Education Studies Major

Teaching and Learning (pathway to 4+1 MAT program)(16 credits):

• 12 credits of graduate level education courses selected in consultation with graduate advisor. (note: currently students are allowed to take up to 12 graduate credits that also count toward their undergraduate degree.)
• US History course (4)
• MAT prerequisite courses are strongly recommended (these courses are required for Maryland State Teacher Certification in Elementary Education through the graduate program. Strongly recommend students complete these as undergraduates):
  • Literature
  • English Composition (can be WRT 181 )
  • Art and/or music (totaling 3 or more credits)
  • History (100- or 200-level)(note: 1 history course can double-count for US History course requirement for major)
  • History (200-level)
  • Social Science (one course taken from one of the following programs: Sociology and Anthropology; Political Science and International Relations; Economics; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
  • Natural science (three courses other than psychology or cognitive science; one course must be a four-credit laboratory course)
  • Math (three courses if placed at the L level: MA 110 , MA 113 , and a DA-foundational course; students placing at the M level must complete a DA-foundational course; students placing at the H or H+ level must fulfill the college DA requirement)

Minor (18-26+ credits depending on minor):

Students can select a minor in a field of disciplinary interest to complement education studies. Note: if the minor does not require 8 credits at the 300- and/or 400-level, students will have to complete one additional 4-credit 300- or 400-level course.

Student Designed Thematic Core (12-16 credits):

Students can collaborate with their EDS academic advisor to design a thematic core around which to build their course of study. The core must include at least 4 courses related to the selected theme, preferably in the same department. At least 8 credits must be at the 300-level or higher.

• Example thematic cores:
  • Thematic Core in Education Policy
    • PSC 143 - American Political System (4 Cr.) 
    • PSC 247 - An Introduction to Education Policy (4 Cr.) 
    • PSC 333 - State Politics and Policy (4 Cr.) 
    • One of the following
      • PSC 306 - Seminar in Political Theory (4 Cr.) 
      • PSC 353 - Special Topics Seminar (4 Cr.) 
    • Note: if a student adds PSC 121 - Comparative Politics (4 Cr.)  and another 200-level elective this can become a Political Science minor
  • Thematic Core in Psychology of Education
    • PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology (4 Cr.) 
    • PSY 207 / ED 207 - Educational Psychology (4 Cr.)  (also meets requirement for ED 207  in the foundational courses for the major)
    • PSY 322 - Cognitive Psychology (4 Cr.) 
    • PSY 337 - Neuroscience (4 Cr.) 
    • Note: with 8 more credits in PSY this can become a Psychology minor
  • Thematic Core in Environmental Studies
    • ES 100 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences (4 Cr.) 
    • ES 140 - Introduction to Environmental Studies (4 Cr.) 
    • ES 311 - Environmental Analysis and Statistics (4 Cr.) 
    • One of the following:
      • ES 375 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies (4 Cr.) 
      • ES 391 - Seminar: Environmental Sociology (4 Cr.) 
      • ES 399 - Independent Research in Environmental Studies (1-4 Cr.) 
      • ES 410 - Environmental Justice (4 Cr.) 
      • ES 415 - Climate Change (4 Cr.) 
      • ES 430 - Urban Sustainability (4 Cr.) 
      • ES 435 - Globalization and Environmental Sustainability (4 Cr.) 
    • note: adding EC 111 - Essentials of Economics I (4 Cr.) , EC 225 - Environmental Economics (2 Cr.) , and ES 230 - Feminist Political Ecology: Culture, Politics, Environmental Change (4 Cr.)  this can become an Environmental Studies Minor