Educational Studies prepares students for careers related to education and learning that do not involve teacher certification. Community Education Services administers Educational Studies Internships and Early Childhood Educational Studies Internships. Both include job-embedded and traditional internship experiences.
Through Educational Studies Internships students gain professional experience and foster learning with children, youth, or adults outside the PK-12 classroom. Learning environments may be formal or informal, in-person or virtual, and within nonprofit settings, community and academic institutions, civic organizations, or businesses.
Through a 3-course series, students first learn about Human-Centered Design (HCD) and choose an internship placement for the ensuing two courses that aligns with their career interests. In the second course, students support learning within their chosen placement and identify challenges they will address via HCD in the third semester.
These internships provide students in the Early Childhood Education BAE program with real-world experience as they advance their skills and gain the professional knowledge necessary to improve early childhood education and school readiness for children up to age 5 in settings such as Head Start, child development centers, preschools, and public or private child care facilities.