Education Studies Minor

Director: Tobias Irish, Ph.D.
Email: tirish@hawaii.edu

Students pursuing a degree outside of Education may minor in Education Studies by completing the following requirements with a grade of “C” or better in each course.

Requirements (18 credits):

1. Required Core Courses (3)

   • Complete a core course for a total of 3 credit hours. Choose one course from the following:
     • ED 310 Foundations of Education (3)
     • ED 350 Learner Development (3)

2. Additional Elective Courses (15)

   • A minimum of 9 credits (3 courses) must be Education courses, although all credits may be Education courses.
     • School of Education Courses (9 credits), choose three courses from the following:
       • ED 110 Exploration in Education (3)
       • ED 210 Introduction to Teaching (3)
       • ED 243 Math for Elementary Teachers I (3)
       • ED 270 Health and Wellness Education (3)
       • ED 272 Art and Music Education (3)
       • ED 310 Foundations of Education (3)
       • ED 314 Tech for Learning & Teaching (3)
       • ED 330 Teach/Learn Informal Settings (3)
       • ED 341 Literacy for Elem Teachers (3)
       • ED 342 Science for Elem Teachers (3)
       • ED 343 Math for Elem Teachers II (3)
       • ED 344 Soc Studies for Elem Teachers (3)
       • ED 346 Teaching Children's Literature (3)
       • ED 347 Intgr Sci/Soc Stud Elem School (3)
       • ED 350 Learner Development (3)
       • ED 355 Literature As Exploration (3)
       • ED 358 Intro to Adol Writing in Disc (3)
       • ED 437 Sec Lang Acq K-12 Educators (3)
       • ED 442 Comm Sci in Hawaiʻi Schools (3)
       • ED 444 Place-Based Soc-Emotion Learn (3)
       • ED 445 Community-Based Research (3)
       • ED 447 Comp Tech & Robotics K-12 Sch (3)
       • ED 448 Qualitative Research (3)
       • ED 450 Learn/Teach in Hawaiʻi Schools (3)
       • ED 457 Emerging Bilingual Students (3)
       • ED 460 Children of Migration (3)
       • ED x94
       • ED x99
     • Additional Electives (6 credits), choose up to two courses from the following:
       • ANY ED courses from 100 to 400 level (up to six credits)
       • ART 112 Introduction to Digital Media (3)
       • ART 475 Data Visualization (3)
       • BIOL 442 Comm. Science in K-12 Settings (2)
       • DNCE 419 Dance In Education (3)
       • DRAM 419 Drama in Education (3)
       • ENG 345 Children & Literature (3)
       • ENG 482 Teaching Composition (3)
       • ENG 484 ESL Materials & Methods (3)
       • ENG 492 Teaching Literature (3)
       • KES 310 Motor Learning (3)
       • LING 344 Children And Language (3)
       • LING 351 Method Foreign Lang Tchg (3)
       • MARE 434 Teaching Marine Science (3)
       • MARE 435 Marine Field Exper Tchers (3)
       • MUS 419 Music in Education (3)
       • NSCI 476 Communicating Science (3)
       • PHIL 304 Race, Ethics & Cultural Diversity (3)
       • PHIL 370 Indigenous&American Philosophy (3)
       • PHIL 375 Feminist Philosophy (3)
       • PSY 320 Developmental Psy (3)
       • SOC 352 Sociology Of Education (3)

Notes:

1. The list of elective courses is updated each year; therefore, students declaring the Education Studies minor should regularly consult with an advisor in the School of Education. The electives are offered by the School of Education and by other academic departments as well. Therefore, students may take only Education courses or may combine Education courses with other discipline courses to complete program electives.
2. Up to 9 credits of ED x94 may be counted toward the minor.
3. Three credits of ED x99 may be counted toward the minor.
4. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in all courses for the Education Studies minor.
5. Students can only enroll in this Education Studies minor or the academic certificate in Educational Studies. Students are not eligible to earn both credentials.