Education Minor

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The education minor provides a study of the foundations of schooling, teaching, and learning and helps students develop basic teaching skills. This minor is intended for students interested in:

Teaching subjects for which licensure may not be required (e.g. Bible or theatre);
Exploring education before enrolling in a graduate level initial licensure program;
Becoming a director of an Early Care Center;
Youth or children’s ministry;
Teaching community-based adult education courses;
Conducting professional development or vocational training;

A minimum of 20 credits required, chosen from the courses below.

Required courses

EDU 520 Teaching Strategies Credits: 3 (see Graduate Academic Catalog for course description) plus one of the following:
EDU 225 - Human Development and Learning 4 credits or
PSY 245 - Life Span Developmental Psychology 4 credits or
EDU 562 Human Development and Learning 3 credits (see Graduate Academic Catalog for course description)

Elective Courses

13 credits from the following, with no more than 6 credits of non-departmental courses:

Departmental Courses

EDU 112 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education or EDU 113 - Introduction to Elementary Education 2 credits
EDU 221 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education 2 credits
EDU 238 - The Exceptional Child 2 credits or EDU 564 Introduction to Exceptionality 3 credits (see Graduate Academic Catalog for course description)
EDU 305 - Second Language Acquisition and Sheltered English Instruction 4 credits
EDU 332 - Foundations of Christian Schools 2 credits
EDU 345 - Introduction to the Science of Reading 2 credits
EDU 366 - Diversity in Schools and Communities 4 credits or EDU 655 Exploring Urban Schools: Character, Culture, and Contexts 3 credits (see Graduate Academic Catalog for course description)
EDU 427 - Internship 2-6 credits (2 - 3 credits only)
EDU 613 Assistive Technology 1 credits (see Graduate Academic Catalog for course description)

Non-Departmental Courses

No more than 6 credits from the following:

BCM 315 - Educational Theories and Methods 4 credits
COM 241 - Introduction to Public Speaking 2 credits
COM 248 - Intercultural Communication 4 credits
COM 341 - Advanced Public Speaking 2 credits
POL 104 - American National Politics 4 credits
POL 105 - Power and Justice: Perspectives on Political Order 2 credits
PSY 311 - Developmental Disabilities 4 credits