May 12, 2025

2017-2018 Shepherd University Catalog

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2017-2018 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education Minor

The education minor is offered to students who may have some interest in teaching or who wish to develop a more critical understanding of the role of schooling in society. It combines a core set of classes and selections from field based courses and elective courses. THE EDUCATION MINOR DOES NOT LEAD TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION.

Curriculum for a Minor in Education

Total hours required, 17-21 Hours:

Required core, 7 Hours:

EDUC 150 - Seminar in Education (1 cr)
EDUC 200 - Foundations of American Education (3 cr)
EDUC 360 - Survey of Exceptional Children (3 cr)

Field electives, 1-4 Hours:

Choose 1 of the following field-based courses.

EDUC 315 - Overview of Early Education (2cr)
AND EDUC 315L - Overview of Early Education Practicum (1cr)
EDUC 320 - The Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning (4 cr)
EDUC 390 - Experiential Learning (1-6 cr)
EDUC 392 - Cooperative Education (1-9 cr)

Electives, 9 Hours:

Choose 3 courses from the following list of electives.

EDUC 333 - Foundations of Literacy (3cr)
EDUC 361 - Child Guidance at Home and School (3cr)
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)
PSYC 305 - Social Psychology (3 cr)
PSYC 331 - Counseling Children (3 cr)
PSYC 340 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 cr)
PSYC 341 - Infant/Child Development (3 cr)
PSYC 342 - Adolescent Development (3 cr)
PSYC 371 - Memory and Cognition (3 cr)
PSYC 372 - Psychology of Learning (3 cr)
SOCI 203 - General Sociology (3 cr)
SOCI 205 - Social Problems (3 cr)
SOCI 303 - The Family (3 cr)
SOCI 312 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr)
ARED 180 - Inclusive Approaches to Art Education (3 cr)
ARED 325 - Aesthetic Inquiry (3 cr)
HLTH 301 - Health and Safety in the Elementary School (3 cr)
HLTH 310 - Health and Physical Education for Elementary Educators (3 cr)
MUSC 226 - Classroom Music Education (3 cr)