Education Minor

Program Requirements

Students interested in the field of education as a secondary focus to their academic major may pursue the Education minor. This program of study does not lead to licensure in the state of Massachusetts. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

Required Courses

ED 101 - Introduction to Education (Cr: 3)
or
ED 125 - Approaches to Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
ED 203 - Introduction to Children with Special Needs (Cr: 3)
ED 339 - Classroom Assessment (Cr: 3)
PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
or
PSY 204 - Child Growth and Development (Cr: 3)

Additional Courses

Students select two from the following courses:

ABA 250 - Ethical Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
ABA 280 - Introduction to the Basic Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
ABA 310 - Assessment in Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
ABA 312 - Curriculum Design for Applied Behavior Programs (Cr: 3)
ABA 332 - Advanced Topics in Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
ABA 145 - Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders (Cr: 3)
ED 102 - Curriculum Theory and Instruction (Cr: 3)
ED 201/201L - Foundations of Reading and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
ED 207 - Strategies of Teaching Early Childhood Curriculum (Cr: 3)
ED 208 - Early Childhood Numeracy (Cr: 3)
ED 210 - Integrating Technology into the Classroom (Cr: 3)
ED 215 - Creative Arts in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (Cr: 3)
ED 230 - The Early Childhood Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia, Italy (Cr: 3)
ED 240/240L - Literacy in the Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
ED 290 - Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
ED 310 - The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
ED 325 - Clinical Approaches to Children with Disabilities (Cr: 3)
ED 340 - Global Consciousness through Children’s Literature (Cr: 3)
ED 430 - Differentiated Instruction (Cr: 3)