Liberal Studies with Concentration in Educational Studies (B.A.)
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Program Overview
Combine liberal arts knowledge with an education curriculum to prepare for a career in teaching and related professions including higher education, education policy, school counseling, and more.
Program Overview
The bachelor's program in liberal studies with a concentration in educational studies includes a solid liberal arts foundation as well as education courses to prepare you for a variety of careers, including work in day care centers, private schools, and other positions that do not require state licensure. Those interested in a teaching license use this degree to prepare for graduate studies.
Liberal arts courses help you gain content knowledge in math, science, children’s literature, and history. Education courses focus on curriculum theory and design, special education, instructional technology, and key concepts and thinkers in the field. Internships are available throughout your program and help you build a resume in your chosen field.
In the final stage of the program, you will design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies selected knowledge, skills and experiences related to your professional goals and your chosen area of specialization.
Note: The educational studies concentration does not lead to a teaching license.
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Curriculum
Program of Study
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program students will:
- Effectively communicate in writing and through oral communication
- Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the concentration
- Recall and apply the basic foundational knowledge of educational studies as delivered through the Baccalaureate Core
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the field of education including the areas of historic and current trends, assessment, special needs, psychology and technology
- Design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies, selected knowledge, skills and experiences appropriate to the students' personal and professional goals and/or their chosen area of specialization
Required Curriculum
World Cultures Course - 3 cr.
Aesthetic Awareness & Creative Expression Course - 3 cr.
Values & Ethical Reasoning Course - 3 cr.
Literary Perspectives Course - 3 cr.
Individual & Society Course - 3 cr.
Science & Technology Course - 3 cr.
Education Electives - 12 cr.
Core Elective - 3 cr. (Must be 300 level or higher)
General Education Electives - 12 cr.
Open Electives - 36 cr.EC 350 - Career TransitionsED 101 - Introduction to EducationED 102 - Curriculum Theory and InstructionED 203 - Introduction to Children with Special NeedsED 210 - Integrating Technology into the ClassroomED 339 - Classroom AssessmentENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing IENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing IIENG 312 - Literature for ChildrenMTH 126 - Applied StatisticsPOL 213 - American Government and PoliticsPSY 200 - Childhood and Adolescent PsychologyLST 305 - Applied Research MethodsLST 489 - Senior Thesis ILST 490 - Senior Thesis IITotal Degree Requirements - 126 credits
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An education from the Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Endicott College means you'll have access to premiere career resources—long after you graduate.
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