Minor in Urban Education
The Urban Education minor provides students with the opportunity to engage deeply in urban education issues within their particular professional interests. Please note that completion of the minor does not lead to teacher certification. A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses.
Required Courses
The 18 credits required for the minor are listed below. All courses must be completed with a C- or better.
Core Courses (9 credits)
All students take the following three 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 395: Building Communities of Learners in Urban Contexts
- EDUC 440: Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners
- EDUC 459: Urban Schools and Urban Landscapes
Cultural Diversity Elective (3 credits)
All students take one of the following diversity courses:
- EDUC 258: Cultural Diversity, Schooling and the Teacher
- EDUC 259: Cultural Diversity in Community Contexts
- EDUC 419: Diversity in Secondary Education
Urban Education Electives (6 credits)
All students take two of the following urban education electives:
- BAMS 110: Introduction to Black American Studies
- BAMS/SOCI 204: Urban Communities
- BAMS 205: Contemporary Afro-American Issues
- BAMS/SOCI 215: Race in Society
- BAMS/SOCI 415: Race, Class and Gender
- GEOG 325: Urban Geography
- GEOG 346: Urban Cultural Geography
- HDFS 202: Foundations of Family Studies
- HDFS 230: Families and their Communities
- POSC 355: Urban Politics and Community Development
- POSC 452: Problems in Urban Politics
- SOCI 305: Social Class and Inequality
Program Coordinator
For more information, please contact Vickie Lucas by e-mailing vickie@udel.edu or phoning (302) 831-2317.
