Education Studies
The Education Studies minor is for students interested in a variety of careers that involve educating and training others. Students will develop an understanding of the format and the rationale for particular instructional strategies, teaching methodologies, andragogy and pedagogy.
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Black Education (EDS291H5), a second-year course, investigates first-hand experiences and contributions of black students and teachers in the Canadian education system. Historical, systemic barriers to access will be studied along with current policy, practice and teaching pedagogies that aim to produce systems of education without oppression.
Mullai Sampath’s bedroom in her UTM residence had a wall dedicated to photos of the places she went and people she met throughout her Canadian university career. “I have always been passionate about photography, and have been experimenting with different mediums like film and polaroid recently,” Sampath says.
Why the First Year of University Matters: The Impact of Peer Mentoring (EDS377H5) is an upper-year undergraduate course offered through UTM’s Department of Language Studies’ education studies minor program. The course combines student development pedagogy with a semester-long internship placement that helps first-year student find their place at UTM.
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This course will foster a culture of digital innovation to investigate, accelerate, test and study new possibilities and advancements in the field of educational technology.
This course explores prevailing myths about education. It invites students to critically examine consensus and controversy in the media.
Students will learn to apply education theory to design thinking models in order to identify and solve real-world challenges facing their chosen discipline.
Other Programs to Consider
Language Teaching & Learning: French & Italian
The Language Teaching and Learning programs are specially designed to provide a comprehensive study of how languages are taught and learned, whether in a second or foreign language context. This program focuses on French and Italian.
English Language Linguistics
The minor in English Language Linguistics provides a focus on understanding the structure of sounds, words, sentences, and meaning within the English language. Students will be exposed to theories on communication, and teaching and learning of the English language.
History & Political Science
This combined specialist program encourages students to understand the theories in History and Political science as complementary and contrasting to each other, in order to understand the society, culture, and governments. Students will take courses in both History and Political Science to meet the program requirements.