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Educational Studies

Program Overview

The Educational Studies major prepares students for career paths in education which do not require teacher certification. The major consists of course work in educational theory and pedagogy. It is important to note that this major does not lead to teaching certification.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Education program can:

  1. Develop skills common to the liberal arts and sciences: research, analysis, reflection, and communication.
  2. Develop knowledge common to the liberal arts and sciences in the fields of arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students will also develop specialized knowledge and disciplinary expertise.
  3. Develop informed and mature convictions about Christian faith and practice.
  4. Become proficient in the scholarship of their discipline and demonstrate specialized skills needed to pursue a career and/or graduate school.
  5. Gain awareness of identity, character, and vocational calling.
  6. Demonstrate a commitment to service, reconciliation, and justice, and lead effectively and ethically within the complexities of an increasingly diverse and interdependent world.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

EDSP 207Introduction to Special Education

3
EDSP 307Inclusion Practices

3
EDUC 203Educational Psychology

3
EDUC 205Cultural and Political Geography

3
EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3
EDUC 209Principles and Structures of Mathematics

3
EDUC 226Children's Literature

3
EDUC 302Literacy: Climate, Curriculum & Instruction II

3
EDUC 304Mathematics: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Intermediate Grades (with Field Experience)

2-3
 
EDUC 330Instructional Design I

3
OR
EDUC 331Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades

3
 
EDUC 342Social Studies: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary School

3
EDUC 346Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Education

3
EDUC 347Science: Climate, Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary School

3
EDUC 420Professional Issues in Education

2
TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0
BIOL 106Life Science

3
CIS/MATH/STAT
meeting General Education mathematics

3
PHSC 102Foundations of Physical Science

3
 
TEP 312Field Experience ll in PreK - Grade 2

0
OR
TEP 316Field Experience II in Grade 6-8

0

TEP 210: May meet ELI requirement; work closely with advisor to confirm.

 

General Education Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement   0
General Education requirements   Credits
First Year Seminar IDFY 101/102H  3
Written Communication ENGL 110/110H 3
Oral Communication COMM 105 3
Mathematical and Scientific Ways of Knowing Mathematics (CIS/MATH/STAT meeting GenEd) met/major
Science with Lab (BIOL 106, PHSC 102) met/major
Social Scientific Ways of Knowing
 Social Science (EDUC 203) met/major
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 24GE History 3
Literary & Aesthetic Ways of Knowing
 Literature or Arts 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing
 Philosophy or Religion 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 1st and 2nd Level Language 6
Intercultural Perspectives Intercultural Global or International Cross-cultural or 3rd Level Language 3
Bible
 24GE Bible 3
Christian Beliefs
 24GE Christian Beliefs 3
Holistic Wellness
 WELL 1xx 1
Ethics and the Common Good
 24GE Ethics and the Common Good 3
Intercultural Perspectives
 Intercultural U.S. (EDUC 346) or Domestic Cross-cultural met/major
Common Learning
 Experiential Learning  
General Education requirements   37
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)   50
Free Electives    36
Total credits   123