As a secondary education studies major, you will learn the methods of teaching and learning with children from 5th through 12th grades. This program teaches you how to make the most of challenges and opportunities in an urban school environment. You will be in the field early during your studies and will be able to start learning in actual community classrooms. This major fully equips you to teach your own class of diverse students in any urban, suburban, or rural school. Partner majors include English education, social studies, art education, physical education, world languages, math, and science.
Skills and abilities this major develops include: cultural competency, teaching, problem solving, lesson planning, and inclusivity (IUPUI School of Education, 2017).