Urban Education and Equity Studies Minor
The College of Education offers a Minor in Urban Education and Equity Studies for undergraduate students majoring in other disciplines. This minor provides an excellent opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in education, social service and community organizations, in planning, policy, and program development roles, as well as graduate and professional studies centered in urban ecologies.
The Minor in Urban Education and Equity Studies is a minimum of 18 credit hours consisting of at least 8 credits of required courses and 10 credits of elective courses. The 18 credit hours must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, with no course grade below ‘C’. A grade of ‘C-minus’ or lower is not acceptable.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| TED 2200 & TED 2205 | Foundations I: Foundations of Education in Urban Spaces and Foundations Field Experience | 3 |
| TED 2210 | Foundations II: Intersections of Culture, Language, Identity & Schooling | 2 |
| ELE 6010 | Equitable Partnerships with Families and Communities | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| A minimum of 10 credits from the College of Education and/or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students may select from any of the courses below. Other relevant electives can be approved by advisors in consultation with the Division of Teacher Education. | 10 | |
| College of Education | ||
| Foundations III: Foundations of Inclusive Schooling | ||
| Detroit by the Numbers (Gen Ed: QE) | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Asian American Studies (Gen Ed: DEI) | ||
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||
| African American Studies | ||
| Black Detroit | ||
| Introduction to African-American Literature: Writing about Texts | ||
| African American History I: 1400-1865 | ||
| African American History II: 1865-1968 | ||
| African American History III: 1968 - Present | ||
| African Americans, History and Memory | ||
| English | ||
| Queer Literatures: Writing about Texts | ||
| Global Literatures: Writing about Texts | ||
| Women Writers: Writing about Texts | ||
| Geography | ||
| Introduction to Urban Studies | ||
| Introductory Urban Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies | ||
| Humanities Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality, and Women | ||
| History of Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Modern World | ||
| Social Science Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality, and Women | ||
| History | ||
| Ethnicity and Race in American Life | ||
| History of Detroit | ||
| Latino/a and Latin American Studies | ||
| Chicano/a Literature and Culture | ||
| Puerto Rican Literature and Culture | ||
| AfroLatino/a History and Culture | ||
| History of Latino/as in the United States | ||
| Seminar in Latino/a Urban Problems | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Introduction to Urban Politics and Policy | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Race Relations in Metro Detroit | ||
| Gendered Worlds | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Race and Racism in America | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |