Educational Studies Department

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

Department Faculty

Current

• Jason Helfer, Department Chair, Professor
• Diana Beck, Professor
• Stephen Schroth, Assistant Professor
• Kelton Williams, Assistant Professor
• Barry Swanson, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Joel Estes, Lecturer

Educational Studies - Elementary

See main page at Educational Studies - Elementary.

Educational Studies - Elementary (major)

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

Courses Required for the Educational Studies (Elementary) major

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 (Reading/Language Arts Methods)
  • EDUC 314 (Math Methods)
  • EDUC 315 (Science Methods)
  • EDUC 316 (Social Studies Methods)
  • EDUC 340 (Student Teaching) (3 credits)
• One of the following:
  • EDUC 202 (History of Education)
  • EDUC 203 (Philosophy of Education)

Educational Studies - Secondary

See main page at Educational Studies - Secondary.

Educational Studies - Secondary (major)

This major allows advanced study in educational studies for secondary school education. A major in the student's content area is also required.

Courses Required for the Educational Studies (Secondary) major

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

See main page at Social Science 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

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 page.

Meeting the Competency Requirements

• Writing Requirement: EDUC 202, EDUC 203, EDUC 310
• Oral Requirement: EDUC 204, EDUC 314, EDUC 315, EDUC 316, EDUC 318, EDUC 319
• Information Literacy Requirement: The program sequence satisfies this requirement