A total of 121 credits is required for a B.S. Ed. in Secondary Education with a specialization in Communication/Leadership and Social Influence. Required courses include:
20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
20.311 Structures of English
20.312 History of the English Language
World Literature course
25.104 Interpersonal Communication
25.207 Investigating Communication
25.220 Intercultural Communication
25.205 Understanding Social Influence
Select 4 courses (12 credits) from the following:
Select electives from other areas of specialization (3 credits) from interpersonal relationship management:
Choose one of the following three courses:
60.351 Virtual Learning Communities
60.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education.
60.291 Principles of Teaching
60.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
60.351 Teaching Communication
Choose one of the following two courses:
60.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
60.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
Among 53 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
20.101 Composition I
20.203 Approaches to Literary Study
25.103 Public Speaking
An American Literature Course
An English Literature Course
26.102 Introduction to Theatre Arts
25.417 Evaluating Media Influence
A mathematics course
46.211 Principles of Sociology
48.101 General Psychology
48.212 Adolescent. Psychology
70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
Choose one of the following five courses:
25.306 Computer Applications for Professional Communicators
25.307 Communications For Business Professionals
25.407 Interviewing
25.423 Communications Training in Organizations
25.424 Corporate Communication
Among courses chosen to meet humanities requirement, three departments must be represented from Art and Art History, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, English, Languages and Cultures, Music History, and Philosophy. Among natural sciences and mathematics requirements, three departments must be represented from Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Chemistry; Geography and Geosciences; Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, and Physics and Engineering Technology.