Education, Schooling, & Society (Minor)
The ESS minor, which welcomes students from any and every major, helps students come together from across diverse disciplinary studies at the University to rethink their understanding of education, to reimagine forms of schooling and what is entailed in them, and to lead society. Through interdisciplinary study, research, immersion and a network of peers and close faculty mentorship, ESS empowers students to explore big questions in education and develop innovative and practical solutions that help improve the lives of children, families, and society. You will be prepared for work across diverse fields, not just education, but also healthcare, policy, business, law, nonprofit leadership, research, and more. You’ll also develop as a critical thinker and servant leader, and build a portfolio of service and scholarship that demonstrates impact.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | ||
| ESS 33600 | Education, Schooling, and Society | 3 |
| Three Electives | 9 | |
two education-focused (ESEI-MEDS) and one education general (ESED-MEDS) | ||
| Capstone | ||
| ESS 43640 | Seminar: Educational Research | 3 |
| or ESS 48100 | Thesis in ESS to fulfill Capstone requirement | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
The capstone requirement provides students with an opportunity to build upon and extend the work they have completed in fulfilling the requirements for the minor. Students may undertake this in one of three ways:
- Senior Research Seminar (ESS 43640) in fall semester of their senior year; or
- Thesis in ESS (ESS 48100), an independent study completed over the course of senior year (1-credit ESS Thesis course in the fall semester, and a 2-credit ESS Thesis course in the spring semester of senior year); or
- Thesis in Major, in which case completing the thesis in a student’s major department fulfills the capstone requirement for ESS if the thesis incorporates the study of an educational issue into the research question (requires approval and a second reader from the Institute for Educational Initiatives). Students who choose this third option must take a fourth ESS elective to complete program credit hours.