The educational studies major provides students with the opportunity to study the discipline of education as it relates to other liberal arts disciplines. Educational studies fosters within students a deep understanding of the complexity of education and schooling as well as an ability to think critically about the ways in which education intersects with a broad range of social, cultural, political and economic forces. Using multiple lenses to study the psychological and social foundations of education in both contemporary and historical contexts, educational studies majors are prepared to participate in the decision making required as stakeholders in the educational processes within our society.
EDUCATIONAL STUDIES CONCENTRATIONS
Concentration in Teaching and Learning
This concentration prepares students for:
teaching in private schools
teaching in non-school settings such as museums, child care centers, environmental centers
post-baccalaureate or graduate teacher certification programs
graduate studies in fields such as educational psychology, school psychology, guidance counseling
Concentration in Education and Society
This concentration provides a foundation for those with career or graduate studies interests in areas related to:
John's Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Rhode Island
Explo at Yale
Loomis Chaffee School
Oregon State Senate
Student Perspective
“The professors within the educational studies department are so caring and genuinely want to get to know each of the students involved in the program. I have made so many friends within the major and feel extremely supported by the faculty”
“Dickinson faculty members are truly committed to your success,” says Alvaro Munoz ’24, an L.A. native who's paying it forward as a peer mentor and future educator.
“It's great to try something new. We can all learn from one another,” says Mai Le ’25, an educational-studies and psychology double major from Hanoi, Vietnam.