BA.LBST - Liberal Studies for Education, B.A.

Liberal Studies for Education is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to become effective teachers in the diverse classrooms of the 21st century. Students should major in Liberal studies if they want to teach in elementary classrooms or pre-K-12 in county school alternative classrooms. Students who want to teach high school or middle school should consider a LBST minor. Core major courses help students understand child development, the social and political forces shaping schools, effective teaching practices and educational research. Students develop their own teaching philosophy and gain experience working with students to make sure that teaching is the right career for them. Liberal Studies majors also take a range of courses to prepare them to teach multiple subjects at the elementary level. These required courses in science, math, humanities, and art satisfy most of the Liberal Arts Inquiry requirements for graduation at University of Redlands. When students graduate with a Liberal Studies major, the state of California recognizes that they have demonstrated knowledge in the subject areas required to pursue a multiple-subject teaching credential, so you do not have to take the CSET exams. Students who want to teach high school and pursue a single subject teaching credential can consider a LBST minor.