Education
Minor offered (educational studies minor).
Visit the education department’s webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/education.
The educational studies minor will be of interest to students who wish to explore issues in education and want to apply and expand what they learn in their major field of study and other coursework by placing it in conversation with the worlds of educational research, policy and practice. The minor prepares students for a diversity of rewarding postgraduate opportunities. Recent educational studies graduates have attained jobs in educational policy or higher education administration and worked at educational nonprofits and museums. By minoring in educational studies students are in a position to: begin teaching at independent schools; attain teaching fellowships that lead to teacher certification; seek careers in education-related fields, such as educational policy, educational nonprofits, and corporate training; apply to leading graduate schools of education; and seek post-baccalaureate certification to become a public school teacher or school leader.
Minor Requirements
The educational studies minor consists of any five courses in education. Up to one course from another department that closely relates to education (e.g. Sociology of Education, Gender in Schools, TESOL, and others) or pre-approved study abroad courses in education may also be used towards the five courses. Students may be admitted for the minor in education at any time during the sophomore year or later, providing they have good academic standing at the University. A 2.0 grade point average is required in the minor for graduation.