Educational Studies Concentration (Licensure Track)

The Educational Studies Concentration is separate from the teaching license—you can earn one without earning the other. The St. Olaf Education Department offers three concentration tracks: the licensure track (for those working towards a teaching license), the non-licensure track, and the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate. This page describes the licensure track of the Educational Studies Concentration. If you’re already working towards your mathematics teaching licensure, you can earn this concentration by taking just a couple of additional elective courses. See this page for description of the other two tracks.

Concentration core courses: (2.5 credits)

(1) Education 290: Educational Psychology
(1) Education 330: Principles of Education
(0.5) Education 372: Counseling and Communication in Schools

One extensive Interim field experience (1.0 credit)

(1) Education 347: Teaching ESL K-12
(1) Education 378: Multicultural Education in Hawaii
(1) Education 379: Urban Education Practicum and Seminar

Note: The courses listed above are already part of the Mathematics Education program.

Two electives (2.0 credits from courses with an educational or social/cultural theme)

(1) English 205: American Racial and Multicultural Literature
(1) English 242: Children’s Literature
(0.5) Exercise Science Theory 238: Introduction to Coaching
(1) Family Studies 242: Family Relationships
(1) Linguistic Studies 250: English Language and Linguistics
(1) Media 260: Media and Contemporary Culture
(1) Music 237: World Music
(1) Philosophy 255: Race & Social Justice
(1) Political Science 111: American Politics
(1) Political Science 244: Race & American Politics
(1) Psychology 125: Principles of Psychology
(1) Psychology 236: Conditioning and Learning
(1) Psychology 241: Developmental Psychology
(1) Psychology 350: Development in Diverse Families
(1) Race & Ethnic Studies 121: Introduction to Race & Ethnic Studies
(1) Sociology/Anthropology 121: Introduction to Sociology
(1) Sociology/Anthropology 128: Cultural Anthropology
(1) Sociology/Anthropology 264: Race & Class in American Culture
(1) Women Studies 121: Introduction to Women’s Studies