Program Vision
Educational Studies at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ College strives to advance justice, democracy, and equity in underserved public schools, particularly in Memphis, through our interdisciplinary programs, partnerships, scholarship, and advocacy.
Program Mission
Educational Studies and the educators and advocates we prepare engage theory and research while embedded in our schools and communities in order to promote understandings of problems and strategies for change that transform schools in the service of justice.
Education Major
Teaching and Learning Track- supports students interested in entering the teaching profession or pursuing professional study as an educational professional (e.g., administrator, counselor, speech therapist, etc.)
Policy and Social Change- supports students who are interested in education outside of traditional educational settings. It provides opportunities for interdisciplinary explorations of pressing social and educational issues on local, national, and international levels. It prepares students to advocate for equity and diversity in civic education, youth development, educational work in nonprofits and the media.
Teacher Licensure
The licensure program prepares students to teach in either elementary schools or in middle and high schools in one of thirteen endorsement areas: American Government, English, History, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Spanish, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Chinese. All secondary licensure candidates are required to double major in Educational Studies and their endorsement discipline. Elementary licensure does not require a double major. For information about teacher licensure, please contact Joseph Kelly at kellyj@rhodes.edu.