Educational Studies Major with a Concentration in Professional Certification

A major in a department or program that corresponds to desired certification endorsement. Endorsements include:

• Grades 6-12: English, Social Studies, Life Science, Physical Science, Mathematics
• Grades K-12: World Languages, Art, Theater, Dance, Music

A major in educational studies with a concentration in professional certification.

Ten education courses. Coursework MUST include:

• ED101: Education and Social Justice
• ED215: Child and Adolescent Development in Education
• ED331: Curriculum and Methods
• ED374: Educating All Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (counts as practicum/internship)
• The Student Teaching Sequence. Note: Taken Spring semester senior year. Counts as 1 of the 10 and requires that professional certification candidates teach full time (7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday-Friday). Other Colby courses cannot conflict with this daily commitment.
  • ED433: Student Teaching Practicum
  • ED494A: Senior Seminar in Creating Equitable Learning Environments
  • ED494B: Senior Seminar in Professional Certification
• One to two courses from the “Approved Courses from Other Departments” listed below
• Three to four other education electives

African American Studies

• 328 African American Girlhood

American Studies

• 254 Surveillance Culture
• 293 Methods in American Studies *
• 337 Gentrification
• 393 Theories of Culture

Anthropology

• 252 Language, Culture, Discourse
• 313 Researching Cultural Diversity *
• 333 Contemporary Theory
• 373 The Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality

Economics

• 334 Economics of Education
• 476 Seminar: Access, Affordability, and Equity in Higher Education

English

• 368 Literary and Visual Narratives of Postcoloniality

Environmental Studies

• 214 Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis *
• 243 Environmental Ethics

Global Studies

• 227 Visual Ways of Knowing Incarceration and Abolition

Government

• 227 Social Movements
• 228 Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
• 241 Politics of Public Policy in the US
• 244 Sexuality, Gender, Feminism
• 281 Concepts and Methods of Political Science Research *
• 298 American Political Geography
• 314 Civil Liberties in American Constitutional Law
• 315 Minority Representation

History

• 247 African-American History, from Slavery to Freedom

Music

• 256 Music and Childhood

Performance, Theater, and Dance

• 254 People, Place, Practice: An Introduction to Community-Based Performance

Philosophy

• 243 Environmental Ethics

Psychology

• 214 & 215 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology *
• 223 Social Identities
• 232 Cognitive Psychology
• 233 Biological Basis of Behavior
• 244 Cognitive Neuroscience
• 245 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• 253 Social Psychology
• 352G Seminar: Clinical Interventions: Science and Practice

Sociology

• 227 Urban Sociology
• 248 Sociology of Culture
• 252 Race, Ethnicity, and Society
• 268 Social Policy and Inequality
• 271 Introduction to Sociological Research Methods *
• 276 Sociology of Gender
• 297 Introduction to Policy Analysis *
• 367 Art and Science of Data Analysis *
• 372 Qualitative Research Methods *

Statistics

• 212 Introduction to Statistics and Data Science

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

• 223 Critical Race Feminisms and Tap Dance
• 232 Queer Identities and Politics
• 234 Queer Children’s Literature
• 241 Foundations of Disability Studies
• 311 Feminist Theories and Methodologies

Writing

• 214 Tutoring Writing in Theory and Practice

Other

• 297K Qualitative Research Methods for Customer-Centric Design *

Notes: Students intending to conduct an honors thesis may find courses with an emphasis on research methods (noted with an *) to be helpful preparation. Additional courses may also be approved on a case-by-case basis when students are able to tailor their learning experience to be relevant to education.