Education Studies with an Emphasis in Global Education (BEd)

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of major philosophical and sociological perspectives concerning schooling and education.
• Understand and apply principles of developmental psychology to support learners in formal and informal educational settings.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the role of culture and diversity in designing and implementing learning solutions in global and local education.
• Understand and apply communication skills, message design application and information and communications technology tools in order to sustain relationships and effective stakeholder communication.
• Apply professional learning and collaboration to achieve personal and professional development in the areas of instruction, curriculum design and learning facilitation.
• Design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.
• Collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve instructional problems.

The Emphasis in Global Education provides students with the awareness and skills to work in diverse learning environments as well as informal non-school environments like museums and learning centers. The program prioritizes global engagement, instructional design and participatory learning. 

The student will:

1. Understand the role of Global Citizenship Education in crafting solutions for social and educational problems. 
2. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and habits of mind of an adult educator, instructional designer and learning facilitator.  
3. Demonstrate an ability to plan design and implement instruction for a variety of learners.
4. Recognize and discuss key themes of global education and informal education.
5. Apply instructional and learning design skills to support adult learners in professional development and lifelong learning.
6. Apply career learning and leadership approaches to personal learning.
7. Understand and use research to evaluate educational practices.
8. Explore options for applying their educational knowledge and skills in professional/occupational pursuits.

Webster's BEd degree requires at least 27 credit hours of core courses, plus the completion of required credit hours in the Global Education emphasis.

• EDUC 2050 Introduction to Global Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 2110 Communication in Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 2800 Foundations of Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 2900 Education of Students with Exceptionalities (3 hours)
• EDUC 3100 Learning, Teaching and Assessment (3 hours)
• EDUC 3125 Technology in the Classroom (3 hours)
• EDUC 3300 Topics in Education (3 hours)
• EDUC 3375 Behavior Management (3 hours)
• EDUC 3650 Instructional Design (3 hours)
• EDUC 4250 Economics and Geography for Global Sustainability (3 hours)
• EDUC 4435 Inclusive Practices and Methods for Teaching English Learners (3 hours)
• EDUC 4620 Educational Internship (3 hours)
• EDUC 4650 Educational Research Senior Overview (3 hours)
• PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)

BEd students also take applicable University Global Citizenship Program classes, with accommodations for their major, as well as elective classes.