Communication Arts / Literature Education

Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts/Literature Education

The communication arts/literature education major is designed to prepare students to teach English in grades 5–12 in private and public schools. The degree is granted upon completion of 139–142 credits as specified in the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000– or 4000–level courses).

  • Philosophy course in core curriculum: EDU4415.
  • Fine Arts courses in core curriculum must include 4 credits of LIT or LTH courses or SPA3325.
  • Social Science course in core curriculum: PSY2108. (Transfer students unable to count PSY2108 for Social Science must take it as an added course.)
  • Biblical Worldview & Academic Disciplines course in core curriculum must include EDU3209 and EDU3209L. (Transfer students unable to count EDU3209 and EDU3209L for Academic Disciplines must take them as added courses.)
Education Core32 cr
EDU2215Educational Foundations2
EDU2215LEducational Foundations Lab0
EDU3209Human Relations in a Cross-culturally Diverse World (OCE) (See Academic Disciplines requirement above.)
EDU3209LHuman Relations Lab See Academic Disciplines requirement above.
EDU3215Educational Psychology2
EDU3216Instructional Foundations (Grades K–12) (WCE)3
EDU3217School Health and Drug Problems2
EDU3218Education Diverse Learners in Grades K–122
EDU3255Content Area Reading2
EDU3301Instructional Technology I1
EDU3302Instructional Technology II1
EDU4415Education Ethics See Philosophy course requirement above.
EDU4835Seminar in Professional Issues2
EDU4915Student Teaching in Communication Arts/Literature Education5
EDU4916Student Teaching in Communication Arts/Literature Education10

 

Required Major Courses42–44 cr
COM3115Argumentation and Debate2
ENG2215Writer's Style2
ENG2227Introduction to Language Studies2
ENG3125English Grammar: Syntax3
LIT2105Introduction to Literary Studies4
LIT3136Shakespeare2
EDE3306Teaching Media Literacy2
EDE4355Middle School Methods and the Teaching of Young Adult Literature4
EDE4366Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5–12 (OCE)4
EDE4367Teaching Secondary Reading and Literature in Grades 5–12 (OCE)3
EDE4367LTeaching Secondary Reading and Literature Grades 5–12 Lab0
Select courses with ENG, LIT, or LTH prefix4
Select one of the following (2 credits):
ENG2216Writing of Poetry2
ENG2217Writing of Fiction2
Select one of the following (4 credits):
LIT2118Multi-Ethnic American Literature4
LIT3145Non-Western Contemporary Literature4
Select one of the following (4 credits):
LIT3125Survey of American Literature4
LIT3231Survey of British Literature I4
LIT3232Survey of British Literature II4
Select two of the following (0–2 credits):
ENG4615Literary Editing0-1
JOU2625Journalism Workshop0-1
JOU2626Yearbook Workshop0-1
SPE2125Oral Interpretive Performance1
THE2625Acting Workshop0-1
THE2626Stagecraft Workshop0-1

Note: WCE= Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.