Equity and Education Studies, Minor

This minor requires students to analyze educational contexts from a sociocultural, equity driven perspective. It is meant for those interested in becoming teachers or entering education-related fields. It takes a critical approach to education and provides students with the tools to analyze the relationship between education and society and begin to effect social and educational justice. The two core courses examine equity and inequity in education and introduce key theories of intersectionality to students. Elective courses help students contextualize their education-related coursework and field experiences in more specific historical, social, and political contexts. The minor is for students interested in K-12 and higher education in and outside of the United States. All students will conduct field work for at least 10 hours in a school setting and may engage in more field work in higher education, community-based education, adult education and/or other spaces in which people engage in teaching and learning.

Degree Requirements: 15 units

No more than six units from lower-division coursework; no more than six units in any one prefix.

There are 6 units of required courses, 3 units of field work courses, and 6 more units of electives as described below.

Required Courses (6 units)

Take the following courses:

L/ST 310 - Educational Equity & Justice (3 units)
L/ST 320 - Intersectionality in Education (3 units)

Field Work Course Requirement (3 units plus field work hours).

Students choose one from A, B or C depending on their credential path. Course selection will be done with the appropriate credential pathway advisor and must be confirmed with a Liberal Studies advisor. These courses must be passed with a “B” or better to satisfy admission to credential programs.

A: Multiple Subject Credential Program (K-8):

Credential-bound students take EDEL 380. Students interested in the elementary and middle school contexts but not the credential program have two options: either taking EDEL 431 OR both EDEL 413 & EDSP 303

EDEL 380 - Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society (3 units)
[45 hours of field work]

OR
EDEL 431 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools (3 units)
[10 hours of field work]

OR BOTH
EDEL 413 - Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices (2 units)
[10 hours of field work]
AND
EDSP 303 - Preparing to Teach Special Populations in the General Education Classroom (1 unit)

B: Single Subject Credential Program (SSCP):

Credential-bound students take EDSS 300. Students interested in the high school context but not the credential program take EDSS 355B.

EDSS 300A-S - Introduction to Teaching (3 units)
OR
EDSP 355B - Collaborative Models of Inclusive Education: Partnerships and Strategies for Teaching All Students (3 units)
[10 hours of field work]

C: Education Specialist Credential Program (ESCP):

Students take either EDSP 350 or EDSP 454.

EDSP 350 - Introduction to Teaching the Exceptional Individual (3 units)
[4 hours of field work]

OR
EDSP 454 - Academic Language Development and Inclusive Instruction for English Language Learners (3 units)
[10 hours of field work]

Educational Context Electives (6 units)

Students will take 6 units from the following list, chosen in consultation with the Liberal Studies Department Chair. Other appropriate courses may be chosen as electives with Department Chair consent.

AFRS 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units)
(same course as: AIS 319/ASAM 319/CHLS 319)
AFRS 415 - International Africana Children’s Literature (3 units)
AFRS 420 - African American Children in Public Schools (3 units)
AIS 308 - California Indian History (3 units)
AIS 313 - American Indian Genders and Sexualities (3 units) (same course as WGSS 313)
AIS 345 - Working with American Indian and Indigenous Families (3 units)
ANTH 329 - Cultural Diversity in California (3 units)
ANTH 421 - Education Across Cultures (3 units) (same course as: LING 425)
ASAM 340 - Asian American Family (3 units)
ASAM 370 - Gender and Sexuality in Asian America (3 units)
ASLD 424 - Global Deaf Cultures and Languages (3 units)
CDFS 409 - Language, Learning and the Developing Child: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 units)
CHLS 300 - Chicano History (3 units)
CHLS 305 - Chicana/o and Latina/o California History (3 units)
CHLS 340 - Latino Education in the U.S. (3 units)
CHLS 350 - The Latino Population in the United States (3 units)
COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (3 units)
CWL 415 - Ethnic Literature and Culture in America (3 units)
EDP 301 - Child Development and Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 units)
EDP 302 - Early and Late Adolescent Development and Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 units)
ENGL 370 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Literature (3 units)
ENGL 375 - U.S. Ethnic Writers (3 units)
GEOG 301 - The Urban Scene (3 units)
GEOG 469 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)
HDEV 407 - Cultural Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health (3 units)
LING 472 - Language and Social Justice (3 units)
POSC 317 - Queer Law (3 units)
PSY 361 - Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development (3 units)
PSY 362 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 units)
R/ST 302 - Faith and Race in America (3 units)
R/ST 402 - Religion in America (3 units)
SOC 320 - Sociology of Families (3 units)
SOC 345 - Youth, Policing, and Justice (3 units)
SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class (3 units)
SOC 415 - Sociology of Education (3 units)
S W 330 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3 units)
S W 351 - Social Policy: Formulation and Analysis (3 units)
WGSS 250 - Intersectionality: Critical Feminist Analysis and Beyond (3 units)
WGSS 308 - Gender, Sex, and the Law (3 units)
WGSS 315 - Black Women in America (3 units)
WGSS 320 - Latina Women in the United States (3 units)