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).
   

Courses

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

   • EDUC 101: Introduction to Teaching and Learning
     Offered in Autumn 2022-2023 (Taube, J.; Wolf, J.) (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)
     Offered in Spring 2022-2023 (Artiles, A.; Ayala, Y.) (4)
     
   • EDUC 120C: Education and Society (EDUC 220C, SOC 130, SOC 230)
     Offered in Spring 2022-2023 (Song, J.)
     Offered in Spring 2022-2023 (Choi, M.)
     Offered in Spring 2022-2023 (Ramirez, F.; Choi, M.; Song, J.) (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 Autumn 2022-2023 (Ruiz-Primo, M.) (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 2022-2023 (Hines, M.; Ali, A.; Bullock, E.) (3-5)
     
   • EDUC 204: Introduction to Philosophy of Education (ETHICSOC 204)
     Offered in Autumn 2022-2023 (Cox, G.) (3)
     
   • EDUC 266: Educational Neuroscience
     Course not offered this year
   • EDUC 271: Education Policy in the United States
     Offered in Autumn 2022-2023 (pearman, f.; Flores-Solano, J.; Steyer, L.; Townley-Flores, C.) (3)
     
   • EDUC 307: Foundations and Contemporary Topics in Social-Educational Psychology (PSYCH 280)
     Course not offered this year
   • EDUC 371: Social Psychology and Social Change (PSYCH 265)
     Offered in Winter 2022-2023 (Moore, J.; Rosales, O.) (2-3)
     

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