Educational Studies – Minor

General information and requirements

A minor in Educational Studies is available to students of other majors at our university. This minor can be combined with other disciplines to prepare a student for a career that involves training and education in corporate, governmental, and non-governmental (NGO), community-based, and professional workplace environments. The Educational Studies minor consists of six courses (18 credit hours). A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor courses is required to successfully complete the Educational Studies minor.

Core course (one required)

• EDST 1100U – Problem and Inquiry Based Learning

Foundational course (one required)

• EDST 2150U – Teaching Methods
• EDST 2160U – Online Learning: Theory and Research

Additional courses (four required)

• EDST 1110U – Foundations of Adult Learning
• EDST 1120U – Foundations of Digital Teaching and Learning Technologies
• EDST 1160U – Digital Communication Technologies
• EDST 1170U – Psychological Foundations and Digital Technologies
• EDST 2120U – Culture and Digital Technologies
• EDST 1230U – Design Thinking and Visual Design for Educational Contexts
• EDST 2170U – Designing Inclusive Learning Environments
• EDST 3110U – Information Literacy
• EDST 3120U – Workplace Learning
• EDST 3130U – Financial Management of Online Learning
• EDST 2140U – Creating Digital Tools
• EDST 3160U – Developing Literacy
• EDST 3170U – Developing Numeracy
• EDST 2110U – Assessment for Learning
• EDST 4120U – Serious Gaming and Simulations
• EDST 4530U – Social Justice Issues in Education
• EDST 4140U – Instructional Design
• EDST 4150U – Holistic Learning in Early Childhood
• EDST 1312U – Fundamentals of Professional Writing