Education Studies
Education Studies
If you have a heart for education but aren’t planning to teach in a traditional school or classroom, Northwestern’s education studies major is for you. Maybe you hope to work as a school librarian or lead education programs for a museum, nature center or historical site. As an education studies major, you’ll gain a deep knowledge of education practice and be prepared to think, write, solve problems and coach others in the classroom called “our world.”
Why NWC?
As an education studies major, you’ll learn to teach well and still have room in your schedule to pursue other areas of interest like theatre, music, foreign languages, history, science and more. You’ll also have a variety of study options to choose from, including specialized tracks in diversity, guidance counseling, early childhood education, library studies, technology, and teaching English as a second language.
Associate Professor of Education and English
Outcomes
Alumni from Northwestern’s education department have applied their teaching skills in a wide variety of settings, including national parks, churches, theatres and consulting firms. They are working as IT specialists, naturalists, pastors, librarians and human resource professionals, among many other roles.
Experience
If you enjoyed participating in high school mission trips, you’ll have even more opportunities to engage in service at Northwestern.
- Participate in Romania Semester and work with New Horizons Foundation, an organization that uses adventure education to empower local teens.
- Volunteer as an English or subject-area tutor for area schoolchildren.
- Serve as a peer mentor for the Northwestern NEXT program, a college experience for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
- Take a 10-day or 10-week mission trip to locations around the globe, where you might volunteer with after-school programs or teach ESL and vacation Bible school.
Northwestern also offers 8 in-demand Master of Education tracks, so you can pursue additional graduate-level training in early childhood education, teacher leadership, teaching history and more.
If you enjoyed participating in high school mission trips, you’ll have even more opportunities to engage in service at Northwestern.
- Participate in Romania Semester and work with New Horizons Foundation, an organization that uses adventure education to empower local teens.
- Volunteer as an English or subject-area tutor for area schoolchildren.
- Serve as a peer mentor for the Northwestern NEXT program, a college experience for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
- Take a 10-day or 10-week mission trip to locations around the globe, where you might volunteer with after-school programs or teach ESL and vacation Bible school.
Northwestern also offers 8 in-demand Master of Education tracks, so you can pursue additional graduate-level training in early childhood education, teacher leadership, teaching history and more.
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Faculty + Staff
Brilliant scholars. Committed Christians. Invested in you. That’s Northwestern’s faculty.
Mary Beth Breen ’04
Instructor in Education
Dr. Derek Brower '89
Professor of Education
Dr. Heather Hayes
Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Angila Moffitt
Program Director, Master of Education Programs
Assistant Professor in Education
Dr. Chris Nonhof
Associate Professor of Education and English
Tamara Schram
Program Director, Online B.A. in Early Childhood
Instructor in Education
Dr. Carrie Thonstad
Assistant Professor of Education; Licensure Official; Department Chair
Heidi Vasher
Instructor in Education
