School of Education Minors

The School of Education offers minors in Education; Physical Education, Health Education & Coaching; and Deaf Studies.

Minor in Education

(24 credits)

Required Courses (16 credits)

• SED ED 100/101 Introduction to Education (6 cr)
• SED ED 410 Social Context of Education (2 cr)
• SED ED 412 Civic Context of Education (2 cr)
• SED SE 250 Disability, Education, and Public Policy (4 cr)
• SED ED 2xx Topical Seminar for Non-SED Students (2 cr)

Electives (8 credits chosen from the list below)

• SED CE 500 Introduction to Counseling (4 cr)
• SED CT 522 Character and Ethics Education (4 cr)
• SED DS 502 Adolescent Development (2 cr)
• SED EC 305 Child Development & Early Childhood Education (4 cr)
• SED EC 350 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (2 cr)
• SED EC 556 Children’s Literature for the Early Childhood Teacher (2 cr)
• SED EC 557 Classroom-Based Assessment of Young Children (2 cr)
• SED ED 2xx Topical Seminar (2 cr)
• SED HE 221 Foundations of Health Education (2 cr)
• SED LR 501 Teaching of Reading (4 cr)
• SED PE 250 Community Leadership through Youth Sport Coaching (2 cr)
• SED PE 375 Psychology of Sport (4 cr)
• SED PE 501 Methods of Coaching (4 cr)
• SED PE 511 Movement Education: Early Childhood to Adolescence (2 cr)
• SED SE 401 Special Education: Cognition and Learning (4 cr)
• SED SE 502 Behavioral & Emotional Problems: Characteristics and Methods (4 cr)
• SED SE 503 Learning Disabilities: Characteristics and Methods (4 cr)

Minor in Physical Education, Health Education & Coaching

(20 credits)

Required Courses (14 credits)

• SED ED 100/101 Introduction to Education (6 cr)
• SED HE 221 Foundations of Health Education (2 cr)
• SED PE 103 Introduction to Human Movement (2 cr)
• SED PE 250 Community Leadership through Youth Sport Coaching (2 cr)
• SED PE 511 Movement Education: Early Childhood to Adolescence (2 cr) or
• SED PE 101 Skills & Techniques in Motor Activities I (2 cr) or
• SED PE 513 Tuesday/Thursday Program Pre-Practicum (2 cr)

Electives (6 credits chosen from the list below)

• SED HE 522 Community Health (4 cr)SED HE 523 Applied Nutrition (4 cr)
• SED HE 722 Development of the Health Education Curriculum (4 cr)
• SED PE 375 Psychology of Sport (4 cr)
• SED PE 501 Methods of Coaching (4 cr)
• SED PE 506 Perceptual Motor Development (4 cr)
• SED PE 508 Curriculum & Special Methods for Human Movement Education, 5–12 (4 cr)
• SED PE 511 Movement Education: Early Childhood to Adolescence (2 cr)
• SED PE 513 Tuesday/Thursday Program Pre-Practicum (2 cr)

Minor in Deaf Studies

(24 credits + 16 credits of prerequisites)

Students pursuing a minor in Deaf Studies must plan their program with Dr. Marlon Kuntze. The minor consists of a minimum of 24 semester hours. Four semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) are required as prerequisites. A grade of C or higher is required in all courses taken toward the minor concentration. Students must complete DE 570 and DE 571 (ASL I & II) before they can start the minor with the exception of SED DE 2xx, which may be taken at any time.

Prerequisites

• SED DE 570 American Sign Language I (4 cr)
• SED DE 571 American Sign Language II (4 cr)
• SED DE 590 American Sign Language III (4 cr)
• SED DE 591 American Sign Language IV (4 cr)

Required Courses (16 credits)

• SED DE 2xx Orientation to the Deaf World (4 cr)
• SED DE 550 History and Culture of the Deaf (4 cr)
• SED DE 551 Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore (4 cr) or
• SED DE 672 American Sign Language Structure (4 cr)
• SED DE 692 American Sign Language V (2 cr)
• SED DE 693 American Sign Language VI (2 cr)

Electives (8 credits chosen from the list)

• SED ED 100/101 Introduction to Education (6 cr)
• SED DE 551 Deaf Literature and ASL Folklore (4 cr)
• SED DE 572 Psychology, Sociology, and the Deaf (4 cr)
• SED DE 672 American Sign Language Structure (4 cr)
• SED LS 565 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (4 cr)
• SED LS 566 Language Acquisition (4 cr)