Educational Studies Minor
Program Requirements
- Total units required: 18
Required Courses
Note: The frequencies of the course offerings are designated by the following symbols:
(+) Offered every semester in recent years (pending faculty availability)
(*) Offered at least once a year or once every other year in recent years
(-) Offered less frequently in recent years
- Discipline-Based Study (two courses required; 6 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Educ 304 | Educational Psychology (+) | 3 |
| Educ 453B | Sociology of Education (+) | 3 |
| Educ 459F | Philosophies of Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 462 | Politics of Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4621 | The Political Economy of Urban Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 481W | History of Education in the United States (*) | 3 |
- Individual Processes of Education (one course required; 3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Educ 4023 | Second Language Acquisition & Technology (-) | 3 |
| Educ 4052 | Educational Psychology: A Focus on Teaching and Learning (+) | 3 |
| Educ 4055 | Central Topics in Psychological Research on Teaching and Learning (*) | 3 |
| Educ 408 | Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children (+) | 3 |
| Educ 433W | Complex Learning in Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 461B | Construction and Experience of Black Adolescence (-) | 3 |
| Educ 4692 | Reading Across Languages and Cultures: Theory, Reserach, and Practice (-) | 3 |
- Social Context of Education (one course required; 3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Educ 301C | The American School (+) | 3 |
| Educ 303 | Gender and Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 313B | Education, Childhood, Adolescence, and Society (+) | 3 |
| Educ 314 | Sociolinguistics, Literacies, Schools, and Communities (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4033 | Video Microanalysis: Methods and Tools (-) | 3 |
| Educ 4111 | Linguistics and Language Learning (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4280 | History of Urban Schooling in the United States (-) | 3 |
| Educ 4288 | History of Higher Education in American Culture (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4289 | Neighborhoods, Schools, and Social Inequality (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4511 | Race, Ethnicity, and Culture: Critical Qualitative Understandings of Urban Education (*) | 3 |
| Educ 4608 | The Education of Black Children and Youth in the United States (*) | 3 |
| Educ 489 | Education and Public Policy in the United States (-) | 3 |
Elective Courses
In addition to the four courses (12 credits) completed from the areas of Discipline-Based Study, Individual Processes of Education, and Social Context of Education, students must complete two elective courses (6 credits), which may be satisfied by the following:
- Any course listed in the tables above
- Educ 299 Internship in Education for a letter grade
- Students can consult with the Director of Educational Studies regarding additional courses offered by or cross-listed in the Department of Education and courses offered outside of the Department of Education that address educational topics and issues.
Additional Information
- All courses for the Educational Studies minor must be taken for a letter grade, and per Arts & Sciences requirements, students must earn at least a C- for course work to count toward the minor.
- All students must complete a 100-, 200-, or 300-level Education course before enrolling in a 400-level course. Exceptions may be granted through permission of the 400-level course instructor.
- All courses for minor credit in Educational Studies should be taken after the student has declared the minor as a student at Washington University. Exceptions, up to 6 transfer credits, may be granted on an individual basis.
Study Abroad
- Courses taken abroad for the Educational Studies minor must be equivalent to 300-level or 400-level courses at Washington University.
- Students may transfer up to 6 credits earned abroad with the approval of the Department of Education Study Abroad Advisor.
- Courses taken abroad do not necessarily serve as substitutes for specific Educational Studies courses. Rather, courses are reviewed holistically to determine if they address the Individual Processes of Education and/or Social Context of Education (two areas of study for the Educational Studies minor). Any study abroad course determined to address the Individual Processes of Education and/or Social Context of Education can also count for an elective.
- Study Abroad courses cannot count for a discipline-based requirement.
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Contact Info
| Contact: | Alyssa McDonald |
| Phone: | 314-935-6791 |
| Email: | alyssa.mcdonald@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://education.wustl.edu |