Webster University Launches a Minor in Chess

Webster University, a national leader in collegiate chess competitions and higher education, now offers a Chess in Education Minor Degree within the School of Education. Focused on developing chess educators academically and professionally, the new degree program aims to bridge the access gap between K-12 chess education and professional pursuits.

Webster University is one of only a few institutions of higher education in the world to offer an academic degree program in chess.

Read more here: https://news.webster.edu/2022/chess_minor.php

Friend, how interesting what you say about a university chess product. If the universities are developing an increasingly diverse offer, to match the new cultural trends. It's good that they specifically cover the exponential interest in the most prestigious mental sport on the planet.

A minor in what Winning or Losing.

Neither. “Students who embark on this academic path will learn to teach chess as a sport and an academic discipline,” said Liem Le, Webster University SPICE chess team coach, grandmaster, and ranked 20th in the world.

Do you have to be present for the course? Chess pedagogy is a big interest of mine. 

The article answered my question.   Thanks 

i hope he gets investigated, throwing children is child abuse.

Get the money! :play

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Wow! That's great that chess is actually becoming an accredited option in school.

a good news for chess

Never knew about this and it is dated Jan 2023.