The Adolescents, Community & Education Minor is designed to introduce students to the benefits and challenges of working with children and adolescents in school and community settings. Coursework covers how adolescents learn, develop, and negotiate their unique and changing roles in a multicultural society, educational issues affecting adolescents today, and community internships in school and non-school settings.
The American Sign Language (ASL) minor is designed to introduce students to ASL and teach them about Deaf culture. Students will learn ASL through the core coursework of the program and will gain a deeper understanding of Deaf studies through elective courses.
The Educational Psychology minor is designed to allow students from many disciplines to explore child, adolescent, and adult development, concerns, and opportunities. Coursework includes consideration of the dynamics of learning and motivation in informal settings and traditional and non-traditional school settings. Educational policy and program evaluation courses provide students a larger framework within which to consider and assess programs relevant to youth and their well-being.
In the Global Education minor, students learn to work with diverse international populations in the US and abroad. The curriculum covers challenges in global education, preparing students to address these issues through ethical and social reasoning. Additionally, students will be able to tailor their minor curriculum to more specific professional and academic areas of interest, such as schooling, human rights, and sustainability.
The Leadership Studies & Practice Minor offers students an opportunity to develop a critical awareness of leadership theories and issues and provides essential leadership competencies and skills needed in any career field. Through a focus on leadership as a relational process, collaboration, and social change, students will acquire knowledge and develop dispositions and skills to address complex societal issues as effective, engaged, and ethical leaders.
This minor explores the power of recreation and sport to enhance quality of life, instill meaningful social values, and create opportunities for healthy development in people of all ages. Coursework will build applied programming and administration skills, as well as examine the theory and socio-cultural context of recreation and sport, including issues of access and equity. Students with this minor are equipped to provide quality, inclusive, accessible leisure experiences in a wide variety of settings.
The Teaching Online by Design (TOBD) minor is designed to engage and prepare students on how to design and facilitate online courses/programs.
This minor provides a deep dive into current theories and practices of instructional design and teaching/learning in the field of online education. It further aims to prepare undergraduates for careers in online education involving all levels of education from K-12, higher education, government, and industry.