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 are required and nine of which must be chosen from the list of electives. The Education Studies minor is particularly well-suited for students pursuing the Secondary Teacher Education Pathway, as well as for students in majors that often have connections to schooling. 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 Faculty

Professor: Flynn Ross (chair)

Associate Professors: Fiona McDonnell, Ian Renga, Adam Schmitt

Assistant Professors: Heather Reichmuth

Lecturers: Matthew Hollibush, Sara Needleman

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

^Enrollment in and appropriate progression through a Secondary or World Language Teacher Education Pathway is required to enroll in EDU 442.

Required Courses

EDU 225 - Multicultural Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 (meets Socio-Cultural Analysis requirement)
OR
HRD 200 - Multicultural Human Development Credits: 3 (meets Socio-Cultural Analysis requirement)
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 WRI 3)

Choose 3 of the following electives:

EDU 100 - Exploring Teaching as a Profession Credits: 3 *
EDU 222 - Foundations of Language and Literacy Development Credits: 3 *
EDU 230 - Teaching Through the Arts Credits: 3 /
AED 230 - Teaching Through the Arts
Credits: 3
EDU 300 - Educational Media and Technology Credits: 3
EDU 336 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
EDU 442 - Professional Seminar in Teaching Credits: 3 *^
HTY 340 - Race in American Schooling Credits: 3
SED 235 - Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Credits: 3
SED 300 - Ethics and Serving Individuals with Disabilities Credits: 3