Education Minor
The undergraduate minor in education is appropriate for undergraduate students interested in furthering their knowledge of education as a means of career development or to enhance their understanding of current schooling, community, and policy directions.
To declare a minor in education, you must see an advisor by appointment. During the declaration appointment, the advisor will review with you the requirements for the minor and determine if you can complete the program within the eight-semester limit.
If you intend to declare a minor in education and have already declared (or intend to declare) a major in human development and family science (HDFS) or human and organizational leadership development (HOLD), only six (6) credit hours can overlap between the education minor and the HDFS and HOLD majors.
As a part of the minor, students will complete a capstone course (EDUC 697). Students are eligible to take the capstone when at least three of the other four requirements have been completed.
More information is available on the School of Education's website.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The minor consists of five courses.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Three courses in the School of Education: | 9 | |
Families and Communities in Diverse Contexts for Youth | ||
Schooling of Immigrant Children | ||
Learning in the Modern World | ||
Helping Youth Thrive in K-12 Schools | ||
Critical Examination of Racism and Education: African American Case Example | ||
Schools, Cultures, and Communities I: Youth | ||
Schools, Cultures, and Communities II: Schools | ||
Learning on the Edge: Theories of Experiential Education | ||
Screen Education: Representations of Education in Popular Culture | ||
Higher Education in the US | ||
Reading the World: Paulo Freire, Local History, and Public Pedagogy | ||
Representations of Education in Documentaries | ||
One course in the College of Arts and Sciences: | 3 | |
North Carolina History since 1865 | ||
Child Development H | ||
The Study of Adolescent Issues and Development | ||
Family and Society | ||
Family and Society, Junior/Senior Section | ||
Sociology of Education | ||
Education Capstone Course | ||
EDUC 697 | Education Minor Capstone Course 1 | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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To be taken after completing three of the other required courses for the minor. Students must contact the SOE Director of Advising for permission to add the capstone course.
Department Programs
Major
- Human Development and Family Science Major, B.A.Ed.
- Human and Organizational Leadership Development Major, B.A.
Minor
Dean
Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
Thurston Domina