Educational Studies Minor

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The Educational Studies Minor provides students who are interested in education, experience and knowledge of the philosophical, psychological and practical facets of this field of study. The minor is a total of 18 credits, nine of which must be chosen from the following list. The Educational Studies Minor courses meet many of the Core Curriculum requirements. Important: The Minor in Educational Studies does NOT lead to teacher certification.

Program Requirements

* These courses include a field experience component. Students are required to be fingerprinted prior to starting a course that includes a field experience placement. For more information on the fingerprinting process see: https://usm.maine.edu/educator-preparation

Required Courses

EDU 222 - Foundations of Language and Literacy Development Credits: 3 *
EDU 225 - Multicultural Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3
OR
HRD 200 - Multicultural Human Development Credits: 3 (meets Socio-Cultural Analysis requirement)*
SED 235 - Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Credits: 3 *

Choose 3 of the following:

EDU 100 - Exploring Teaching as a Profession Credits: 3 *
EDU 230 - Teaching Through the Arts Credits: 3 /AED 230 - Teaching Through the Arts
EDU 300 - Educational Media and Technology Credits: 3
EDU 305 - Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Credits: 3 (meets Culture, Power, and Equity requirement)*
EDU 310 - Education, Schooling, and Democracy Credits: 3 (meets Engaged Learning, EISRC,and WRI3)*
EDU 336 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3