The educational studies major---Students
must earn five credits in the core, four credits in a thematic concentration, and three
other electives for a total of 12 credits counted toward the major.
Core sequence:
- EDUC 200. Analyzing Schools (offered each semester)
- EDUC 300. Education Reform: Past and Present (offered each
year, ordinarily taken in the sophomore or junior year)
- A research methods course selected in consultation with the director, to be completed
no later than the junior year (advanced courses may require prerequisites)
- ANTH 301. Ethnographic Methods and Writing
- ECON 318. Basic Econometrics
- HIST 299. Historiography
- POLS 241L. Empirical Political Methods and Data Analysis
- PSYC 221L. Research Design and Analysis
- SOCL 201L. Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- any other research methods course approved by the director
- A research project course, where students conduct primary-source research on an
educational studies topic using qualitative, quantitative, and historical methods,
to be completed no later than the junior year.
- EDUC 305. Immigrants and Education
- EDUC 307. Latinos in Education
- EDUC 308. Cities, Suburbs, and Schools
- EDUC 309. Race, Class, and Educational Policy
- PSYC 310. Psychology of Gender
- PSYC 395. Cognitive and Social Development
- PSYC 415. Development and Culture
- any other course or independent study with an educational studies primary
source research project approved by the director
- EDUC 400. Senior Research Seminar. To fulfill the
senior exercise requirement, students carry out an independent research project
that builds upon acquired skills and evolving interests. The weekly seminar
provides a thematic focus as well as a continuous forum for both support and
critical feedback from peers, based on our program's stated learning goals.
At its conclusion, students present their work to an audience which includes a
guest evaluator, then revise and submit a final paper to be shared with the
public. This seminar open to senior Educational Studies majors only.
Concentration---A
student-designed thematic concentration of four courses, at least three of which
must be at the 300 level or above. Previous students have designed concentrations
in numerous areas (such as learning, cognition, and development; urban education;
gender and schooling; sociology of education; international education). A
written proposal, which delineates the links between courses in the concentration
and the student's evolving interests, must be planned in consultation with the
director and submitted upon declaration of the major.
Eligible courses for the concentration include:
- Educational studies electives
- EDUC 303. Becoming Citizens
- EDUC 307. Latinos in Education
- EDUC 308. Cities, Suburbs, and Schools
- EDUC 309. Race, Class, and Educational Policy
- EDUC 315. Higher Education in America
- EDUC 316. Education and Social Change across the Globe
- EDUC 320. Anthropology and Education
- EDUC 350. Teaching and Learning
- EDUC 399. Independent Study
- Cross-listed electives
- AMST 355. Urban Mosaic
- AMST 357: Race and Urban Space
- EDUC 318. Literacy and Literature
- ENGL 406. Contemporary Composition Studies
- INTS 218: Women Gender and Family in the Middle East
- INTS 234. Gender and Education
- INTS 235: Youth Culture in the Muslim World
- PHIL 374. Minds and Brains (with lab)
- POLS 224. Public Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice
- POLS 311. Administration and Public Policy
- POLS 355. Urban Politics
- PBPL 303. Policy Implementation Workshop
- PBPL 323. Legal History of Race Relations
- PSYC 223. Intersecting Identities: The Asian American Experience
- PSYC 236. Adolescent Psychology
- PSYC 246. Community Psychology
- PSYC 255. Cognitive Psychology (with optional lab)
- PSYC 256. Learning and Memory (with optional lab)
- PSYC 295. Child Development (with optional lab)
- PSYC 310. Psychology of Gender
- PSYC 324. Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- PSYC 326. Advanced Topics: Social Psychology of Education Systems
- PSYC 332. Psychological Assessment (with lab)
- PSYC 356. Cognitive Science (with lab)
- PSYC 391. Psychology of Language
- PSYC 395. Cognitive and Social Development
- PSYC 401 and 402. Senior Seminar (if relevant topic)
- PSYC 415. Development and Culture
- SOCL 204. Social Problems in American Society
- SOCL 214. Race and Ethnicity
- SOCL 312. Social Class and Mobility
- SOCL 351. Social, State, and Power
- THDN 270.Arts in Action: Moving into the Community
- THDN 332. Education Through Movement
- Any other course, independent study, or thesis relevant to educational
studies and approved by the director. If the research project is to be
double-counted toward the concentration, then the student must designate
a fourth course to be counted toward the other electives section to
maintain a total of 12 courses toward the major.
Other electives---Three other electives, either
in educational studies or approved cross-listed courses, but not
necessarily linked to the student's concentration. At least three departments
or programs (i.e., educational studies and two others) must be represented
in the total number of credits. No more than six courses may be drawn from
any one Department or Program outside of Educational Studies. Only courses
in which the student earns a grade of at least C- may be counted toward the major.
Double major---Students considering a double major
(such as psychology and educational studies, or sociology and educational
studies) are encouraged to plan their schedules early in consultation with
their advisers. Selected courses for an educational studies major may also
be applied toward fulfillment of the student's other major, if listed or
approved by both departments or programs.
Honors---Students must complete a senior research
project with a grade A- or better, and earn a GPA of at least 3.50 in core
courses in the major.
Teacher preparation---Students who desire to teach
should consult with educational studies faculty about the various routes
available to them, including the consortial teacher preparation program at
St. Joseph College in West Hartford, as well as alternate route certification
programs, graduate school programs, and independent school teaching opportunities.
For more information, see the ``Pathways to Teaching'' section of the educational
studies Web site.