Educational Studies Major
Educational Studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the tools of the humanities and social sciences to study the array of cultural, economic, historical, political, and social ideas and contexts that inform educational structures, policies, and practices, and shape the educational experiences of individuals and social groups, including along lines of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, language and culture, social class, religion, and (dis)ability. The department is committed to fostering a politically and socially conscious stance towards education that enables students to act as informed and vociferous advocates for just social relations and to engage in teaching and learning that is culturally relevant and culturally sustainable. The department does not offer a teacher preparation program but does prepare students to enter graduate teacher preparation programs as well as a range of other areas of professional practice and academic study.
Requirements to fulfill the Educational Studies major
Students completing the major in Educational Studies must take at least nine courses or the equivalent of 36 credits. This includes four core courses and at least five approved elective courses or the equivalent of 20 credits of approved coursework.
Core Courses
All majors in Educational Studies must take four core courses.
EDU 223 | INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL STUDIES | 4 |
EDU 270 | TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 |
EDU 310 | HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE US | 4 |
EDU 312 | CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL THEORY | 4 |
Elective Courses
All majors in Educational Studies must take at least five approved elective courses or the equivalent of 20 credits of approved coursework.
Isaac Gottesman, Associate Professor and Chair
Shakita Thomas Keptay, Assistant Professor
Karen Pezzetti, Assistant Teaching Professor