The undergraduate minor in education is designed to provide a substantial introduction to education through a broad-based and focused study of education research, theory, and practice. The goals of the minor are to:

• develop an understanding of the core issues facing educators and policymakers,
• make connections to major programs of study, and
• provide rigorous preparation for graduate studies in education.

Minor Requirements

The education minor requires between 20 and 30 units earned with a minimum of six courses. Coursework must be approved by the minor director and meet the following criteria:

• courses must be taken for a minimum of 3 units each;
• a 3.0 GPA* must be maintained for all minor courses;
• 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).
  
  * For AY 2020-21 only, Minor students are permitted to take all courses for Credit/No Credit. In this case, the minimum GPA does not apply.

Courses

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

   • EDUC 101: Introduction to Teaching and Learning
     Offered in Autumn 2020-2021 (Wolf, J.; Moore, C.) (4)
     

2. All students are required to complete two foundational courses:

   • EDUC 103B: Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Diversity in Classrooms: Sociocultural Theory and Practices (AFRICAAM 106, CSRE 103B, EDUC 337)
     Course not offered this year
   • EDUC 120C: Education and Society (EDUC 220C, SOC 130, SOC 230)
     Offered in Autumn 2020-2021 (Ramirez, F.; D'Apice, H.) (4-5)
     
   • EDUC 137: The Role of Policy in Shaping U.S. Education: Early Childhood through High School
     Course not offered this year
   • EDUC 142: Foundational Course in Testing
     Offered in Winter 2020-2021 (Solano-Flores, G.) (2-3)
     
   • EDUC 143: Introduction to Data Science (EDUC 423, SOC 302)
     Course not offered this year
   • EDUC 201: History of Education in the United States (AMSTUD 201, HISTORY 258B)
     Offered in Spring 2020-2021 (Hines, M.) (3-5)
     
   • EDUC 204: Introduction to Philosophy of Education (ETHICSOC 204)
     Offered in Autumn 2020-2021 (Cox, G.) (3)
     
   • EDUC 371: Social Psychology and Social Change (PSYCH 265)
     Offered in Winter 2020-2021 (Cohen, G.) (2-3)
     
   • EDUC 400A: Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education
     Offered in Autumn 2020-2021 (Boles, K.; Schwartz, D.) (3-4)
     

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