Educational Studies

Are you passionate about teaching and helping people—but in settings other than a traditional classroom? Our educational studies program lets you explore the education field and gives you flexibility as you choose a career.

Through the educational studies program, you’ll gain a solid foundation in educational theories—and then you’ll learn how to apply them to real life. As the capstone to your program, you’ll complete a service learning project where you’ll work to come up with solutions to issues in your community.

There are four parts to the educational studies program: the BJU Core, foundational education courses, the concentration you choose and general electives. That means that your experience can be as broad or as focused as you want!

Program

In addition to the foundational courses in education that you’ll take, you’ll also choose a concentration, depending on your interests and career goals.

Social Services
Through this concentration, you’ll gain a broad overview of the impact of education, health care, criminal justice and social services on society. If you want to obtain licensure in social services/social work, you’ll have the foundation you need for graduate work in the field.

Community Arts
If you’re passionate about the arts and want to share that passion with others, this concentration is a great fit. You’ll study how valuable the arts are from a Christian worldview, and how arts integration helps students learn better and achieve more. Finally, you’ll design and deliver arts-based learning experiences both in the classroom and in the community.

Global Education
With this concentration, you’ll study everything from linguistics to ESOL teaching methods to cross-cultural issues. You’ll be prepared to teach English to non-native speakers in the United States or abroad, primarily in a ministry setting.

Teaching and Learning
With this concentration, you’ll gain an understanding of the theories of teaching and learning and the assessment of learning. You’ll be prepared to work in an educational setting with other educators specializing in education principles, theories and practices.

BJU Core

You’ll also benefit from the BJU Core, a unique combination of Bible and liberal arts courses taken by every BJU student. Bible courses, as well as daily chapel services and godly professors, will nurture your growth in Christlikeness. The liberal arts courses, ranging from economics to speech to science, give you an amazing glimpse of the world God created—and help you connect with people you meet in different fields. You’ll also develop skills that employers look for, like critical thinking, problem solving and clear communication.

Electives

The educational studies program includes 30 credits of general electives. You’ll enjoy the opportunity to focus your program of study even further or to cover a broad variety of subjects you’re interested in. You may also choose to use those elective credits for a minor, whether something that complements your concentration, or something totally different that you just enjoy studying.

Licensure Disclosure

Your career options will include working with children, youth and adults in settings such as:

• Non-profit organizations
• Schools
• Community organizations
• Businesses
• Government-related organizations