{"id":3963,"date":"2020-04-30T10:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T14:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&#038;p=3963"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:56:43","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/program\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns full-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"larger has-medium-font-size\">The education major at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, is an intellectually vibrant community committed to the liberal arts and to preparing students for a fulfilling personal and professional life. Whether you choose one of the teacher preparatory education degrees or the non-teaching education and social change degree, you will learn to examine the many problems and issues of education in a critical, open-minded spirit. You&#8217;ll reflect on what it means to be an educated person, and explore diversity and equity issues in all your courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher preparation majors are theory based rather than just technique driven. Primary, middle grades and secondary preparation students must be actively involved in their own learning, participating in a variety of interactive classes and seminars on campus and in P\u201312 classrooms. Most courses include labs and fieldwork, and the major includes a professional development component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their first course, students observe in the classrooms of local schools. Throughout their course work they participate in a variety of teaching experiences, including a four-week May term practicum that allows them to spend full days in a P\u201312 classroom. This hands-on approach is capped by a semester of student teaching completed in a public school during the senior year. Many of these opportunities are made possible by Transylvania\u2019s location in downtown Lexington, which puts students in close proximity to both public and private elementary, middle and high schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not interested in teaching but rather the discipline of education and knowledge, you may find the education and social change a good fit. The major appeals to students who plan to study educational philosophy or policy studies at the graduate level and serves as a good second major for pre-law, psychology or sociology majors, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program features is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-courses-of-special-interest\">Courses of Special Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enculturation in Non-Western Cultures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schooling in American Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Immigrant Child<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young Adult Literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internships-our-students-have-completed\">Internships Our Students Have Completed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due West Education, Beijing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nerd Squad STEM Tutoring Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-career-options\">Possible Career Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teacher, public or private school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curriculum specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational policy analyst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-our-graduates-have-studied\">Where Our Graduates Have Studied<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Florida State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Point University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winthrop University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-semester-study-abroad-opportunities\">Semester Study Abroad Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>England II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiji<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/center-for-academic-and-professional-enrichment\/study-abroad\/opportunities\/globaltransy\">GlobalTransy<\/a>&nbsp;programs have at least two courses related to the major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in studying abroad for a summer? Take a look at our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/center-for-academic-and-professional-enrichment\/study-abroad\/opportunities\">summer study abroad opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-contacts\">Contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;am&#x61;&#x75;&#112;i&#x6e;&#x40;&#116;&#114;a&#x6e;&#x73;&#121;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;\">Amy Maupin<\/a><\/strong> <br>Associate Professor of Education<br>Program Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x6a;&#x73;&#x61;&#x67;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x74;&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x73;&#x79;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\">Jennifer Sagan<\/a><\/strong><br>Education Certification Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(859) 233-8608<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University<br>300 North Broadway<br>Lexington, KY 40508<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button smaller aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Education_2020.pdf\">Download the Educaton Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-information\">More Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"form_a9192011-fd17-4c8f-8c75-476b0d847050\" class=\"slate-contact\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.transy.edu\/register\/studentinquiry\">Request more information about Transylvania University<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-old-morrison-stone-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p><strong>Education for certification programs will no longer be offered at Transy and are being phased out over the next 3 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No students entering Transy after Winter 2025 term will be able to major in the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elementary Education: P-5 Certification, BA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Middle Grades Education: 5-9 Certification, BA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teaching Art, BA (P-12 Certification)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music Education, BA (P-12 Certification)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teaching Chemistry, BA (8-12 Certification)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No students entering Transy after Winter 2025 term will be able to minor in the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Education Minor for P-12 Certification for French and Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education Minor for Secondary Certification (8-12) for History\/Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Biology, and Physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who enrolled prior to Winter 2025 will be able to pursue majors\/minors in these provided they declare the major\/minor no later than July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The education major at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, is an intellectually vibrant community committed to the liberal arts and to preparing students for a fulfilling personal and professional life. 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