Welcome to the Rhodes Education Program Web site!

Program Overview

The Education Program is part of  the Department of Psychology and offers a sequence of courses in education, psychology, and supporting fields which lead to a Minor in Educaitonal Studies.  The minor is designed to:

• Provide a basic understanding of the American system of education as well as the teaching and learning process.
• Allow students to design a set of related courses to match their interests and goals. 
• Provide a number of field experiences in the Memphis area which will help the student ascertain their interests and goals. 
• Prepare interested students for graduate schools of education and professional licensure programs at the graduate level.

Although licensure to teach is not offered at Rhodes, a partnership between Rhodes and the Peabody College of Human Development at Vanderbilt University facilitates the admission of qualified Rhodes students into the Master of Education (M.Ed.) program at Peabody.  This enable the student to earn both the M.Ed. and licensure.

Curriculum

Minor in Educational Studies (18-20 credits)

Education (10 or 12 credits)                       
Educ 201. Foundations of Education (4)       
Educ 355. Principles of Curriculum & Instruction (4)           

And one of the following for 2 or 4 credits:

                          
Educ 451. Directed Research in Education
Educ 460. Internship in Education
or an approved study abroad experience

Supporting Fields (8 credits)

Psyc 222. Educational Psychology (4) or Phil 270. Philosophy of Education (4)       
 
And one course from the following:                                       
    Psyc 229. Developmental Psyc: In. & Ch. (4)
    Psyc 230. Adolescent Psychology (4)
    Psyc 311. Counseling Psychology (4)
    A/S 307. Sociology of Education (4)
    Hist 244. History of Childhood (4)
    RS 232. Religion and Education (4)
 
Note: Alternative choices for supporting field courses can be approved by the Program Director.

Program Faculty

• Mark V. Smith, Ed.D., Distinguished Service Professor of Education   
• Jeanne Wilson, Ed.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education   

Supporting Fields Faculty

• Anita A. Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology & Director of African American Studies
• Stephan R. Haynes, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies
• Gail S. Murray, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
• Janet Panter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
• Natalie K. Person, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology
• Patrick A. Shade, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy
• Carla Shirley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology

Print