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 are required for a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a specialization in German. Required courses include:
German
GERMAN.203 German III (satisfies diversity requirement)
GERMAN.204 German IV (satisfies diversity requirement)
GERMAN.205 Applied Phonetics and Pronunciation
GERMAN.206 Structure of the German Language
GERMAN.207 Conversation: Daily Life and Customs
GERMAN.211 Culture and Civilization I
GERMAN.311 Selected Twentieth Century Writers
GERMAN.402 Contemporary Issues in German Media
GERMAN.422 Masterpieces of German Literature
Electives 6 Credits minimum by advisement:
- GERMAN.212 Culture and Civilization II
- GERMAN.281-289 Special Topics
- GERMAN.290 German Studies Abroad
- GERMAN.309 Commercial German I
- GERMAN.403 Workshop
- GERMAN.420 Seminar: Mass Culture and High Culture
- GERMAN.490 Independent Study
Secondary Education
LANGCULT.350 Foreign Language Methodology and Research
Choose one of the following three courses:
- EDFOUND.204 Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning
- EDFOUND.350 Instructional Design Systems
- EDFOUND.351 Virtual Learning Communities
EDFOUND.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
EDFOUND.251 Psychological Foundations of Education
EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching
EDFOUND.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
- EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
EDFOUND.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
EDFOUND.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
SPECED.275 Linking Assessment
SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
ENGLISH.101 Composition I
ENGLISH.201 Composition II or a Writing Intensive Course:
- ENGLISH.131 The Bible as Literature
- ENGLISH.151 Introduction to Literature
- ENGLISH.152 Literature and Society
- ENGLISH.156 Popular Literature
- ENGLISH.226 European Literature I
- ENGLISH.227 European Literature II
- ENGLISH.236 American Literature I
- ENGLISH.237 American Literature II
- ENGLISH.246 British Literature I
- ENGLISH.247 British Literature II
- ENGLISH.256 Non-Western Literature I
- ENGLISH.257 Non-Western Literature II
Choose one of the following two courses
- COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
- COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
ANTHRO.200 Principles of Cultural Anthropology
AUDSLP.415 ELL: Basics of Language and Communications or
PROFSTUD.494 ELL: Strategies and Methods
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
PSYCH.212 Adolescent Psychology
SPECED.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
A mathematics course
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.