What is education?
If you’d like to develop an understanding of the educational process and tools, the education minor is a great way to combine your interest with your major course of study. You’ll learn about the education system and current perspectives in education. In this highly flexible program, you’ll choose electives in areas ranging from teaching methods to language and literacy to special education.
Why study education at UNH?
As a major research university, we place emphasis on hands-on learning and research with faculty, giving you valuable experience that will be relevant both inside and outside the classroom. Community engagement is central to the mission of the Education Department, resulting in strong collaborative relationships and opportunities with schools and community agencies in the region and internationally. The Community Literacy Center offers resources and engaging learning experiences right on campus such as outreach programs to increase literacy, enhance English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction and provide special needs services. Seacoast Reads is a program which mentors tutors to connect with local students and enhance their literacy abilities in schools and through a pen pal program. Our disciplinary methods courses provide ways to engage students in literacy, social studies, and science, and our Exploring Teaching course provides 60 hours in a public-school setting.
Potential career areas
- Community outreach
- Counseling
- Curriculum materials development
- Education coordination
- Educational software development
- Legal advocacy
- Psychology
- Social work
- Social policy analysis
- Workplace mentoring
Curriculum & Requirements
Education is happening everywhere, beyond schools and universities. Our education minor offers a broad understanding of the field and is a great way to combine your interests with your major course of study. You will learn about the various perspectives, structures, and issues that arise in education across contexts. In this highly flexible program, you’ll choose electives in areas ranging from teaching methods to language and literacy to special education.
Academic policies related to Minors.
A minor consists of five courses, twenty (20) credits in Education Department courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select five (5) education courses | 20 | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
A methods course located in another department may be counted for four (4) of these twenty (20) credits (e.g., ARTS 791 or ARTS 792, ENGL 792, MATH 709, etc.).
No more than eight (8) credits used by the student to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.
Courses used in obtaining a minor in special education cannot be used towards a minor in education.
EDUC 500 Exploring Teaching can only be counted once (four credits) towards the minor.
No more than two (2) transferred courses in Education or a closely-related area from another college or university may be used towards a minor in Education. A three-credit (3) course transferred from another school will count for three credits (3) at UNH, not four credits (4).
Explore Program Details
At the beginning of your final semester at UNH, please fill out a completion of minor form and obtain the necessary signatures. The Minor Certification of Completion form can be found on the list of forms on the Registrar's webpage at Forms, For Students. To request a signature from the Education Minor Supervisor, please email the form to education.department@unh.edu.
