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 Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (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:

ED 102 - Curriculum Theory and Instruction (Cr: 3)
ED 201 - Foundations of Reading (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 222 - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Cr: 3
Satisfies the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion General Education Requirement
ED 230 - The Early Childhood Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia, Italy (Cr: 3)
ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
ED 290 - Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
ED 213 - The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
ED 340 - Global Consciousness through Children’s Literature (Cr: 3)
ED 430 - Differentiated Instruction (Cr: 3)