EDUCATION MAJOR ADVISING WORKSHEET
Student Name: __________________________ Email: ___________________________________________
ID: ____________ First Major: _____________________________ Major Advisor: _____________________
Please use this worksheet when meeting with your advisor. Note Education is a second major only; please declare your
first major before Education. The major requires 10 courses (5 core courses, 5 in a concentration) and a Capstone. You
may double-count up to 3 courses with your first major, if that major permits.
**All courses must be taken for a letter grade, to meet major requirements. **
EDUCATION MAJOR CORE REQUIREMENTS (5 total)
Select one course from each category AND indicate semester and year
1. Introductory course - choose from:
 ED 001: School and Society
 ED 011: Observing Theory in Action (ED00l a pre-requisite)
 ED 091: Special Topics, Food and Schools
 ED 091: Special Topics, The Global Educator
2. Literacy course – choose from:
 CD 154: Development of Literacy
 CD 155: The Young Child’s Development of Language
 ED 191: Foundations of Literacy
3. Teaching and Learning course – choose from:
 ED 10/13*: Teaching and Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences
 ED 111: Development of Knowledge and Reasoning in the Science Curriculum
 ED 112: Mathematics Learning Environments
 ED 114: Linguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
 ED 116/117: Interdisciplinary Elementary Curriculum
 ED 119: Development of Knowledge and Reasoning in Engineering
 ED 191 Art Education, A Global Perspective
4. Educational Studies/Foundations course – choose from:
 ED 160: Comparative Education
 ED 161: Sociology of the School
 ED 162: Class, Race, and Gender in the History of U.S. Education
 ED 163: Philosophies of Education
5. Cognitive and Social Development course – choose from:
 ED 130: Human Development and Learning
 CD 051: Intellectual Development of the Young Child
 CD 082: Social Policy for Children and Families
 CD 151 Advanced Intellectual Development of the Young Child
 CD 152: Development of Thought and Language
 CD 153: Culture and Learning: Issues for Education
Exceptions to any of the above requirements as approved by advisor
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*This course is still to be approved; students interested should speak to their advisor.
Department of Education - 12 Upper Campus Road, Paige Hall - Medford, Massachusetts 02155 – Phone: 617.627.3244
Website: ase.tufts.edu/education
CONCENTRATION REQURIEMENTS (5 credits total)
There are two possible concentrations offered for the Education Major. Please select one:
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Educational Studies (Prof. Sabina Vaught, Director): This concentration focuses on the social and cultural foundations
of education with particular attention to race, gender, sexuality, and other dimensions of societal organization.
Indicate course AND semester/year taken
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Foundations
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Theory
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Elective
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Advanced seminar 1
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Advanced seminar 2
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Capstone
Students who conduct research for their first major that focuses on some aspect of Educational Studies should include a
research methods course, selected in collaboration with their advisor, as either an Elective or Advanced Seminar.
Foundations courses: ED 160*, 161*, 162*, 163*
Theory courses: ED 160*, 167, 168, 191
Elective courses: AMER 180, 194; ANTH 130, 169; CD 164, 177; EC 124, 127; ED 142, 169, 191; ENG 191, 192;
FAH 1 or 2; HST 128, 129; PH 125; PS 105, 106, 118-06; SOC 149, 187, 188; UEP 240
Capstone Experience: ED 160, 167, 192; WGSS 190**
Research Methods courses: WGSS 190; SOC 102; ANTH 149; CD 144
*Fulfills core requirement ** fulfills possible methods requirement
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Teaching and Learning (Prof. David Hammer, Director): This concentration focuses on learning and teaching within
and across contexts and academic disciplines. Indicate course AND semester/year taken
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Practices of Teaching
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Research methods
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Elective 1
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Elective 2 or Honors Thesis
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Capstone
Practice courses: ED 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 129
Research Methods courses: ED 191, 271; SOC 101, 102; CD 042, 142, 144
Elective courses: ED 092, 142, 164, 168, 182, 183, 189, 191, 198; PSY 121, 139
Capstone Experience: Internship (1 cr.); Research Project (1 cr.); Sr. Honors Thesis (2crs.); Field Studies (1 cr.)
Please note course substitutions as approved by advisor
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Department of Education - 12 Upper Campus Road, Paige Hall - Medford, Massachusetts 02155 – Phone: 617.627.3244
Website: ase.tufts.edu/education