The Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) Undergraduate Minor in Education Studies offers ANY undergraduate student at UNCG a unique exploration of complex educational issues, practices, and perspectives that apply to a range of contexts.

The minor complements any major and may support career pathways such as in community-based education and leadership, social work, the arts, higher education, public policy and law, youth advocacy, counseling, and nonprofit work.

Program Requirements

While earning the Education Studies minor, students can complete at least 3 different MAC courses.

Credit Hours: 15

Required Courses:

ELC 281Cultural Foundations of Education — MAC CritThink Soc and Behav Sci and WGSS attribute

Choose 2 or 3 courses (6-9 credits):

ELC 275Thinking Critically about Education — MAC CritThink Hum and Fine Art
ELC 285Intro. to Ed. Law and Policy Studies — MAC CritThink Soc and Behav Sci
ELC 295 Critical Disability Studies in Education — MAC Global and Intercultural

Choose 1 to 2 additional courses (3-6 credits)

Choose from a suggested list in the UNCG Catalog of over 30 courses offered by over 15 departments or of your own choosing in consultation with your academic advisor.