Liberal Studies Minor

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Program Director: R. Sandie Woods, Ed.D.

Overview

The liberal studies minor is designed for use with a discipline- focused major for students who wish to keep career options open at graduation. The discipline-focused major offers options of teaching at a junior high or high school level, entering a career that requires a focused major or entering graduate school in a discipline. The minor provides key courses for the preparation of future elementary teachers, including courses with content important for passing CSET.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

To understand, evaluate and communicate ideas.
To discover ideas through disciplinary processes.
To engage in intensive study.
To interrelate knowledge, experience, responsibility and values.
To respect diversity.

Locations Offered

Main Campus Fresno

General Education Recommendations

Select two of the following:

Required Courses (28 Minimum Units)

HIST 440 - California History and Politics 4
LA 180 - Paths to Teaching 3
LANG 340 - Introduction to Linguistics 3
PSY 350 - Child Development 3
LA 380 - Learning Communities 3
Select a science course in consultation with your mentor/advisor 3 Units

Mathematics

Select one of the following:

Movement and the Arts

Select one of the following:

Cultural Studies

SOC 410 - American Ethnicity and Pluralism 3