Undergraduate
Education Studies – Culture, Context, and Policy Concentration
Learn how to help make lasting change inside school systems and beyond.
Education Studies - Culture, Context, and Policy Concentration major
The Culture, Context, and Policy Concentration is a non-licensure degree for those who desire to work or move into non-teaching education-related fields, including educational law, educational policy, social work, non-profit organizations, journalism, counseling, school psychology, school social work, educational publishing, leadership development, and business or ministerial-related teaching. This concentration is also for those students interested in establishing a foundation in education before attending graduate school.
Why Simpson College for Teacher Education?

A Team-Based Approach To Teacher Education
Education Studies Majors with a Culture, Context, and Policy Concentration are encouraged to double major in another discipline. They will work with an education advisor to tailor the Education Studies Major to their unique interests.
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