Degrees and Requirements
Education Minor
Minors are offered as opportunities for students to fulfill career or personal interests, and/or to facilitate in-depth study in a field of secondary interest. In particular, the Education minor would be especially valuable for students interested in working in an educational setting, including majors such as Child and Family Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. An Education minor would also be beneficial for those students who may pursue teaching certification at the post-baccalaureate level, including students in academic content areas such as Biology, Chemistry, English, History or Mathematics who are interested in secondary teaching certification after graduating with a bachelor's degree in their subject area.
Minors must be completed within the student's graduation timeline, and students may not major and minor in the same department.
The Education minor requires 21 credits.
Summary of Requirements
Minor Electives : Select 10 credits
EDEL2000
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EDML2000
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EDSP3015INTRO TO LOW INCIDENCE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to prepare students with the skills necessary to effectively teach individuals with severe disabilities, identify the relationships of organizations to school systems, laws and policies that are related to the implementation of specialized health care in the educational setting, and demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of individuals so as to develop effective instructional plans that will contribute to effective programs.
EDUC2015INTEGRATING THE ARTS THROUGHOUT
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
PREREQUISITE: EDUC1010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course will present strategies and teaching techniques for integrating the arts throughout the curriculum. Students will develop an understanding of elements and principles of the arts. Students will consider how a classroom environment can support the arts and humanities.
EDUC2020TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: EDUC1010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This class focuses on effective instructional strategies for teaching social studies in an inclusive classroom. Students will become familiar with the learning standards and thematic strands of social studies identified by the National Council for the Social Studies, which include the disciplines of geography, history, economics, and civics and government. Emphasis will be on organizing subject matter and translating it to children through a variety of instructional methods. An integral part of the course will be a field experience placement, which will allow the student to connect theory to practice.
EDUC2025CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
EDUC2030INTEGRATING HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
PREREQUISITE: EDUC1010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course will present strategies and teaching techniques for integrating health, safety and physical activity throughout the curriculum. Students will develop an understanding of the elements and principles of health and wellness. Students will consider how a classroom environment can support the physical, motor and social-emotional development of children.
MLED2000
Credits (Min/Max): /
SASU3035EXPLORING GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
SOCL3027FAMILY RELATIONS
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
A sociological analysis of the family with emphasis on historical trends and contemporary family life in the United States. The study includes family relationships and functions, family disorganization and change, with an overview of the family as a major social institution.
SOCL3050EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is a critical analysis of education as a social institution. It looks at the interactive relations between education and the social dimensions of class, race, ethnicity, and gender, both in the US and in selected countries around the world.
Minor Requirements: 11 credits
EDSP2015INTRO TO HIGH INCIDENCE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course provides students an opportunity to explore foundations of special education in the United States including: characteristics of each disability category, legislation, over-representation of diverse students, academic and functional needs of students with disabilities, individual learning differences, least restrictive environment, implications for a Standards Aligned System, collaboration and transition. Students will develop an understanding of Accommodations and Adaptations for inclusive environments.
EDUC1010INTRO TO EDUCATION AND FIELD
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to deepen understanding of the professional world of education and recognize the responsibilities of an effective and ethical educator. Students will become familiar with the teacher expectations outlined in the PA Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators and the PA Educator Discipline Act. Completing observations in diverse classrooms and school settings will provide students the opportunity to connect course topics to real-world teaching. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to reflect upon their decision to become a teacher by explaining how their learning will impact their future pedagogy
EDUC2010INITIAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
Credits (Min/Max): 2/2
PREREQUISITE: EDUC1010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This initial field experience course will provide students with the opportunity to observe and reflect on elements within various classroom environments. This experience will allow the student to interact with the learners in a variety of ways, develop knowledge of effective educational practices, and demonstrate professionalism in an educational setting. Seminars will be included with this course in which students will assess, evaluate, and discuss the field experience.
PSYC2061EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: PSYC1021 OR PSYC1021H This course provides an introduction to educational psychology, the science of learning and teaching. Students will be exposed to the research methods used in psychological science, theoretical approaches to cognitive development and learning, and applications of those theories to understanding student behavior in the context of the school environment.
PREREQUISITES:
PSYC1021 or PSYC1021H