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 Core
32 cr
EDU2215
Educational Foundations
2
EDU2215L
Educational Foundations Lab
0
EDU3209
Human Relations in a Cross-culturally Diverse World (OCE) (See Academic Disciplines requirement above.)
EDU3209L
Human Relations Lab See Academic Disciplines requirement above.
EDU3215
Educational Psychology
2
EDU3216
Instructional Foundations (Grades K–12) (WCE)
3
EDU3217
School Health and Drug Problems
2
EDU3218
Education Diverse Learners in Grades K–12
2
EDU3255
Content Area Reading
2
EDU3301
Instructional Technology I
1
EDU3302
Instructional Technology II
1
EDU4415
Education Ethics See Philosophy course requirement above.
EDU4835
Seminar in Professional Issues
2
EDU4915
Student Teaching in Communication Arts/Literature Education
5
EDU4916
Student Teaching in Communication Arts/Literature Education
10
Required Major Courses
42–44 cr
COM3115
Argumentation and Debate
2
ENG2215
Writer's Style
2
ENG2227
Introduction to Language Studies
2
ENG3125
English Grammar: Syntax
3
LIT2105
Introduction to Literary Studies
4
LIT3136
Shakespeare
2
EDE3306
Teaching Media Literacy
2
EDE4355
Middle School Methods and the Teaching of Young Adult Literature
4
EDE4366
Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5–12 (OCE)
4
EDE4367
Teaching Secondary Reading and Literature in Grades 5–12 (OCE)
3
EDE4367L
Teaching Secondary Reading and Literature Grades 5–12 Lab
0
Select courses with ENG, LIT, or LTH prefix
4
Select one of the following (2 credits):
ENG2216
Writing of Poetry
2
ENG2217
Writing of Fiction
2
Select one of the following (4 credits):
LIT2118
Multi-Ethnic American Literature
4
LIT3145
Non-Western Contemporary Literature
4
Select one of the following (4 credits):
LIT3125
Survey of American Literature
4
LIT3231
Survey of British Literature I
4
LIT3232
Survey of British Literature II
4
Select two of the following (0–2 credits):
ENG4615
Literary Editing
0-1
JOU2625
Journalism Workshop
0-1
JOU2626
Yearbook Workshop
0-1
SPE2125
Oral Interpretive Performance
1
THE2625
Acting Workshop
0-1
THE2626
Stagecraft Workshop
0-1
Note: WCE= Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.
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