Minor in Education
The Education minor is open to all UC Davis undergraduates. The minor offers an introduction to educational theory, research, and practice. It also gives students the opportunity to engage in fieldwork in local schools and the community.
Why Pursue a Minor in Education?
• Complete a teaching credential program
• Major in a related program
• Work towards a master's degree in education or related field
• Work towards a Ph.D. degree in education
• Seek employment in government or industry training programs
• Develop a better understanding of the issues and concerns of public and private education.
Courses
Students must complete 20 units the Minor program in Education. At least 12 units of the 20-unit minimum for the minor must be in Education. The remaining units for the minor may be in education or a related field.
Required Courses (12 units)
• Education 100, Introduction to Schools, 4 units
• Education 110, Educational Psychology: General, 4 units
• Education 120, Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education, 4 units
Elective Courses (8 units)
The remaining eight units may be taken from the following courses:
• Education 115, Educating Children with Disabilities, 2 units
• Education 119, The Use and Misuse of Standardized Tests, 4 units
• Education 122, Children, Learning and Material Culture, 4 units
• Education 130, Issues in Higher Education, 4 units
• Education 151, Language Development in the Chicano Child, 3 units
• Education 152, Communication Skills for Bilingual Teachers, 3 units
• Education 153, Cultural Diversity and Education, 2 units
• Education 163, Guidance and Counseling, 4 units
• Education 173, Language Development, 4 units
• Education 180, Computers in Education, 4 units
• Education 192, Internship in Education, variable units
• Education 198, Directed Group Study, variable units
•
Education 199, Independent Study, variable units*
Approved courses outside of Education
• African American & African Studies 130: Education in the African American Community, 4 units
• American Studies 152: The Lives of Children in America, 4 units
• Asian American Studies 101: Language and Educational Issues of Asian Immigrants, 4 units
• Biological Sciences 195A or B: K-12 Science Teaching Internship 4 units *
• Human Development 100A, Infancy and Early Childhood, 4 units
• Human Development 100B, Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 4 units
• Human Development 101, Cognitive Development, 4 units
• Linguistics 173, Language Development, 4 units
• Mathematics 197TC: Tutoring Mathematics in the Community 1-5 units *
• Psychology 130, Human Learning and Memory, 4 units
• Psychology 132, Language and Cognition, 4 units
• Sociology 124, Sociology of Education, 4 units
• Spanish 116, Applied Spanish Linguistics, 4 units
• Spanish 117, Teaching Spanish as a Native Tongue in the U.S.: Praxis and Theory, 4 units
• UWP 197TC: Writing Ambassadors K-21 Internship 2-4 units *
• UWP 104D: Writing in the Professions: Elementary and Secondary Education, 4 units
* Internship (192, 195TC, 197TC) and Independent Study (199), or a combination of both, may not exceed a total of 4 units. Elective courses may include only one internship.
For more information
Contact the
staff advisor for the minor: (530) 752-2126