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Curriculum

BA, Education Studies/MA, Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy

152 Total Credits Required

Liberal Arts Requirements, 64 Credits.
Undergraduate Program Requirements, 64 Credits.
Graduate Program Requirements, 24 Credits.

AMLT-GE 2053, EDLED-GE 2205/2305/2343 satisfy requirements for the BA and MA programs. You may not take more than 12 graduate credits during your undergraduate studies and no more than 50% of your total credits in any given semester may be graduate credits.

College Core Curriculum (CORE)

40 Credits

Foreign Language - 8 Credits
Expository Writing - 8 Credits
EXPOS-UA 1
Writing the Essay
4 Credits
Foundations of Contemporary Culture - 12 Credits
CORE-UA 07xx/ST-CORE-UE
Expressive Culture
4 Credits
CORE-UA 05xx/ST-CORE-UE
Cultures and Contexts
4 Credits
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry - 12 Credits
CORE-UA 2xx / ST-CORE-UE
Physical Science
4 Credits
CORE-UA 3xx/ST-CORE-UE
Life Science
4 Credits
APSTA-UE 21
Or
APSTA-UE 1085

Liberal Arts Electives

24 Credits

Social Sciences and Humanities Electives - 16 Credits
Choose 8 credits of Humanities electives and 8 credits of Social Sciences electives from an approved list of disciplines.
Liberal Arts Electives - 8 Credits

Additional Requirements

SAHS-UE 1
SAHS-UE WPE
Writing Proficiency Examination
0 Credits
Required Global Component
Usually fulfilled by semester abroad but may include a J-term or summer abroad program, or globally focused independent study.

Education Studies Core Courses

24 Credits

 

TCHL-UE 30
EDST-UE 1990
HSED-UE 1005
Or
HIST-UA 60
Introduction to US Education: Historical and Contemporary
4 Credits
Or
SCA-UA 755
American Dilemmas: Race, Inequality, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Public Education
4 Credits

Area of Specialization

16 Credits

EDLED-GE 2343
EDLED-GE 2205
EDLED-GE 2305
AMLT-GE 2053
1 Impact and Entrepreneurship undergraduate course - 4 credits

Education Studies Electives

8 Credits

APSY-UE 20 taken with APSY-UE 21 or  APSY-UE 22 count as 'one' course for a total of 4 credits.

Restricted Electives - 8 Credits
Choose 1 Education Studies restricted elective from any Area of Specialization not taken above.
EDST-UE xxxx
Education Studies Restricted Elective
4 Credits
And
Choose 1 course from the following list:
APSY-UE 1272
APSY-UE 1014
APSY-UE 10
APSY-UE 13
APSY-UE 20

Education, Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy Requirements

24 Credits

Core Courses - 9 Credits
EDLED-GE 2355 (or substitute by advisement)
EDLED-GE 2355
RESCH-GE 2143
Culminating Experience - 3 Credits
EDLED-GE 2160 can be taken a second time as an elective
Education, Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy elective courses - 12 Credits

Unrestricted Electives

16 Credits

Up to 4 credits can be earned through an optional internship, by advisement.