Educational Studies Program

Program Overview

As an education major with a concentration in educational studies, you will enjoy a flexible program that allows you to tailor your coursework to your interests. These include careers that do not require state licensure such as day care centers, private schools, experiential education settings, and more.

Program Overview

Through liberal arts core courses, you will gain content knowledge in math, science, children’s literature, and history. Education courses focus on curriculum theory and design, special education, instructional technology, and key concepts and thinkers in the field.

This concentration does not lead to Massachusetts licensure, so MTEL preparation is not a part of the curriculum. As such, your field experience will culminate in a semester-long internship in a setting of your choosing, instead of student teaching. You will also complete internships during your freshman and sophomore years that allow you to build a resume and explore your interests. At 91黑料网, our director of field placements will work with you individually to secure quality field placements that will help you reach your academic and career goals.

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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 126

First Year - Credits: 32
- Science Elective (Cr. 6)
- ED 101聽-聽Introduction to Education (Cr: 3)
- ED 102聽-聽Curriculum Theory and Instruction (Cr: 3)
- ED 111聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
- ED 222聽-聽Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Cr: 3)
- ENG 111聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112聽-聽Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- HST 101聽-聽Western Civilization I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies World Cultures General Education Elective
- MTH 116聽-聽Mathematical Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement
- PSY 200聽-聽Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
Second Year - Credits: 32
- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Elective (Cr:聽3)
- Individual & Society General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- ENG/HST 200+聽 Level Elective (Cr: 3)
- ED 203聽-聽Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
- ED 211/211L聽-聽Clinical Field Based Experience II and Lab (Cr: 2)
- ED 221聽-聽Emergent Literacy Instruction (Cr: 3)
- ED 290聽-聽Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
  
  Students will take twice
- ED 339聽-聽Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
- ED 389聽-聽Research Methods and Project Paradigms (Cr: 3)
Third Year - Credits: 32
- Global Issues General Education Elective (Cr: 3) (Recommend IDS325)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr: 12) (Two must be聽above the 200 level)
- Electives聽(Cr: 6)
- ED 311/311L聽-聽Theory to Practice Seminar and Lab (Cr: 2)
- ED 330聽-聽Sheltered English Immersion Teacher's Endorsement (Cr: 3)
  
  Or
- ED 331聽-聽Issues and Best Practices of English Language Learners (Cr: 3)
- ED 489聽-聽Senior Research (Cr: 3)
Fourth Year - Credits: 30
- Education Elective聽聽 (Cr: 6)
- Electives (Cr: 6)聽
- ED 290聽-聽Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
- ED 480/480L聽-聽Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
- ED 490聽-聽Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or
- ED 491聽-聽Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
Educational Studies Electives

Choose four from the following:
- ABA 100聽-聽Basic Principles of Behavioral Science (Cr: 3)
- ABA 210聽-聽Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
- ABA 215聽-聽Measurement and Experimental Design (Cr: 3)
- ABA 220聽-聽Supervision and Management (Cr: 3)
- ABA 320聽-聽Assessment in Behavior Analysis (Cr: 3)
- ABA 325聽-聽Behavior Change Procedures (Cr: 3)
- ED 207聽-聽Strategies of Teaching Early Childhood Curriculum (Cr: 3)
- ED 208聽-聽Early Childhood Numeracy (Cr: 3)
- ED 213聽-聽The Power of Play in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
- ED 215聽-聽Creative Arts in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms (Cr: 3)
- ED 228聽-聽Executive Functioning in the Classroom (Cr: 3)
- ED 329/329L聽-聽Literacy Methods and Lab (Cr: 3)
- ED 230聽-聽The Early Childhood Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia, Italy (Cr: 3)
- ED 240聽-聽Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
- ED 290聽-聽Topics in Education (Cr: 3)
- ED 330聽-聽Sheltered English Immersion Teacher's Endorsement (Cr: 3)
- ED 340聽-聽Global Consciousness through Children's Literature (Cr: 3)
- ED 380/380L聽-聽Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
- ED 430聽-聽Differentiated Instruction (Cr: 3)
Science Electives

Students must choose one course from each group.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the educational studies concentration program, students will:
- Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
- Communicate effectively in written form following the academic conventions of the discipline.聽
- Demonstrate an understanding of the field of education including the areas of historic and current trends, assessment, special needs, psychology and technology.
- Apply their learning to multiple field experiences in a variety of educational settings.
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