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Education Minor

Students will build a minor study plan with the help of their advisor in Education.

 

Minor Requirements

Foundation 8 credits required

EDUC 156Schools in an Era of Change

4
OR
EDUC 253Critical Issues in Education

4
AND
EDUC 350Independent Study

4
OR
EDUC 388Fieldwork in Education

Variable

Note: EDUC 156 & EDUC 253 require fieldwork in schools.

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 313Survey Literature for Children and Young Adults

4
HIST 100World History I

4
HIST 101World History II

4
HIST 140Early American History

4
HIST 210African American Experience

4
MATH 115Number Systems and Algebra for Elementary School Teachers

4
MATH 116Geometry & Data Analysis for Elementary School Teachers

4
PHYS 103/BIOL 103Great Discoveries in Science

4
PHYS 105Science and Technology in the Everyday World: The Way Things Work

4
POLS 101Introduction 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 344Special Education Law

2
EDUC 345 Individualized Educational Program: Strategies for Development, Interpretation, and Implementation

2
EDUC 346Learners With Special Needs

4
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychological Science

4
SOCI 249Inequalities

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

EDUC 341Creating & Caring Classroom Community

4
EDUC 364*Reading Methods

4
EDUC 367*Math Methods

4

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.