Methods of Math - PreK - 6th Grade
  • EDUC 524 - Work of the Middle/High School Teacher
  • EDUC 527 - Intro Ed Uses of Computers

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