Education Studies (BA)
Program requirements for the Education Studies (BA) degree.
University Core – 36 credits
Area I: Writing (6)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument
Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (6)
- STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
- MAT 115 College Algebra (3)
Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)
- UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
- UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)
Area IV: Communication (3)
- COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)
Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)
- POL 101 American Government (3)
- PHI 120 Ethics (3)
- GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)
Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)
- Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
- Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts
EHD Methods Core – 6 credits
- EHD 210 Educational Inquiry & Evidence (3)
- EHD 220 Educational Writing & Communication (3)
Education Studies Core – 24 credits
- EDU 101 Foundations of Education (3)
- EDU 210 Human Development & Learning (3)
- EDU 220 Learning Sciences & Motivation (3)
- EDU 230 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Education (3)
- EDU 240 Assessment & Data in Education (3)
- EDU 250 Classroom Management & Student Support (3)
- EDU 310 Instructional Design Fundamentals (3)
- EDU 490 Education Studies Capstone (3)
- Concentration – 15 credits – Choose ONE from the following:
- Concentration: Educational Leadership
- EDL 310 Leadership in Educational Organizations (3)
- EDL 320 School Law, Policy, & Ethics (3)
- EDL 330 Data-Informed Decision-Making (3)
- EDL 340 Organizational Change & Improvement (3)
- EDL 490 Educational Leadership Applied Project (3)
- Concentration: Instructional Design & Learning Technology
- IDL 310 Learning Experience Design (3)
- IDL 320 E-Learning Development & Authoring (3)
- IDL 330 Learning Analytics & Evaluation (3)
- IDL 340 AI in Learning Design (3)
- IDL 490 Instructional Design Portfolio/Practicum (3)
Electives – 39 credits
- 12 credits upper-division (300–400 level) College of Education & Human Development
- courses
- 6 credits upper-division (300–400 level) College of Social & Behavioral Sciences or College
- of Computing & Data Sciences courses
- 21 credits free electives (100–400 level)