The International and Comparative Education minor is designed for undergraduates who want to explore and compare how education works around the globe, both inside and outside schools. This 15- credit minor will introduce students to an interdisciplinary field that blends the best of the liberal arts and professional practice. 

Required

• EDUC-H 350 Schooling Around the World (3 cr.)

Social Foundations of Education (Select one)

• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 305 Education Across Time and Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture (3 cr.)

Regional Cultural Context in Education (Select one)

In consultation with your academic advisor, select a course from the College of Arts and Sciences that provides in-depth historical, artistic, social-scientific, or cultural knowledge of a particular country or geographically/linguistically/religiously/ethnically defined region. Potential courses may be considered from departments such asAnthropology, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Art History, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Geography, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, Area Studies programs (e.g., Latin American and Caribbean Studies, India Studies) or advanced culture and literature courses in language departments.

Comparative Thematic Inquiry (Select one)

• EDUC-H 305 Education Across Time and Culture (if not taken for Social Foundations of Education) (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 380 Latino Education Across the Americas (3 cr.)
• EDUC-L 441 Bilingual Education: Introduction (3 cr.)
• EDUC-U 330 Culture and Diversity in Higher Education (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 203 Global Development (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 204 Human Rights and International Law (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 205 Culture and Politics (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 206 Peace and Conflict (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 220 Global Connections (3 cr.)
• INTL-I 422 Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities (3 cr.)
• SPEA-A 459 Public Policy and the Arts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 181 US Policy and Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 182 Policy-Making Around the World: Comparative and International Approaches (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 386 Case Studies for Policy Analysis (If on International cases) (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (If on International issues) (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 172 International Health and Social Issues (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 304 Healthy Children: Breastfeeding Promotion in Global Communities (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 319 Global Health Promotion (3 cr.)
• SPH-T 211 International Tourism (3 cr.)

Skills or Practicum (Select one)

• EDUC-H 427 Education through Travel (3 cr.)
• EDUC-L 442 Teaching English Language Learners: Bilingual and English as a New Language (3 cr.)
• EDUC-T 450 Cultural/Community Forces and the Schools (3 cr.)
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
• SPH-H 445 Travel Study (3 cr.)