Education & Society Minor
The Education & Society Minor is intended to help students develop broad perspectives on the purposes and forms of education and schooling.
Themes
- Culture and knowledge
- Education in the United States
- Global education
- Education's role in society
- Equity in education
It made me rethink the education system as a whole.
MaryBeth L., Community Psychology Major
Minor Requirements
To complete the minor in Education & Society, students must complete 25 credits of coursework--5 credits of required coursework and 20 elective credits. Electives credits can be completed through Educational Studies coursework (prefix B EDUC), and up to five (5) credits can be taken outside Educational Studies. Students must select from the courses listed below.
Required Coursework (5 credits)
Elective Coursework (20 credits from courses listed below)
Educational Studies Electives
- B EDUC 230 Culture, Knowledge, and Education (5 cr), I&S, DIV
- B EDUC 250 Topics in Education and Popular Culture (5 cr) VLPA
- B EDUC 315 History of Education in the United States (5 cr) I&S
- B EDUC 330 Race, Culture, and Identity in the Classroom (5 cr) I&S, DIV
- B EDUC 392 Independent Study (must have Educational Studies faculty sponsor) (1-5 cr)
- B EDUC 452 Service Learning (2 cr) I&S
- B EDUC 456 Adolescents in School and Society (5 cr) I&S
- B EDUC 460 Moral Dimensions of Education (5 cr) I&S
- B EDUC 461 Educational Implications of Gender Inequality (5 cr) DIV
- B EDUC 475 Global Perspectives on Diversity and Citizenship Education (3 cr) I&S, DIV
- B EDUC 476 New Literacies for Digital Learning (5 cr)
- B EDUC 480 Life and Learning in Middle School (3 cr)
- B EDUC 493 Environmental Education (3 cr) NW
Other Department Electives (up to 5 credits)
- BIS 219 The Politics of Sex Education (5 cr)
- BIS 225 Applied Social Psychology (5 cr)
- BIS 226 Foundations of U.S. Social Service (5 cr)
- BIS 328 Diversity, Leadership and Engagement (5 cr)
- BIS 436 Comparative Family Systems (5 cr)
- BIS 443 Educational Policy and the American Economy (5 cr)
- BIS 445 Meanings and Realities of Inequality (5 cr)
- BISIA 484 Arts Learning in the Community (5 cr)
- BHLTH 465 Adolescent Health (5 cr)
Additional Requirements
- 2.0 GPA is required to declare the Education & Society Minor
- A grade of 2.0 or better is required in each course credited for the minor
- A minimum of 15 credits must be upper-division coursework (300-level and above)