Complement Your Degree with a Education Minor

These undergraduate minor programs are offered by the School of Education Department of Teacher Education and is only available at the St. Louis main campus.

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Minor in Chess in Education

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18 Credit Hours

This minor focuses on developing chess educators academically and professionally, bridging the access gap between K-12 chess education and professional pursuits. Students will learn how to teach chess as a sport and an academic discipline while identifying and solving gaps in the field through projects. These future chess educators will be able to identify and socially advocate for areas that need progress, such as sustainable scholastic programming, women鈥檚 chess, research best practices and more.

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Minor in Education

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18 Credit Hours

This minor provides an opportunity for students in other program areas to develop skills in teaching, instructional design and program facilitation. Students in this minor can expect to develop teaching, training and instructional development skills that they can apply to designing learning for different types of learners.

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Minor in Sustainability Studies

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18 Credit Hours

This sustainable studies program prepares students to assume roles of leadership that transform schools or organizations to be models of sustainable living. Webster students develop an understanding of the challenges involved in sustaining human well-being and environmental health, and are able to communicate professionally about the environment, human rights, policy and ethics that directly influence their own lives and communities.

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