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Educational Foundations

Support Offerings
Undergraduate Gen Education & Teacher Ed Courses


The following courses in Educational Foundations meet the general education requirements at present in curricular areas noted.
* indicate pre reqs to
P-12 Subject Certification Area

Course Title Gen Ed Requirements Mi+
*EDFD 221 Historical Foundation of American Education (American or European History)
*EDFD 220 Philosophicl Orientation to Education Humanities--Philosphy/Religion
EDFD 264 Gender Issues in Education (Social Science)
*EDFD200 Psychological Foundations of Education (Social Science)


Additionally, the Multicultural Awareness and Human and Intercultural Relations Requirement is met by the following department offerings:

Graduate: Social Forces and Education EDFD 540
  Social Class and Education EDFD 544
Undergraduate: Sexism in American Education EDFD 264


Service Offerings for Other College Departments:

To assure that all students attaining graduate degrees in the College of Education and Human Services have the knowledge and skills needed to conduct educational research, the department provides the following course:

Methods of Research ELRS 503

To assure that students attaining graduate degrees in educational leadership and Guidance and Counseling have an understanding of the sociological underpinnings of their discipline, the Educational Foundations department offers the following courses:

Social Forces in Education EDFD 540
Crucial Issues in Amer. Ed. EDFD 548

To assure that candidates for the MAT and M.Ed., as well as for the Post-Baccalaureate Certification, attain an understanding of the philosophical and cultural relationships affecting education, the department offers the following courses:

Development of Ed Thought EDFD 520
Contemporary Ed Thought EDFD 521
Foundations of Reflective Ed EDFD 581

To assure that candidates for the M.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a graduate degree in Counseling and Human Services attain the necessary skills needed for educational and psychological evaluation and measurement, the department offers the following course:

Testing and Evaluation ELRS 578