Education for Empowerment
The Education for Empowerment minor is designed for students interested in examining the critical role of education in building our individual and collective capacity to advance the aims of justice and democracy in society.
Students will explore questions such as the following:
- What is the relationship, historically and today, between education and power?
- How do individuals, communities, organizations, and societies leverage teaching and learning as tools for social change and social movement?
- Beyond schools and classrooms, what are the sites of educational and youth work that offer opportunities to advance justice, in the United States and around the world?
- How might we develop our imagination for humanizing educational spaces—both within and beyond schools—that recognize everyday people’s power in the ongoing struggle for justice?
Requirements
Foundation credits
Students select one course designated as a foundation course within desired pathway.
Elective credits
Students select at least two (2) courses from their desired pathway.
Class Schedule
| Term Sort descending | Class | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | EDUC 330-101 |
ED Empwrmt Internshp | Kendra Hearn |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 118-001 |
Schooling in a Multicultural Society | Jungsoo Ahn |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 118-002 |
Schooling in a Multicultural Society | Deborah Ball |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 200-001 |
Learn for Social Chg | Thomas Drake |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 219-001 |
Education Policy in a Multicultural Society | Erika Davis |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 308-001 |
Creating Arts Access in Community: Empowering Others through Learning in Informal Spaces | Katie Robertson, Vicki Shaw, Grace VanderVliet |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 311-001 |
Educational Policy, Inquiry, and Advocacy | Michaela O'Neill |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 312-001 |
Hist College Athlet | Gregory Dooley |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 315-001 |
Equity and Empowerment | Brian Lampman |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 316-001 |
Sport, Education and Social Justice: Leading and Coaching for Transformation | Brian Lampman |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 327-001 |
Climate Justice Education and Action | Angie Calabrese Barton |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 330-001 |
ED Empwrmt Internshp | Kendra Hearn |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 333-001 |
Video Games&Learning | Phill Cameron |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 335-001 |
Education and Equity in Name, Image and Likeness in College Athletics | Greg Dooley |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 336-001 |
How to Thrive in a World of Intelligent Machines | Kevin Miller |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 341-001 |
Leading and Coaching | Gregory Dooley |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 343-001 |
Race Frameworks in Education | Erika Davis |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 359-001 |
Growing up in School - Education and Development from a Global Perspective | Kevin Miller |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 360-001 |
Partners in Authentic Learning in Schools | Ha Bui, Matt Diemer |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 375-001 |
Wellness for Learning, Teaching, Coaching, and Leadership | Brian Lampman |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 383-001 |
Introduction to Education Research Methods | Pat Herbst |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 399-001 |
Learning in Schools, Community, and Everyday Life | Natalie Davis |
| Fall 2026 | EDUC 480-001 |
ED Empwrmt Capstone | Kendra Hearn |
Declare the Minor
To declare the Education for Empowerment minor, students must:
- Meet with an academic advisor at the Marsal School
- Have a declared major
- Receive a grade of C or better in any minor course
- Submit the declaration form
Current Policies
Effective Fall 2026
Students interested in completing the Education for Empowerment minor must develop a plan and receive approval in consultation with an academic advisor in the Marsal School. Students must also observe the following policies:
- Students must declare the minor before graduation
- Students must earn a GPA of at least 2.0 (C) within each course and in the minor overall
- Only courses on the approved course list count toward the minor
- Courses transferred to UM from other institutions do not count toward the minor
- A maximum of one non-EDUC course may be counted towards the minor
- A maximum of one course may be shared between the requirements of a minor and a major
- Courses may count toward only one minor or supplemental studies program
- Students may change their pathway by submitting the Minor Pathway Change Request Form
Pathways
under construction
AVAILABLE PATHWAYS
Athletics, Education, and Justice in American Culture
Through historical, contemporary, and sociological lenses, this pathway explores the intersections of sport and society to further social justice, emphasizing education for empowerment and sport’s role as a key mechanism for public pedagogy and social transformation. This pathway is for students interested in thinking critically about how sports have shaped and been shaped by institutions, social inequities, and broader struggles for justice in the United States.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| EDUC 118 | Schooling in a Multicultural Society** |
| EDUC 219 | Education Policy in a Multicultural Society** |
| EDUC 311 | Educational Policy, Inquiry and Advocacy |
| EDUC 312 | The History of College Athletics |
| EDUC 313 | Detroit vs. Everybody: Stories, Culture, and Making the Motor City |
| EDUC 315 | Equity and Empowerment for Coaching and Leading** |
| EDUC 316 | Sport, Education and Social Justice: Leading and Coaching for Transformation |
| EDUC 335 | Education and Equity in Name, Image & Likeness in College Athletics |
| EDUC 343 | Race Frameworks in Education |
| EDUC 383 | Introduction to Education Research Methods |
| Foundations courses designated by ** | |