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Communication Arts/Literature Education Major
Communication Arts/Literature Education Major
Bachelor of Science
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 140-143 credits as specified on page 42 of 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.
- 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 EDU3219 and EDU3635 (pending approval). (Transfer students unable to count EDU3219 and EDU3635 for Academic Disciplines must take them as added courses.)
| Education Core |
29 cr |
| EDU2215 |
Educational Foundations |
2 |
| EDU2215L |
Educational Foundations Lab |
0 |
| EDU3210L |
Literacy Lab |
0 |
| EDU3215 |
Educational Psychology |
2 |
| EDU3216 |
Instructional Foundations (Grades K-12) (WCE) |
3 |
| EDU3216L |
Instructional Foundations Lab |
1 |
| EDU3217 |
School Health and Drug Problems |
2 |
| EDU3218 |
Education Diverse Learners in Grades K-12 |
2 |
| EDU3219 |
Human Relations and Multicultural Education (OCE)
(See Academic Disciplines requirement above.) |
| EDU3219 |
Human Relations Lab |
0 |
| EDU3635 |
Cross-Cultural Community Service
(See Academic Disciplines requirement above.) |
| 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 |
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| Required Major Courses |
46-48 cr |
| COM3115 |
Argumentation and Debate |
2 |
| ENG2215 |
Writer's Style |
2 |
| ENG2227 |
Sociolinguistics |
2 |
| ENG3125 |
English Grammar: Syntax |
3 |
| LIT2105 |
Introduction to Literary Studies |
4 |
| LIT3125 |
Survey of American Literature |
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 cr): |
| ENG2216 |
Writing of Poetry |
2 |
| ENG2217 |
Writing of Fiction |
2 |
| Select one of the following (4 cr): |
| LIT2118 |
Multi-Ethnic American Literature |
4 |
| LIT3145 |
Non-Western Contemporary Literature |
4 |
| Select one of the following (4 cr): |
| LIT3231 |
Survey of British Literature I |
4 |
| LIT3232 |
Survey of British Literature II |
4 |
| Select two of the following (0-2 cr): |
| ENG4615 |
Literary Editing |
0-1 |
| JOU2625 |
Journalism Workshop |
0-1 |
| JOU2626 |
Yearbook Workshop |
0-1 |
| SPE2125 |
Oral Interpretive Performance |
1 |
| SPE2625 |
Speech Workshop |
0-1 |
| THE2625 |
Acting Workshop |
0-1 |
| THE2626 |
Stagecraft Workshop |
0-1 |
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Note: WCE= Written Communication Emphasis; OCE = Oral Communication Emphasis. See page 39 of the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.
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