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The '''Educational Studies Department''' is one of eighteen [[Academic Department|academic departments]] at [[Knox]].  It offers three majors and several certification programs.  The department is located in [[GDH]].

==Department Faculty<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x1693.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Educational Studies]</ref>==

===Current===
* [[Diana Beck]], Department Chair, Associate Professor
* [[Jason Helfer]], Assistant Professor
* [[Donna Jurich]], Associate Professor
* [[Xavier Romano]], Dean of Students, Instructor
* [[Vickie Romano]], Lecturer
* [[Stephen Schroth]], Visiting Assistant Professor
* [[Jim Vandergriff]], Assistant Professor

===Former===

===Cooperating Faculty From Other Programs===

==Educational Studies==

''See main page at [[Educational Studies]].''

The department offers three majors.

===Educational Studies - Elementary (major)===

This major allows advanced study in educational studies for elementary school education.

====Courses Required for the Educational Studies (Elementary) major<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2875.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Educational Studies – Requirements for the Majors]</ref>====

10.5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[EDUC 201]] (School and Society)
** [[EDUC 204]] (Psychological Foundations of Education)
** [[EDUC 301]] (Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World)
** [[EDUC 310]] (Perspectives on Curriculum)
** [[EDUC 312]] (Literary and Aesthetic Experiences in the Elementary School)
** [[EDUC 314]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School I)
** [[EDUC 315]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School II)
** [[EDUC 316]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School III)
** [[EDUC 340]] (Student Teaching) 
* One of the following:
** [[EDUC 202]] (History of Education)
** [[EDUC 203]] (Philosophy of Education) 

===Educational Studies - Secondary (major)===

This major allows advanced study in educational studies for secondary school education.

====Courses Required for the Educational Studies (Secondary) major<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2875.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Educational Studies – Requirements for the Majors]</ref>====

9 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[EDUC 201]] (School and Society)
** [[EDUC 204]] (Psychological Foundations of Education)
** [[EDUC 301]] (Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World)
** [[EDUC 310]] (Perspectives on Curriculum)
** [[EDUC 318]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Secondary School)
** [[EDUC 340]] (Student Teaching) 
* One of the following:
** [[EDUC 202]] (History of Education)
** [[EDUC 203]] (Philosophy of Education)

===Social Science Education (major)===

This major allows advanced study in educational studies for social sciences education.

====Courses Required for the Social Science Education major<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2875.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Educational Studies – Requirements for the Majors]</ref>====

12 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[EDUC 310]] (Perspectives on Curriculum)
** [[ECON 110]] (Principles of Microeconomics)
** [[ECON 120]] (Principles of Macroeconomics)
** [[HIST 260]] (American History I: Colonial Era to 1865)
** [[HIST 261]] (American History II: 1865 to Present)
** [[PS 101]] (American National Government)
* One of the following:
** [[STAT 200]] (Introductory Statistics)
** [[HIST 285]] (The Historian's Workshop)
** [[PS 230]] (Study of Politics)
* One of the following:
** [[ANSO 102]] (Non-Industrial Societies)
** [[ANSO 103]] (Contemporary Social Issues)
* One of the following:
** [[ANSO 231]] (Native America: Identity and Adaptation)
** [[IIS 100]] (Introduction to Global Structures and Processes)
** [[ENVS 101]] (Introduction to Environmental Studies)
** [[ENVS 260]] (World Resources)
* One of the following:
** [[PS 210]] (Survey of International Relations)
** [[PS 220]] (Survey of Comparative Politics)
* One of the following:
** [[EDUC 314]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School I)
** [[EDUC 315]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School II)
** [[EDUC 316]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Elementary School III)
** [[EDUC 318]] (Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Secondary School)

===K-12 Special Content Areas (certification)===

The department offers certification programs in Art, Music, and Language for K-12 instruction.  These involve a major in Education Studies (Secondary), replacing [[EDUC 318]] with [[EDUC 319]], as well as a major in the subject matter and additional courses.

For specific requirements for the music education certification, see the ''[[Music Department# Music Education Program (certification)|Music Department page]]''.

==Meeting the [[Competency Requirements]] <ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x1693.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Educational Studies]</ref>==

* [[Competency Requirements#Writing Requirement|Writing Requirement]]: [[EDUC 202]], [[EDUC 203]], [[EDUC 310]]
* [[Competency Requirements#Oral Presentation Requirement|Oral Requirement]]: [[EDUC 204]], [[EDUC 314]], [[EDUC 315]], [[EDUC 316]], [[EDUC 318]], [[EDUC 319]]
* [[Competency Requirements#Information Literacy Requirement| Information Literacy Requirement]]: The program sequence satisfies this requirement

==References==

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[[Category: Academic Departments]]