Program Overview
In the 21st century, public classroom teaching is only one of innumerable opportunities in the field of education open to college graduates. Those educated to be imaginative agents of change in the ongoing challenge to find new solutions to persistent problems, will always find ways to make significant educational contributions. Urban America offers educational career options that do not require certification. While the Department of Curriculum and Instruction maintains as its primary focus the preparation of classroom teachers, it also has a degree option for those who choose not to pursue the Teacher Education Program. The Educational Studies Program is designed for students who wish to prepare for non-certification career options in education. Some other career options are in the following fields:
Child Care
Day care programs; Preschool programs; after school programs.
Community Organizations
Scouting; YMCA and YWCA; Boys and Girls Clubs; Service organizations (e.g., Kiwanis, Lions, etc.).
Educational Programs not in Schools
Science Museums; Arts Councils (e.g., Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta, Fulton County Arts Council School Arts Program, etc.); Educational Divisions of Arts Agencies (e.g., High Museum of Art, Alliance Theater School of Education, Hammonds House, etc.); Religious education; Government education (e.g., Peace Corps, Teach for America, etc.); Education in the military; and Health care education.
Mass Media
Educational television: production, program development, research; Distance teaching/learning: production, course and lesson development; Print media: educational reporting for magazines/newspapers.
Publishing
Publishing companies (esp. publishers of education materials); Staff of Learned Societies Journals (National Council of Teachers of English, etc.).
Other
University/school marketing; University/school recruiting; University/school development programs; Staff development within organizations; Sports/recreation organization staff (Little League/Pop Warner); Social Service Agencies; Research facilities; Vocational education; Adult education; Literacy programs.
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Educational Studies may elect to concentrate in Early Childhood Education. Students must declare in which of concentration and/or specialty area at the University they wish to matriculate.
