Bachelor of Arts, Major in Educational Studies

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Educational Studies
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics) 13
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 24
Degree Specific Requirements
LETE 1301Technology in Education3
LETE 1303Learning Technology Tools3
LETE 2302Multimedia Learning Design & Development3
PHIL 2303Critical Thinking 13
PSYC 3374Development Psychology3
Major: Foundation
BESL 2301Multicultural Influence On Learning3
COUN 3322Career Development3
EDUC 2302Foundations of Public Education3
EDUC 2303Introduction to Comparative Education3
EDUC 2304Philosophical Influences on Educational Systems3
EDUC 3301Issues in Education3
EDUC 3303Science of Learning3
EDUC 3304Educational Curriculum Design3
EDUC 4303Program Evaluation in Education3
EDUC 4367Capstone in Educational Studies6
LETE 3301Learning and Technology Foundations3
LETE 3302Learning Design3
SOCI 3344Sociology of Education3
SPED 2301Introduction to Exceptionality3
Minor: Required 218-24
Total Hours120-126
1

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavior Science).

2

All minors can be paired with this degree program. 

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework. 

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area II3Component Area III4
Component Area III4Component Area V3
Component Area IX1ENGL 130213
ENGL 130113EDUC 23043
HSTY 130123HSTY 130223
 14 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV3BESL 23013
LETE 13013EDUC 33013
EDUC 23023LETE 13033
PHIL 230333POLS 230643
POLS 230543SPED 23013
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
EDUC 23033Component Area IX 3
LETE 23023EDUC 33033
Minor6LETE 33013
PSYC 33743Minor6
 SOCI 33443
 15 18
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
EDUC 33043EDUC 43033
EDUC 43673EDUC 43673
LETE 33013LETE 33023
Minor6-9Minor3-6
 15-18 12-15
Total Hours: 120-126
1

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communication).

2

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

3

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Science).

4

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework. 

All minors can be paired with this degree program. 

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers.  Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.

The BA, Major in Educational Studies is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

  • Analyze educational theory, research, and practice.
  • Examine education policy and issues from multiple perspectives.
  • Apply social-science methods and data analytic techniques for solving problems in education.
  • Analyze educational issues from diverse perspectives.