Secondary Education - Organizational Communication
Effective Fall, 2009
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Communication Studies must declare majors in both Communication Studies (Interpersonal Relationship Management, Leadership and Social Influence, or Organizational Communication) and the corresponding Secondary Education Communication Studies track and complete the Communications Studies major 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 with a specialization in applied communication. Requirements include:
Communication
20.311 Structures of English
20.312 History of the English Language
25.104 Interpersonal Communication
25.207 Communication Research Methods
25.215 Communication Theory
25.220 Intercultural Communication
Select 4 courses (12 credits) from the following:
25.306 Computer Appl. For Profess. Communicators
25.307 Comm. For Business Profess
25.407 Interviewing
25.423 Comm. Training in Organizations
25.424 Corporate Communication
Select electives from other areas of specialization:
25.309 Gender Issues in Communication
25.313 Communication and Conflict
25.419 Communication in the Family
25.425 Communication in Relationships
25.426 Leadership and Team Building
Secondary Education
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
60.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
60.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
65.351 Teaching Communication or
79.320 PDS Replaces 60.311 & 65.351
70.275 Linking Assessment
70.358 Methods of Instruction
79.494 ELL Strategies OR 72.415 ELL Basics of Lang & Comm
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
20.101 Composition I
20.203 Approaches to Literary Study
25.209 Examining Communication
25.103 Public Speaking
25.417 Evaluating Media Influence
An American Literature Course
An English Literature Course
26.102 Introduction to Theatre Arts
A Mathematics course
45.211 Principles of Sociology
48.101 General Psychology
48.212 Adolescent. Psychology
60.406 Multicultural Education
70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
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.