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