Certificate in Classical Education
Certificate
Prepare to guide the next generation.
The Certificate in Classical Education introduces students to the foundations, pedagogy, and practices of classical education.
Choose from a wide range courses to gain exposure to the essential texts, traditions, and ideas of classical education, such as:
- virtue ethics
- the relationship between political and religious life
- civic education
Learn practical classroom skills with experienced teachers in the Practicum course and explore the Foundations of Classical Education with a dedicated teaching professional.
Course Highlights & Requirements
Take up a serious intellectual challenge with the support of SCL faculty and staff.
Students take six hours in classical education and then choose twelve credit hours from an approved list of Classical Education and Civics Honors courses.
Set Yourself Up for Success
As students seek a future-proof education, our moment confirms the need for human reflection, prudent leadership, and competence. The Certificate in Classical Education emphasizes the quest for wisdom about what it means to gain or offer an education.
Take the Certificate in Classical Education to sharpen your ability to think carefully about the purpose and practice of education in the classical tradition.
Explore career paths with the Classical Education Certificate.
This certificate does not lead to educator certification and is not an approved Educator Preparation Program under Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7.
Browse Certificate in Classical Education Courses:
Requirements:
- Foundations of Classical Education (CED 334)
- Practicum in Classical Teaching (CED 375)
Additional credit hours drawn from:
- Topics in Classical Education (CED 315)
- Advanced Topics in Classical Education (CED 335)
- Classical Pedagogy (CED 313)
- Excellent of Character: The Virtues (CIV 305)
- Truth and Persuasion (CIV 302)
- Classics of Social and Political Thought (CIV 302C)
- Topics in Civics (CIV 309)
- Ethics and Leadership in Ancient Greek Drama (CIV 310K)
- Ethics and Leadership in Shakespeare’s Drama (CIV 310L)
- Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern (CIV 320)
- Politics and the Transcendent (CIV 322K)
- The Quest for Community (CIV 322J)
- Ethical Analysis for Civic Leaders (CIV 323J)
- Advanced Topics in Civic Thought and Culture (CIV 364)
- Advanced Topics in Western Civilization (CIV 361)
- Advanced Topics in Ethics and Leadership (CIV 362)
