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Duluth Campus
Education Studies B.A.Education
College of Education and Human Service Professions
The intended audience is for students no longer interested in pursuing a teaching license, but still interested in seeking careers with children and adolescents. The program does not lead to licensure; however, graduates will be prepared to work in non-profit agencies, youth centers, after-school programs, and more.
It is designed for students already admitted to the UMD Education Blocks (junior/senior year) who have completed a majority of Block courses and are referred to the program by their teacher licensure major program faculty advisor.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
90 credits
before admission to the program.
Students must have been admitted to the teacher education program (blocks) to be eligible for admission into this program. Students must have completed 90 credits and have completed a minimum of 12 credits of the Education Core coursework. Students are admitted into the program based on referral by a teaching licensure major Faculty Advisor to the Education Department Head. Admission is contingent on the Department Head's approval after review if the student's academic performance, dispositional assessment, field experience work (if any) and plan for completion of their degree program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Learning in Community (1 cr)
The Learning in Community requirement will be waived for transfer students with at least 30 credits taken post high school and for UMD students who started in a UMD program where this was not required. First-year students who have completed 30 PSEO credits may request a waiver to the student’s primary college.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
or
EHS 1000 - Into the World
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
ES 1000 - Global Cultural Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 1000 - Language and Culture in the U.S. What does it Mean to Speak American
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 1100 - Living Your Best Life: Applying Positive Psychology
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
WRIT 31xx Adv Writing (3 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. A second field of study (e.g. minor, major, degree) is not required for this major.
Education Core (3 cr)
EDUC 1101 - Education in Modern Society
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
Assessment (2 - 3 cr)
EDSE 4525 - Assessment for Secondary Education
(3.0 cr)
or
MU 3607 - Instrumental Music Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
MU 3701 - Choral Conducting and Methods I
(3.0 cr)
or
PETE 3500 - Student Assessment in Physical Education
(3.0 cr)
or
SPED 3205 - Foundations in Early Childhood Assessment
(2.0 cr)
or
SPED 4204 - Assessment in the General and Special Education Classroom
(3.0 cr)
Diversity (3 cr)
ECH 3060 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children
(3.0 cr)
or
EDSE 4100 - Teaching in a Diverse Society
(3.0 cr)
or
EDUC 1100 - Human Diversity
[LE CAT, LECD C, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
or
EDUC 4381 - Teaching Indigenous Students
(3.0 cr)
or
IESE 2001 - Diversity and Education Implications
(3.0 cr)
Literacy (2 - 3 cr)
ECH 2015 - Literature for Young Children
(3.0 cr)
or
EDSE 4214 - Teaching Content-Area Reading
(3.0 cr)
or
EDSE 4215 - Teaching Reading and Literature: Grades 5-12
(3.0 cr)
or
EDUC 4347 - Second Language Acquisition & ELL: How Second Languages are Learned & Methods for Teaching
(2.0 cr)
or
IESE 3325 - Foundations of Literacy and Language
(3.0 cr)
or
IESE 3326 - Advanced Literacy & Language: Designing & Implementing a Comprehensive Literacy Program
(3.0 cr)
or
IESE 3331 - Children's Literature in the Elementary School
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education
This emphasis is will provide specialized background in working with children Birth-Age 6 in Early Childhood Special Education and Birth-Grade 3 in Early Childhood Education. This major is not eligible for teacher licensure.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
Required credits within the major: 44 - 48
Requirements (20 cr)
Take 20 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ECH 2xxx
·
ECH 3xxx
·
SPED 3xxx
Elementary and Special Education
This emphasis will provide specialized background in working with children K-Grade 6 in Elementary Education and K-Grade 12 in Special Education: Academic Behavioral Strategist. This major is not eligible for teacher licensure.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
Required credits within the major: 44 - 48
Requirements (20 cr)
Take 20 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
IESE 1xxx
·
IESE 2xxx
·
IESE 3xxx
·
IESE 4xxx
·
SPED 4xxx
Secondary Education
This emphasis will provide specialized background in working with children in Grades K-12/Grades 5-12. This major is not eligible for teacher licensure.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
Required credits within the major: 44 - 48
Requirements (20 cr)
Take 20 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 1xxx
·
ANTH 3xxx
·
ART 1xxx
·
ART 2xxx
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
·
ARTH 1xxx
·
ARTH 2xxx
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 4xxx
·
AST 1xxx
·
BIOL 1xxx
·
BIOL 2xxx
·
BIOL 3xxx
·
CHEM 1xxx
·
CHEM 2xxx
·
CHEM 3xxx
·
COMM 1xxx
·
ECON 1xxx
·
ECON 2xxx
·
ECON 3xxx
·
ECON 4xxx
·
EDSE 3xxx
·
EDSE 4xxx
·
EDUC 4234 - Science, Technology, and Society
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 1xxx
·
ENGL 2xxx
·
ENGL 3xxx
·
ENGL 4xxx
·
ENGL 5xxx
·
EXSC 2xxx
·
EXSC 3xxx
·
FR 1xxx
·
FR 2xxx
·
FR 3xxx
·
FR 4xxx
·
GEOG 1xxx
·
GEOG 2xxx
·
GEOG 3xxx
·
GEOG 4xxx
·
GEOL 1xxx
·
GEOL 2xxx
·
GEOL 3xxx
·
GER 1xxx
·
GER 2xxx
·
GER 3xxx
·
GER 4xxx
·
HIST 1xxx
·
HIST 2xxx
·
HIST 3xxx
·
HLTH 1xxx
·
HLTH 2xxx
·
HLTH 3xxx
·
LING 1xxx
·
MATH 1xxx
·
MATH 2xxx
·
MATH 3xxx
·
MATH 4xxx
·
MU 1xxx
·
MU 2xxx
·
MU 3xxx
·
MU 4xxx
·
PETE 1xxx
·
PETE 2xxx
·
PETE 3xxx
·
PHYS 1xxx
·
PHYS 2xxx
·
PHYS 3xxx
·
POL 1xxx
·
POL 3xxx
·
PSY 1xxx
·
PSY 2xxx
·
PSY 3xxx
·
PSY 4xxx
·
SOC 1xxx
·
SOC 3xxx
·
SOC 4xxx
·
SPAN 1xxx
·
SPAN 2xxx
·
SPAN 3xxx
·
SPAN 4xxx
·
STAT 3xxx
·
WS 2xxx
·
WS 3xxx
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Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
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Course Equivalencies: | SpEd 3205/5205 |
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Course Equivalencies: | EDUC 3381/EDUC 4381 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | EdSe 5215/4214/4212/4215 |
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Course Equivalencies: | EdSe 5215/4214/4212/4215 |
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Course Equivalencies: | SpEd 4433/5433 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |