Education Minor (21):

**This course fulfills 3 credits of Core Requirements.

COURSES:

EDU 101 Foundations of Education
This introductory course provides a context for the educational enterprise, primarily focusing on the history and philosophy of education.  The Bible is examined to determine biblical norms for education, and a philosophy of education based on these norms is developed.  The hisotry of Education in America (both public and Christian schools) is explored.  An answer is sought to the question:  Is God calling me to be a teacher? (3 credits)

EDU 201 Psychology of Lifespan Development
This course provides an opportunity for the student to explore and evaluate both secular and Christian theories related to the study of human development and the self. The course will examine biological, cognitive, spiritual, and psychosocial perspectives of our growth and maturation from conception to old age. The student will utilize research, observation, interviews, field work, and self-evaluation to gain a more comprehensive understanding of their own experience as a person in relationship with God, others, and creation. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as PSY 201)

EDU 202 Educational Psychology
This course answers the epistemological question: How does a student know? Views of motivation, behavior, classroom management, and learning that emerge from or are in harmony with the Bible are explored. Special emphasis is placed on a biblical approach both to knowing and to truth, as personified in Jesus Christ. Prerequisite: EDU 201. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as PSY 202)

EDU 300 Student Diversity and Exceptionality
This course equips future teachers with the knowledge and skills required to meet the educational needs of students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds as well as those with exceptionality in abilities or disabilities. Prerequisites: EDU 202, or permission of the instructor. (3 credits)

EDU 301 Curriculum Structure and Development
This course develops an orientation and worldview for a school’s curriculum that emerges from or is in harmony with the Bible and the previously developed philosophy of education. It then explores the ways in which a Biblical view of truth and knowledge influences curriculum design and application. Special emphasis will be placed on equipping students to write integrated units, assessments, and lesson plans that implement a school’s mission statement and core values. Prerequisite: EDU 101. (3 credits)