Technology and Youth Minor (TECHYTH-MN)

The minor in Technology and Youth consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours. The minor will prepare students to design, develop, deliver and assess technology-based educational programs for youth in informal and out-of-school learning environments.

Part A – Required courses (12 credits):

• ESLTECH 2211S Impact of Technology in Learning and Education (3 hrs)
• ESLTECH 2250 Technology, Equity and Informal Learning (3 hrs)
• ESLTECH 3251 Technology Interventions in Urban Schools and Communities (3 hrs)
• ESLTECH 4270 Technology, Education and Community-based Programming (3hrs)

Part B – Elective courses (Select 3 credits)

• COMLDR 3330 Program Development and Evaluation (3 hrs)
• ESLTECH 5280 Educational Videography (3 hrs)
• ESLTECH 5281 Introduction to Developing Educational Web Sites (3 hrs)

Technology and Youth minor program guidelines

Credit hours required: A minimum of 15 credit hrs. 1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor. At least 6 credit hrs must be upper-level courses as defined by the College of Education and Human Ecology (3000 level or higher).

Transfer and EM credit hours allowed: A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.

Overlap with the GE: A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor

Overlap with the major and additional minor(s):

• The minor must be in a different subject than the major.
• The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).

Grades required:

• Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
• Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA required for the minor.
• Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
• No more than 3 credit hours of course work graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.

X193 credits: No more than 3 credit hours.

Minor Approval: Minor program approval is not required as long as there is no variation from the minor program sheet. Any variation from the minor as indicated must be approved by the EHE Office of Undergraduate Education located in A100 PAES Building (614-292-9261).

A student’s primary advisor can add the minor with the program code located at the top of this sheet.

Filing the minor program form: The minor program form must be filed with the student’s college/school at least by the time the graduation application is submitted to a college/school counselor.

Changing the minor: Once the minor program form is filed in the college office, any changes must be approved by the academic unit offering the minor.