Education Minor for Licensure

Students pursuing teacher licensure in early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, visual art or music education must enroll in specific psychology and education courses as outlined under "Requirements for Teacher Licensure." These courses constitute a teacher licensure minor in education.

The Minor in Educational Studies

The minor in educational studies provides students with an opportunity to conduct a cross-disciplinary exploration of an education-related topic. The multidisciplinary nature of the minor offers varied perspectives on contexts and historical moments that shape and define knowledge, behavior, structures, and policies both in and out of classrooms. Students planning to minor in educational studies must consult with a member of the program committee to discuss the area of interest and design a plan of study. A brief proposal and plan of study outlining the focus of the minor and the courses making up the minor must be approved by the program chair. The culminating experience of the minor is a 2-credit Educational Studies course that will require that students analyze and synthesize key ideas that have emerged from their focused study. Students will work with a faculty adviser as they write and present a capstone paper.

Program committee members include: Bruce Arnold (classics), Leah Glasser (English), Matthew McKeever (sociology and anthropology), Preston Smith (politics), Donna Van Handle (German studies), Lucas Wilson (economics), and Lenore Carlisle and Sandra Lawrence (psychology and education), program co-chairs for 2006-2007.