Secondary Education
Bachelor of Arts, Department of Education
Department Overview
The Education Department programs are built upon the framework of “Educators as Builders of Community.” The programs call for future teachers and administrators to perceive their roles in education as developers of community. The learning community is within classrooms and schools, as well as outside their walls. Not only do education graduates work toward building community with students, families, and members of the local community, but they see a purpose of education to be the development of individuals who assume responsibility for building a healthy community locally, nationally, and globally. Grounded in a Benedictine, liberal arts tradition, the program advocates that the goals and means of the educative process are complementary and seek the pursuit of human dignity and social responsibility.
Degree Objectives
- To build learning communities where students and teachers make meaningful choices, communicate and collaborate with others, think critically and conceptually, and act justly;
- To model decision making processes that are inquiry-based, equitable, and reflect the values of Benedictine communities
- To actively involve the community as a partner in the educational process.
Contact
Matthew Ramsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and co-Chair
Contact by Email
913.360.3382
Christi Adams, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and co-Chair
Contact by Email
913.360.7367
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- Christi Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Laura Bradfield
Adjunct Instructor - Kelly Cogan
Assistant Professor - Amy Cline
Adjunct Instructor - Dianna Henderson, Ph.D.
Professor - Maureen Huppe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Kevin Lunsford
Assistant Professor - Erin McKelvey-Patterson
Adjunct Instructor - Amy Minnis
Adjunct Instructor - Matthew Ramsey, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Chair - Brad Weaver
Adjunct Instructor - Piper Wentz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Sara Wise
Adjunct Instructor
Freshmen Year
ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
– | Foreign Language | 4 |
PSYC-1000 | General Psychology (Person and Community) | 3 |
GNST-1000 | BC Experience | 1 |
HIST-1100 | World Civilization to 1500 (Historical Foundation) | 3 |
Total | 17 |
ENGL-1020 | Intro. to Literature (Aesthetic Foundation) | 3 |
PHIL-1750 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
– | Foreign Language | 4 |
EDUC-2200 | Introduction to Education | 2 |
EDUC-2201 | Introduction to Education Field Experience | 1 |
– | Fine Arts (Aesthetic Foundation) | 3 |
EXSC | Fitness course (Health) | 1 |
Total | 17 |
Sophomore Year
– | Major/Licensure Program Requirement | 6 |
EDUC-2220 | Psychoeducational Development | 3 |
EDUC-2222 | Psychology of Individuals With Exceptionalities | 3 |
– | Natural World Foundation | 3–4 |
Total | 15–16 |
– | Major/Licensure Program Requirement | 9 |
– | Philosophical Inquiry Foundation | 3 |
– | Historical Foundation | 4 |
EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life (Health) | 1 |
Total | 16 |
Junior Year
– | Major/Licensure Program Requirement | 6 |
MATH-2110 | Applied Statistics (Mathematical Reasoning) | 4 |
EDUC-3357 | General Secondary Methods and Media | 3 |
EDUC-3358 | General Secondary Methods Field Experience | 1 |
– | Natural World with lab | 4 |
Total | 18 |
– | Major/Licensure Program Requirement | 6 |
EDUC-4451 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
– | Faith Foundation | 3 |
4457 | Content Area Methods (MATH-4457 fall only) | 2 |
EDUC-3332 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 2 |
Total | 16 |
Senior Year
– | Major/Licensure Program Requirement | 6 |
– | Faith Foundation | 3 |
SOCI-3250 | Sociology Race/Ethnicity | 3 |
EDUC-3312 | School as Community | 3 |
EDUC-3313 | School as Community Diversity Field Experience | 1 |
Total | 16 |
EDUC-4462 | Classroom Management | 2 |
EDUC-4470 | Seminar for Student Teaching | 1 |
EDUC-4455 | Differentiated Instruction | 3 |
EDUC-4496 | Supervised Student Teaching | 10 |
EDUC-COMP | Senior Comp | cr |
EDUC-CNTX | Core Content Area | cr |
EDUC-PLTX | PLT Licensure Exam | cr |
Total | 16 |
Other Department Offerings
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education
- Minor in Education