Education Studies Minor, etc.

<p>Anyone persued this minor?</p>

<p>The required classes are all upper-division. Is there any restrictions on who can take an upper-division course or are they just more advanced than lower-division courses? What's the diff.?</p>

<p>Also, many of the education courses are described as "research seminars." What distinguishes a research seminar from any other seminar class? Please don't say "research." :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Can anybody help me on this one?</p>

<p>No, doesn't matter when you take the UD courses unless they have pre-requisites that you did not fulfill. </p>

<p>Liyana179 is working on the minor...</p>

<p>working on, as in i'll have my second class done this fall and then i can apply.</p>

<p>i am still confused by the difference between lower and upper div classes, but mme is right, if there's no pre-reqs then anyone can take them.</p>

<p>i'm not sure why many classes are called research seminars, i haven't taken any of them yet.</p>

<p>the biggest piece of advice i can give you if you want this minor is to dedicate two quarters to getting the two classes you need in order to declare. this is tricky because they're limited to people in the minor until second pass, and it's a bit random when they lift the restriction and if you miss it, classes will fill. also, seminars are hard to fit in your schedule, so you have to be very flexible.</p>

<p>I'd argue that research focuses more on actual journal articles or data rather than lecturing out of textbook. Just a thought. If there was a significant amount of fieldwork involved, that would mean that there would be an addendum about outside work, or LAB periods... though. Hmm!</p>

<p>Education 128: Research seminar providing overview of research literature on adolescent development and use of education environment as context for this development. </p>

<p>or </p>

<p>Education 129: Seminar, four hours. Research seminar providing overview of high-profile legal controversies that shape so many policy debates at both K-12 and higher education levels.</p>

<p>They imply looking over case-studies or actual research and fieldwork to discuss the material... as opposed to textbook learning.</p>

<p>Here's an example of a course with fieldwork attached (Education 132):
Course Description: Seminar, four hours; fieldwork, three hours. Research seminar providing survey of characteristics and related educational needs of students (elementary through high school age)</p>

<p>oh, well then i guess i have taken a so-called research seminar. i took ed 128 last winter.</p>

<p>the research literature was basically the textbook and various outside articles. but it didn't feel like a research-heavy class. it was basically reading about research and case studies and articles and doing a lot of discussion and groupwork and projects and writing.</p>

<p>So to declare the minor I need to take any two of the required classes? Oh, and I was mistaken in saying they're all upper div. There are a few LD classes, but for only one may be taken for the minor. These classes all look really interesting. It's tough to know where to begin, but I think I'll try one of the UD classes first. Liyana, what exactly did you mean by dedicating two quarters for the two classes? Like, make them the focus of those quarters? Also, what is your major? We seem to have a lot of stuff in common. Thanks for the info on research seminars, mme-lin!</p>

<p>She's a psychology major.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, I remember. Thank you.</p>

<p>yup, i am.</p>

<p>i mean dedicating planning your schedule around it. if you have two or so other classes that you absolutely have to take, it might be difficult to stick in an education class. but the sooner you get into 2 classes, the better.</p>

<p>they lift the restriction on a specified date on their website. make sure you know what it is, and make it your priority to get in. once the restriction is lifted you can have as little as a few hours to sign up for more desired classes. my first class was ed 128, and i really enjoyed it.</p>

<p>it wouldn't hurt to take ed 92f since that's easy to get into, but keep in mind that your second class would have to be a "core" class (92f would be an elective). also, you need to have sophomore standing in order to apply, so there's no hurry.</p>

<p>Okay. Thank you so much!</p>