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Secondary Education - German

Effective Fall 2009

Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in German must declare majors in both German and Secondary Education (German) and complete the full German course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements.

A total of 121 credits is required for a bachelor of science in education degree with a specialization in German. Required courses include:

German

11.203 German III (satisfies diversity requirement)

11.204 German IV (satisfies diversity requirement)

11.205 Applied Phonetics and Pronunciation

11.206 Structure of the German Language

11.207 Conversation: Daily Life and Customs

11.211 Culture and Civilization I

11.311 Selected Twentieth Century Writers

11.402 Contemporary Issues in German Media

11.422 Masterpieces of German Literature

Electives 6 Credits minimum by advisement:
11.212 Culture and Civilization II*
11.281-289 Special Topics
11.290 German Studies Abroad
11.309 Commercial German I
11.403 Workshop
11.420 Seminar: Mass Culture and High Culture
11.490 Independent Study

Secondary Education

16.350 Foreign Language Methodology and Research

Choose one of the following three courses:
60.204 Educational Computing and Technology
60.350 Instructional Design Systems
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

60.406 Multicultural Education

60.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience

60.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience

70.275 Linking Assessment

70.358 Methods of Instruction

General Education

Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:

20.101 Composition I

20.201 Composition II or a Writing Intensive Course:

20.131 The Bible as Literature
20.151 Introduction to Literature
20.152 Literature and Society
20.156 Popular Literature
20.226 European Literature I
20.227 European Literature II
20.236 American Literature I
20.237 American Literature II
20.246 British Literature I
20.247 British Literature II
20.256 Non-Western Literature I
20.257 Non-Western Literature II
Choose one of the following two courses
25.103 Public Speaking
25.104 Interpersonal Communication

A mathematics course

46.200 Principles of Cultural Anthropology

48.101 General Psychology

48.212 Adolescent. Psychology

70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals

72.415 ELL: Basics of Language and Communications or

79.494 ELL: Strategies and Methods

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.