The Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) concentration in Education is primarily designed for students who are considering becoming an elementary teacher, but it will also be of interest and relevance for others who are thinking of working in preschool settings. The education concentration is not appropriate for students who are aspiring to become secondary content area teachers who need a degree in their content area. Contact your advisor for assistance with your decision to select this concentration. Questions may also be directed to edoffice@uml.edu

Required Courses (18 credits)

Choose 18 credits, 9 of which need to be at the 3000-4000 level:

• EDUC.2030 Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Classroom
• EDUC.2040 Coaching Young Adolescents
• EDUC.2050 Connecting Local and Global Issues in Education¹
• EDUC.2060 Inclusion in Education and Society
• EDUC.3710 Educational Psychology
• EDUC.3730 Teaching and Learning with Technology
• EDUC.3840 Language, Literacy, and Culture¹
• EDUC.3910 Understanding Education
• EDUC.4010 Exploring Teaching
• EDUC.4050 Children with Disabilities in the Classroom

Other Relevant Courses

A maximum of six credits from the following courses may be used with advisor approval:

• PSYC.2600 Child and Adolescent Development
• PSYC.2730 Brain, Mind & Behavior
• PSYC.2760 Theories of Learning
• PSYC.3120 Learning and Behavior
• ENGL.3880 Seminar on the Teaching of Writing

¹Fulfills River Hawk Distinction Experience. 

For more information, please contact the BLA program coordinator.