In preparing our students to meet the challenges of their future work as educators, the Education Studies minor will:

1. Provide opportunities for students to explore different domestic and international educational models and philosophies;
2. Encourage students to formulate their own educational philosophy and reflect on the connections between content knowledge and pedagogical approaches;
3. Teach students how individual learners develop and help students understand the impact of individual learning differences;
4. Expose students to issues of privilege, power and difference and their intersection with issues of education;
5. Help students become aware of how learners are affected by environmental factors;
6. Expose students to the ways different academic disciplines approach issues of education;
7. Make students aware of codes of ethical conduct and professional organizations that advocate for learners and on behalf of educational policy and practice;
8. Provide coursework and fieldwork opportunities necessary for those students wishing to meet teacher preparation or graduate school requirements.