The Educational Studies minor is designed for undergraduates outside the School of Education who want to learn more about public education and/or student development and learning. This 15-credit minor offers students the flexibility to pursue the interesting and complex issues surrounding public education. 

• EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as a Teacher (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture (3 cr.)

• EDUC-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDUC-P 248 Elementary School Child: Physical, Emotional and Social Development (3 cr.)
• EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Lab/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-P 313 Adolescents in a Learning Community (3 cr.)
• EDUC-P 314 Life Span Development (3 cr.)

Electives

Select additional coursework from above or below to total 15 credits for the minor.

• EDUC-M 135 Individualized Instruction in Art (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 200 Artifacts, Museums, and Everyday Life (3 cr.)

• EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)
• EDUC-W 210 Survey of Computer-Based Education (3 cr.)

• EDUC-G 204 Asian American Mental Health (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 206 Introduction to Counseling Psychology (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 207 Introduction to Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 208 Prevention of Adolescent Risk Behavior (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 272 Introduction to Sexuality Counseling (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 302 Counseling with Youth (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 310 Additions Counseling (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 352 Counseling for Career Issues (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 355 Positive Psychology (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 375 Multicultural Skills (3 cr.)

• EDUC-E 300 Elementary Education for a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.) OR EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)

• Legal and Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)

• EDUC-K 205 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3 cr.)