Program: Educational Studies Minor - University of Southern Maine

Apr 03, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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, including the Thematic Cluster. 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 *
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 EISRC and International requirement)*
EDU 336 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
SED 235 - Students with Exceptionalities in General Education Credits: 3