Transformative Educational Studies (TES)
Quick Look:
30 credits / 10 Courses
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department: Formative Education
Program of Study
The major is designed for students who are interested in: Careers in education such as: policy analysis; educational consulting; training and knowledge-transfer programs; professional development; executive coaching; instructional design, and other roles in business, government, NGOs, foundations, and cultural organizations, as well as, classroom teaching, but who either do not need licensure or wish to defer that aspect to a 5th-year or Master’s program.
Program of Study:
Take 4 required courses (12 credits):
FORM 1050 The Educational Conversation
FORM 1051 Reimagining School and Society
FORM 2050 Transformative Teaching and Learning
FORM 4050 The Art of Educational Inquiry
Choose 3 of the 5 Global Perspectives Courses (9 credits):
FORM 1250 Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Environments: Global Perspectives
FORM 2251 Globalization, Mobility, and Education
FORM 2252 Language Learners in Global Perspective
FORM 2253 Preparing the Whole Person for Global Citizenship
FORM 2254 Cross-cultural Perspectives on Religion and Education
Choose 3 electives from the approved list (9 credits): You may not count the same course toward the requirement above and as an elective
FORM 2251 Globalization, Mobility, and Education
FORM 2252 Language Learners in Global Perspective
FORM 2253 Preparing the Whole Person for Global Citizenship
FORM 2254 Cross-cultural Perspectives on Religion and Education
FORM 6150 Tech Tools for Playful Learning
APSY/EDUC 1030 Child Development
APSY 2041 Adolescent Development
APSY 2032 Psychology of Learning
APSY 2242 Interpersonal Relations
APSY 2243 Social Oppression and Transformation
APSY 3233 Motivation and Self-Regulated Learning
APSY 3244 Adult Development and Aging
APSY 4211 Psychology of Work
EDUC 1044 Education and Development for Students with Disabilities
EDUC 2208 Educational Strategies: Children with Special Needs
EDUC 2351 Social Contexts of Education
EDUC 3203 Philosophy of Education
EDUC 3308 Bilingualism in Schools & Communities
EDUC 3386 Introduction to Sign Language and Deafness
EDUC 4402 Religion(s) and American Public Schools
EDUC 4464 Psychological Perspectives on Schooling
EDUC 6101 Art and Music in Early Childhood Education
EDUC 6307 Teachers and Educational Reform
EDUC 6316 Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
EDUC 6363 Survey of Children's Literature
EDUC 6367 Restructuring Classroom with Technology
EDUC 6398 Working with Families and Human Service Agencies
EDUC 6495 Human Development and Disabilities
EDUC 6590 Universal Design for Learning
EDUC 6635 Education of Christians: Past, Present, and Future
Essential Questions:
What does it mean to be an educated person?
Is schooling primarily a force for social reproduction or social change?
How will education evolve in light of paradigmatic shifts in the nature of technology and media, literacy and work?
What type of learning leads to personal and social transformation?
How will education respond to contemporary social, environmental, and health crises?
What does it mean to be an educator?
How can I serve diverse and increasingly globalized student populations?
This major also provides opportunities for student to pursue their own interests through a variety of elective courses.