Highlighting CEHD Majors: Business

I'm back to tell you about more of the majors in our college...and today, I'll be sharing information about our business-related majors (all of which have a strong focus on education and people).

The College of Education and Human Development's business majors offer the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to your needs. Whether you want to double major, minor, or have a specific interest in the field, you can work closely with your academic adviser to fulfill your personal educational requirements.

The College of Education and Human Development offers three excellent business options. Check out these web links for further details about the programs, career options, curriculum, and much more:

• Business and Marketing Education
• Sport Management
• Human Resource Development

It would be great to hear from you if you would like more information on any of CEHD's business majors. I am just a quick phone call or email away! Call me at 612-624-8765 or email me at lear0030@umn.edu.

Highlighting CEHD Majors: Education

What can you study in the College of Education and Human Development? CEHD offers nine different majors that are separated into four categories: education, business, recreation/fitness, and social sciences/human services.

Today, I will be highlighting our education majors to give you a little bit more background on what your future can hold in CEHD if you would like to become a teacher. (Stay tuned for posts with details about majors in other areas!)

The University of Minnesota has a unique teaching program and several different tracks. Students interested in teaching young or elementary students can major in early childhood education foundations or the elementary education foundations. For those who would like to teach physical education, kinesiology or pre-physical education would be a great fit.

Students interested in teaching higher middle school or high school will major in the subject matter the student wishes to teach (ie. English, math, biology, etc.) and then, in most cases, complete a 15-month intensive teaching program. (Get the details here.) Secondary education students can participate in the DirecTrack to Teaching program to explore the teaching profession as an undergraduate student and get a jumpstart on their teacher education.

Please feel free to contact me directly for further questions about our education tracks at 612-624-8765 or lear0030@umn.edu. I would love to hear from you and tell you more about which path would be most appropriate for you!

Minnesota: Leader in Education

The University of Minnesota already has an innovative approach for preparing our future educators with the College of Education and Human Development's unique, highly regarded teaching programs.

Therefore, the recent announcement of the $40 million Bush Foundation grant highlights just how dedicated Minnesota is to training our future educators. The grant money will go towards restructuring teacher preparation programs. The curriculum changes will be a combined effort of Minnesota K-12 schools and the University aiming to improve students' academic test performance and high school graduation rates.

"When the history of our college is written, this will be considered a historic moment," said Jean Quam, dean of the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development. "To be able to rewrite curriculum, and be givien funds to do it, is remarkable."

Read the full article about the $40 million grant at UMNews.

CEHD news blog

Do you ever wonder what professors do outside of the classroom? College of Education and Human Development professors are dedicated to becoming masters of their discipline. Whether it is education, fitness, or human services; these professors are busy traveling across the country for conferences with current students, writing novels, textbooks, and publishing articles...just to name a few. Keep up with the latest CEHD news by visiting CEHD inside/out.

Application Tracker

Don't forget! If you're a senior and you have applied (or you want to apply) to the U of M, we cannot review your application until we've received all of the required items. Wondering if we have received all of your application materials or if your complete application is currently under review? We have a great online tool you can use to track your application's progress called Application Tracker. Please feel free to contact me at lear0030@umn.edu if you have any questions regarding the status of your application or how to use the Application Tracker tool!

p.s. Don't forget to submit your complete application by the December 15 priority deadline!