Education Studies B.A.

This degree is designed to introduce students to the meaning and purposes of education including the nature and purpose of the liberal arts. The Education Studies Department is broadly conceived to acquaint students with a historical view of the academic disciplines, the purposes of the common schools, and the ways in which these relate to the work of teachers in the schools in a democracy. Collateral and elective choices in the major allow students, in consultation with their advisors, to focus on the development of a broad range of content knowledge and understandings that enhance each student’s understanding of the field of education. This major does not lead to teaching certification.

Education Studies majors must meet the criteria established by Education Studies, including a satisfactory Education Written Assessment for admission to and exit from the program. All Education Studies courses include required field experiences in which students must work with children or adolescents. To be accepted and retained in the major, students must demonstrate appropriate qualities of judgment, disposition, and temperament in classroom and field settings.

Students with vocational plans in areas such as religious education, school psychology, child advocacy, art therapy, and the like may consider a double major in Education Studies and the related field.

Degree Requirements

A major in Education Studies is achieved by the completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:

Required Core Courses

EDS 150Int-Ed:Think About Lrng,Tchg

1 Course Credit

EDS 228Adolescent Dev & School Struct

1 Course Credit

EDS 227Child Dev & School Structure

1 Course Credit

EDS 349Education and Culture

1 Course Credit

A full credit Independent Study (EDS 490A or 490B) or an Internship (EDS 495) is required.

Students also must develop an education portfolio

Required Distribution and/or Collateral Courses

One of the following three options (none of which will count in the 21 credits outside the major, even if a collateral course):

Four (4) additional EDS course credits, with at least two at or above the 300 level, chosen in consultation with the Education Advisor and consistent with the student’s approved Curriculum Plan; OR

Some combination of EDS and non-EDS collateral course credits, listed below, totaling four (4) courses, chosen as indicated above; OR

Four (4) non-EDS course credits, with at least two at or above the 300 level, chosen from the following list (see note) in consultation with the Education Advisor and consistent with the student’s approved Curriculum Plan. The student will need to take the necessary prerequisites for the 300-level courses.

NOTE: Alternative collateral courses may be substituted for up to two of the courses on the list below by successful petition to the Education Studies department. The petition must include a rationale based on the student’s Curriculum Plan.

CFS 207/WGS 207Family Relations (WGS)

1 Course Credit

CFS 315Middle Childhood & Adolescence

1 Course Credit

CFS 350Family Law and Policy

1 Course Credit

CFS 366/WGS 366Cross-Cultrl Persp-Fam (WGS)

1 Course Credit

PSY 208Cognitive Psychology with Lab

1 Course Credit

SOC 215Juvenile Delinquency

1 Course Credit

THR 218Drama & Theatre for Teachers

1 Course Credit

HHP 222Water Fitness

1/4 Course Credit

 

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