Program Description
Cornell offers a minor in education that prepares students for a variety of post-graduate opportunities, including graduate programs in teaching and education policy as well as positions in professional development, training, outreach, extension, workplace learning and educational research. Teaching in public schools requires certification, which students can pursue at a variety of graduate and teacher-residency programs around the country. (Cornell faculty listed at education.cals.cornell.edu can advise students on program options.) An especially convenient and strong option is the program at Ithaca College that leads to a master's degree and New York State certification. A special agreement between Cornell and Ithaca College streamlines the application process. For information about Cornell's education minor, as well as certification areas available under the agreement with Ithaca College, visit education.cals.cornell.edu or the Ithaca College Graduate Programs Webpage. Global Development majors can minor in Education. No more than 2 courses can count towards a student’s major and minor for all students.
Minor Requirements
Students must take all courses for a letter grade (with the exception of the capstone course that is only offered S/U) and achieve a final grade of "C" or better. All coursework for this major is in person, in Ithaca, unless otherwise noted.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| EDUC 2410 | The Art of Teaching | 4 |
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| US Education System: Courts, Data, Law and Politics 1 | |
| Multicultural Issues in Education | |
| Philosophy of Education | |
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| Introduction to Adult Learning | |
| Designing and Facilitating Learning for Development | |
| Educational Psychology | |
| Reflecting on the Intersections of Education and Prison Systems 2 | |
| Exploring Strategies for Teaching and Learning 3 | |
| Adult Language Learners and Marginalization: Applied Teaching Methods for Empowerment | |
| Community Learning Ecosystems: Place, SDGs & Hope | |
| 6 |
| 2 | |
| Schooling and Society | |
| Naturalist Outreach Practicum | |
| Inequality in U.S. Higher Education | |
| Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador | |
| Economics of Education | |
| Psychology at the Sciencenter! | |
| Museum and Park Interpretation | |
Capstone
In the final semester before graduation, Education minors must participate in one of two possible culminating experiences:
- Option 1 (Conversations): Education minors participate in a structured 30-minute discussion with professional educators. Minors spend ten-to-fifteen minutes summarizing their new insights on education, how they developed and how they might be applied in the future. Q&A follows.
- Option 2 (Publications): Education minors submit a publication that summarizes their new insights on education, how they developed and how they might be applied in the future. "Publication" is broad, including but not limited to essays, editorials, short stories and poems.
