B.A. in Communication Studies with Teacher Certification (Secondary)
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| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Select any 3 hrs. of the following: Art (AR), Drama (DM), Music (MU) or MU 1300 | ||
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||