Youth and Community Studies
Major Requirements
120 semester credit hours is required. The youth and community studies major has two professional concentrations that can lead to secondary teacher certification after meeting additional state requirements: UT Austin Urban Teachers English language arts and reading and UT Austin Urban Teachers social studies. Youth and community studies majors in other professional concentrations are not entitled to receive a teaching certificate.
The curriculum for the major has the following components:
- University general education, including the Core Curriculum and Skills and Experience Flags
- major requirements
- curricular specialization
- professional concentration
- free electives
Students must complete the following:
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Major | ||
| EDU 333 | Children's Literature (or three hours in E or RHE*) | 3 |
* Coursework used for this requirement may not also be used to satisfy the Humanities [Texas Core 040] requirement | ||
| EDP 318T | Selected Topics in Educational Psychology (Topic 5: Introduction to Career Planning) | 3 |
| EDP 320 | Cognition, Human Learning, and Motivation | 3 |
| EDU 327 | Sociocultural Influences on Learning | 3 |
| EDU 331 | Restorative Practices | 3 |
| EDP 350G | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| or EDU 321 | Play in Early Childhood Development | |
| HED 329K | Child and Adolescent Health | 3 |
| Three additional hours in KIN or HED | 3 | |
| Three-hour entrepreneurship course (EDC 363 recommended) | 3 | |
| Curricular Specialization | ||
| Either a specialization in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, a minor outside of education, a certificate, or a track in a second field of study which consists of a minimum of 15 hours of coursework, six of which must be upper-division. No more than six hours in the minor may also be counted toward other degree requirements.* | 15 | |
* See the College of Education "Degrees and Programs" page for specialization and track requirements. | ||
| Professional Concentration | ||
| Fifteen hours chosen from one of the following:* | 15 | |
| Coaching | ||
| Fieldwork in Youth and Community Studies | ||
12 hours chosen from: | ||
| Movement Competence | ||
| Advanced Weight Training | ||
| Physiological Basis of Conditioning | ||
| Sport Psychology | ||
| Issues in Kinesiology: Topical Studies (Topic 2: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries) | ||
| Issues in Kinesiology: Topical Studies (Topic 3: Fundamentals of Coaching) | ||
| Techniques of Fitness Leadership | ||
| Psychological Aspects of Exercise | ||
| Coaching Theory and Principles I | ||
| Coaching Theory and Principles II | ||
| Theory and Practice in Strength Coaching | ||
For a complete list, visit education.utexas.edu. | ||
| Early Childhood | ||
| Early Childhood Education | ||
| Early Childhood Program Development | ||
| Fieldwork in Youth and Community Studies | ||
6 hours chosen from: | ||
| Children's Movement | ||
| Play in Early Childhood Development | ||
| Family Relationships | ||
| Developmentally Appropriate Practices with Young Children | ||
| Development of Psychopathology from Infancy through Adolescence | ||
| Infant Development and Attachment Relationships | ||
| Advanced Child and Family Development | ||
| Theories of Child and Family Development | ||
| Foundations of Arithmetic | ||
| Foundations of Geometry, Statistics, and Probability | ||
| Fundamentals of Music: Classroom Instruments | ||
| Introduction to Child Psychology | ||
| Sociology of Education | ||
| Current Social Work Topics | ||
| Arts Integrations for Multidisciplinary Connections | ||
| Theatre Studies: Creative Drama | ||
| Theatre Studies: Theatre for Young Audiences | ||
For a complete list, visit education.utexas.edu. | ||
| Educational Leadership and Policy | ||
15 hours chosen from: | ||
| Leadership for New Student Transition | ||
| Sorority and Fraternity Leadership Issues | ||
| Internship | ||
| How Colleges Work | ||
| Equity and Diversity Issues in Education | ||
| College Students and Their Environments | ||
| Foundations of Educational Policy | ||
| Special Topics in Higher Education | ||
| Introduction to Educational Leadership Studies | ||
| Introduction to Educational Policy | ||
| Introduction to Research in Higher Education | ||
| Social Awareness and Critical Consciousness in Student Affairs | ||
| Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education | ||
| Physical Education | ||
| Fieldwork in Youth and Community Studies | ||
12 hours chosen from: | ||
| Children's Movement | ||
| Motor Learning | ||
| Studies in Human Movement: Topical Studies (Topic 30: Sport Pedagogy) | ||
| Programming for People with Disabilities | ||
For a complete list, visit education.utexas.edu. | ||
| Special Populations | ||
| Fieldwork in Youth and Community Studies | ||
12 hours chosen from: | ||
| American Sign Language I: Beginning | ||
| American Sign Language III: Intermediate | ||
| Topics in Critical Disability Studies (Topic 1: Social Construction of Disability) | ||
| Topics in Critical Disability Studies (Topic 3: Aging and Disability) | ||
| Topics in Critical Disability Studies (Topic 7: Sexuality and Disability) | ||
| Emotional and Behavioral Disorders | ||
| Topics in Educational Psychology (Topic 3: Disability and Culture in Education) | ||
| Advanced Child and Family Development | ||
| Autism Spectrum Disorder: Truths and Consequences | ||
| Foundations and Issues in Special Education | ||
Any SLH course | ||
For a complete list, visit education.utexas.edu. | ||
| UTeach Urban Teachers English language arts and reading* | ||
| Adolescent Literacy | ||
| Secondary School Teaching Practicum (Topic 1: Secondary School Teaching Practicum: English) | ||
| Secondary School Subjects (Topic 1: Advanced Methods in English, Language Arts, and Reading) | ||
| Praxis for Student Teaching (Topic 1: Secondary English) | ||
* Can lead to secondary teacher certification after meeting additional state requirements. | ||
| UTeach Urban Teachers social studies* | ||
| Topics in Educational Studies (Topic 3: Teaching Secondary Social Studies) | ||
| Secondary School Teaching Practicum (Topic 2: Secondary School Teaching Practicum: Social Studies) | ||
| Secondary School Subjects (Topic 3: Advanced Methods in Social Studies) | ||
| Praxis for Student Teaching (Topic 4: Secondary Social Studies) | ||
* Can lead to secondary teacher certification after meeting additional state requirements. | ||
| Youth and Social Services | ||
| Fieldwork in Youth and Community Studies | ||
12 hours chosen from: | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy | ||
| Psychology of the African American Experience | ||
| Psychology of Race and Racism | ||
| Family Relationships | ||
| Adolescent Development in Context | ||
| Theories of Substance Use and Abuse | ||
| Adolescent Health Risk Behavior | ||
| Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health | ||
| Strategic Health Communication | ||
| Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Topical Seminar in Health Promotion | ||
| American Families Past and Present | ||
| Punishment and Society | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Sociology of Education | ||
| The Family | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Sociology of Criminal Justice | ||
| Social Psychology and the Law | ||
| Deviance | ||
| Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies | ||
Any S W course | ||
For a complete list, visit education.utexas.edu. | ||
| Free Electives | 21 | |
Additional coursework to fulfill all degree requirements and reach a total of 120 semester hours. All majors must complete at least 36 hours of upper-division coursework. | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
College of Education Degrees and Programs page
- Core Component Areas: 010 English Composition and Core Writing Flag; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
- Skills and Experience Flags: Wr Writing; Qr Quantitative reasoning; GC Global cultures; CD Cultural diversity in the United States; E Ethics; II Independent Inquiry