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Minor - Education

Minor - Education

Description

A minor in education proposes to enlighten the students about the teaching profession with the goal of developing a K-12 educationally literate populace. Issues in education related to pedagogy, child development, philosophy, and foundations are focus areas of this minor.

Course Requirements

Students who want to pursue a minor in education must take the following courses: Edfd 209 Foundations in Education (3); Edsp 308 Introduction to Special Education (3); Edav 427 Educational Technology (3); and 9 additional hours of education courses at the 300 level or higher.

Other Academic Requirements

The education minor is open to students who have an interest in educational issues and especially, the teaching and learning of mathematics. It does not meet teacher certification requirements.

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