B.A. in Communication Studies with Teacher Certification (Secondary)
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Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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BA in Communication Studies with Teaching Certificate Degree Plan (120 hours) | ||
Core Requirements (42 hours) | ||
First Year Seminar | 3 | |
First Year Seminar | ||
Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
Rhetoric and Composition | ||
or EN 1313 | Rhetoric and Composition for International Students | |
Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
Social Science | 3 | |
Mathematics | 3 | |
College Algebra | ||
Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
Fine Arts | 3 | |
Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
Intro to Philosophy | ||
Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
Foundations of Ethics | ||
Theology - God | 3 | |
Introduction to Theology | ||
Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
Communication Studies Major Courses (36 hours) | ||
CM 1341 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
CM 3320 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
CM 3350 | Foundations of Comm Studies | 3 |
CM 3352 | Survey of Communication Theory | 3 |
CM 3353 | Survey of Mass Communication | 3 |
CM 3360 | Media Production | 3 |
CM 3391 | 3 | |
CM 4321 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
CM 4341 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
CM 4394 | Communication Research Methods | 3 |
Major electives (6 hours) Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
Persuasive Writing | ||
Group Communication | ||
Topics in Communication Theory | ||
Persuasion and Advocacy | ||
Rhetorical Criticism | ||
Media Law and Ethics | ||
Teacher Certification Courses (27 hours) | ||
ED 3302 | The American Secondary School | 3 |
ED 2330 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 |
ED 3350 | Reading-- Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas | 3 |
ED 3355 | Educational Technology | 3 |
ED 3361 | Adolescent Development in the School Setting | 3 |
ED 3362 | Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods | 3 |
ED 4388 | Professional Development Seminar-Secondary | 3 |
ED 4689 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 6 |
Electives (15 hours) | 15 | |
An elective can be any course taken from any discipline. | ||
Total Semester Hours | 120 |
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First Year | |||
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Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
Mathematics | 3 | Social Studies | 3 |
FYE 1301 | 3 | History | 3 |
EN 1311 | 3 | Literature | 3 |
CM 1341 | 3 | CM 3320 | 3 |
CM 3350 | 3 | CM 3391 | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Second Year | |||
Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
PL 1301 | 3 | TH 1301 | 3 |
Foreign Language I | 3 | Foreign Language II | 3 |
CM 3352 | 3 | CM 3353 | 3 |
CM 3360 | 3 | CM 4341 | 3 |
ED 3302 | 3 | ED 3330 | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Third Year | |||
Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
Natural or Physical Sciences | 3 | Intermediate Theology | 3 |
Fine Arts | 3 | CM 4394 | 3 |
CM Elective | 3 | CM Elective | 3 |
PL 2301 | 3 | ED 3355 | 3 |
ED 3361 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
18 | 18 | ||
Fourth Year | |||
Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
CM 4321 | 3 | ED 4388 | 3 |
ED 3350 | 3 | ED 4689 | 6 |
ED 3362 | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
15 | 9 | ||
Total Semester Hours 120 |