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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS: COMMUNICATION ARTS & LITERATURE (TEACHING)

B.S. MAJOR-Communication Arts and Literature (Teaching) Required Courses 102 S.H.

 

English (40 S.H.)

  • 290 Literary Studies (5)

Choose one of the following three courses:

  • 220 Multicultural American Literatures (3) OR
  • 223 Classical Mythology (3) OR
  • 224 Bible as Literature (3)

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • 211 Writing in Communities (3) OR
  • 222 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)

Choose two of the following four courses:

  • 302 Enlightenment and Revolution (3)
  • 303 British and American Romanticism (3)
  • 304 Realism and Naturalism (3)
  • 305 Modernism and Postmodernism (3)
  • 301 British Literature to 1660 (3)
  • 328 Stylistics (3)
  • 350 Introduction to Language Studies (3)
  • 402 Teaching Secondary English (4)

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • 414 Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories (3) OR
  • 417 Shakespeare: Tragedies (3)
  • 432 Comparative Literature (3)
  • 447 Modern Literary Criticism (3)
  • 490 Portfolio (1)

Communication Studies (15 S.H.)

Choose one of the following four courses:

  • * 287 Conflict and Communication (3)
  • *289 Gender and Communication (3)
  • 290 Disability and Communication (3)
  • 291 Topics in Multicultural Communication (3)
  • *282 Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
  • 371 Discussion and Small Group (3)
  • 375 Argument and Advocacy (3)
  • 493 Teaching and Coaching Oral Communication (3)

Mass Communication (3 S.H.)

  • *100 Mass Media and Society (3)

Theater Arts and Dance (3 S.H.)

  • *141 Oral Interpretation (3)

 

Teachers in communication arts and literature are generally recruited to coach/direct one or more of the following activities:

  1. Forensics/speech
  2. Debate
  3. Journalism/newspaper/yearbook
  4. Literary journal
  5. Theater
  6. Radio Station
  7. Related activities

Therefore, all communication arts and literature majors are required to show competency in two of the aforementioned categories. Students will be required to submit a portfolio in CMST 493 demonstrating their participation in two or more of these categories. This participation could have been gained in various settings: high school, college, community activities, or work-related assignments. If students have no experience in at least two of the categories, they will need to acquire that experience during their college careers, either for credit through activities courses in communication studies, English, mass communications, and theatre/dance, or through volunteer experience.

 

OTHER REQUIRED COURSES: (6 S.H.)

  • *HHP 204 Personal & Community Health (3)
  • *SPED 400 Exceptional Children and Youth (3)

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEQUENCE (32 S.H.)

EDUC *305, *308, 312, 429, 449, 465 (student teaching)

Note: EDUC 305 and 312 must be taken the first semester after admission to the Education Program and must be taken together.