Educational Studies and Digital Technology – Minor

General information and requirements

A minor in Educational Studies and Digital Technology is available to students of other majors at our university. This concentration 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 and Digital Technology 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 and Digital Technology minor.

Core course (one required)

• EDUC 4703U – Problem and Inquiry Based Learning

Foundational course (one required)

• AEDT 2150U – Digital Technologies and Advanced Teaching Methods
• AEDT 2160U – Online Learning: Theory and Research

Additional courses (four required)

• AEDT 1110U – Foundations of Adult Learning
• AEDT 1120U – Foundations of Digital Teaching and Learning Technologies
• AEDT 1160U – Digital Communication Technologies
• AEDT 1170U – Psychological Foundations and Digital Technologies
• AEDT 2120U – Culture and Digital Technologies
• AEDT 2130U – Graphic Design, Digital Technologies and Learning
• AEDT 2170U – Designing Inclusive Learning Environments
• AEDT 3110U – Information Literacy
• AEDT 3120U – Workplace Learning
• AEDT 3130U – Financial Management of Online Learning
• AEDT 3140U – Creating Digital Tools
• AEDT 3160U – Developing Literacy
• AEDT 3170U – Developing Numeracy
• AEDT 4110U – Assessment for Learning
• AEDT 4120U – Serious Gaming and Simulations
• AEDT 4130U – Social Justice Issues in Education
• AEDT 4140U – Instructional Design
• AEDT 4150U – Holistic Learning in Early Childhood
• EDUC 1312U – Fundamentals of Professional Writing