Undergraduate Minor in Education

Requirements

All students pursuing a minor in Education must complete a minimum of 20 units of course work in Education.

Course work completed for the Education Minor must be approved by the Minor Director and meet the following criteria:

• All courses must be taken at Stanford University
• A minimum of 6 courses are to be taken for a minimum of 3 units each
• 3.0 GPA must be maintained for all courses applied toward the minor
• All courses must be taken for a letter grade
• Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may not be used to fulfill any other department degree requirements (major or minor)
• A maximum of 30 EDUC units may be applied to the minor in Education

Courses

1. All students are required to take the core course:

   EDUC 101: Introduction to Teaching and Learning addresses foundational issues in Education and requires field observations in school sites. This course is reading and writing intensive.

2. All students are required to complete two of the following six foundational courses:

   EDUC 103B. Socio-cultural Theory and Practices: Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Diversity in Classrooms
   EDUC 110. Sociology of Education: The Social Organization of Schools
   EDUC 120C. Education and Society
   EDUC 201. History of Education in the United States
   EDUC 203. The Anthropology of Education
   EDUC 204. Introduction to Philosophy of Education

3. Select a subfield of study and complete three electives within that chosen subfield. The following are suggested subfields and electives:

   Teaching and Learning
   EDUC 103A. Tutoring: Seeing a Child Through Literacy
   EDUC 111. The Young Adult Novel: A Literature for & About Adolescents
   EDUC 116X. Service Learning as an Approach to Teaching
   EDUC 149. Theory & Issues in the Study of Bilingualism
   EDUC 165. History of Higher Education in the U.S.
   EDUC 171. Early Childhood Education Practicum
   EDUC 208B. Curriculum Construction
   EDUC 218. Topics in Learning and Cognition
   EDUC 223. Good Schools: Research, Policy & Practice
   EDUC 256. Psychological & Educational Resilience Among Children & Youth
   EDUC 283. Child Development in and Beyond Schools

   Education Research and Policy
   EDUC 104X. The Conduct of Research in Communities
   EDUC 105X. Introduction to Education Research for Undergraduates
   EDUC 119X. Writing about Education
   EDUC 122X. Collaborations for International Environmental Education
   EDUC 123X. Contexts that Promote Youth Development
   EDUC 113X. Gender & Sexuality in the Schools
   EDUC 177. Education of Immigrant Students: Psychological Perspectives
   EDUC 197. Education, Gender and Development
   EDUC 223. Good Schools: Research, Policy & Practice

   Educational Technology
   EDUC 106. Interactive Media and Education
   EDUC 124. Design & Research of Technology: Integrated Curriculum
   EDUC 208B. Curriculum Construction
   EDUC 218. Topics in Learning and Cognition
   EDUC 283. Child Development in and Beyond Schools
   EDUC 303X. Designing Learning Spaces
   EDUC 333A. Understanding Learning Environments
   EDUC 333B. Imagining the Future of Learning
   EDUC 342. Child Development and New Technologies

Declaring the Minor

• Schedule an appointment with the Minor Director for an informational meeting.
• Submit your declaration via Axess. Enter proposed course plan at this time.
• You will receive an email from SUSE once your declaration has been approved.
• The quarter before you intend to graduate, finalize your course plan and submit an approved Major-Minor Course Approval form to the Office of the Registrar.
• Any changes to the initial course of study should be approved in advance by the Minor Director.
• Students must declare no later than the second quarter of their junior year.

Questions?

PLEASE NOTE:

*The Education Minor does not provide a teaching credential. If you are interested in learning more about our MA/Credential program, please visit the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) website.