2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in Educational Studies

The Minor in Educational Studies offers opportunities to learn about systems of education including adult learning, community engagement, curriculum structures and processes, instructional coaching, mentoring, learning technologies, learning design, and cultural contexts. All students in the minor will take one of two foundational courses. Students will then choose one of four clusters: Adult and Community Education, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership, Educational Technology, and Multicultural Education. Within each cluster, students will complete two required specialty courses and two courses from a list of select electives. Students in a variety of majors will benefit from this minor including those studying education (e.g., elementary, secondary, special, early childhood, etc.), business administration, management and leadership, communication studies, journalism, political science, sociology, psychological sciences, computer and information technology, public health, legal studies, and more.

15 credits

Required Course (3 credits), choose one

EDST 100Introduction to Education Systems and Policy

3

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

Choose one of the clusters: (1) Adult and Community Education; (2) Curriculum and Instructional Leadership; (3) Educational Technology; or (4) Multicultural Education

Cluster 1: Adult and Community Education

Cluster 1: Required Courses (6 credits)

EDAC 101Seminar in Lifelong Learning

3

EDAC 299XExperimental and Developmental Topics in Education

3-6

Cluster 1: Electives (6 credits)
EDPS 211Development of Creative Thinking

3

EDPS 270Human Development Across the Lifespan

3

EDPS 355Adult Psychology

3

ECYF 231Family and Community Relations

3

ECYF 250Family Relations

3

ECYF 340Life and Workplace Management

3

ECYF 442Child, Youth, and Family Program Administration

3

ECYF 485Family Policy

3

SPCE 200Exceptional Children and Adults

3

SPCE 290Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders

3

Cluster 2: Curriculum and Instructional Leadership

Cluster 2: Required Courses (6 credits)

EDCU 231School Curriculum

3

EDST 370Instructional Leadership

3

Cluster 2: Electives (6 credits)

Note 1: Only students admitted to the accelerated master's degree in Educational Leadership may take EDAD 600, EDAD 630, or EDAD 635.

Note 2: EDFO 420 may be taken as an elective if NOT taken as a required course.

EDSE 150Basic Concepts of Secondary Education

3

EDSE 299XExperimental/Developmental Topics

0 TO6

EDFO 420Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education

3

EDTE 385School Information Infrastructures and Technology Leadership

3

EDAD 486Legal Aspects of Education for Future Teachers

3

EDEL 100Education in a Democratic Society

3

SPCE 201Introduction to Students With Exceptional Needs

3

ECYF 100Introduction to Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies

3

ECYF 320Leadership and Management in Child Development Programs

3

EDHI 401Special Topics in Leadership

1 TO 3

EDAD 600Introduction to Educational Leadership

3

EDAD 630Human Resource Development

3

EDAD 635Educational Decision Making

3

EDPS 345Educational Tests and Measurement

3

EDPS 390Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education

3

EDPS 391Learning and Assessment in Early Childhood

3

EDPS 393Learning & Assessment in Elementary Education

3

Cluster 3: Educational Technology

Cluster 3: Required Course (3 credits), choose one

TEDU 102Design Techniques

3

EDTE 250Curricular Integration of Technology

3

Cluster 3: Required Course (3 credits)
EDTE 255Learning and Teaching with Emerging Technologies

3

Cluster 3: Electives (6 credits)

Note: TEDU 102 or EDTE 250 may be taken as an elective if NOT taken as a required course.

TEDU 102Design Techniques

3

EDTE 250Curricular Integration of Technology

3

EDTE 260Studies in Educational Technology

3

EDTE 265Visual and Digital Literacies

3

EDTE 370Technology Policy and Ethics

3

EDTE 380Internship in Educational Technology

2-4

EDTE 385School Information Infrastructures and Technology Leadership

3

SPCE 331Technology in Education

3

MATH 331Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Mathematics

3

EDEL 102Reading and Writing in Transdisciplinary Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Classrooms

3

Cluster 4: Multicultural Education

Cluster 4: Required Courses (6 credits)

EDMU 205Introduction to Multicultural Education

3

EDMU 206Advanced Study of Ethnic and Multicultural Group Behavior

3

Cluster 4: Electives (6 credits)
EDMU 301Instructional Strategies in Multicultured Schools

3

EDMU 302Self and the Social Construction of Identity

3

EDMU 370Representation and Multiculturalism: Theory and Practice

3

EDMU 400Topical Seminar in Multicultural Studies: Culture of Masculinities

3

EDEL 244Early and Elementary Education for Social Justice

3

ECYF 345Culture and Language in Teaching and Learning

3

ECYF 350Families in Cross-Cultural Perspectives

3

ECYF 360Advanced Community Engagement and the Work of Social Justice

3

EDRD 427Teaching Reading to Diverse Learners

3

SPCE 438Supervision of Personnel and Organizational Behavior Management

3

Total Credit Hours: 15