Secondary Education - Organizational Communication
Effective Fall, 2009
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Communication Studies must declare majors in both Communication Studies (Interpersonal Communication, Leadership Communication 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 are required for a Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in Organizational Communication. Requirements include:
Communication
COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
COMMSTUD.207 Communication Research Methods
COMMSTUD.215 Communication Theory
COMMSTUD.220 Intercultural Communication
ENGLISH.311 Structures of English
ENGLISH.312 History of the English Language
Select 4 courses (12 credits) from the following:
- COMMSTUD.306 Computer Appl. For Profess. Communicators
- COMMSTUD.307 Comm. For Business Profess
- COMMSTUD.407 Interviewing
- COMMSTUD.423 Comm. Training in Organizations
- COMMSTUD.424 Corporate Communication
- Select electives from other areas of specialization:
- COMMSTUD.309 Gender Issues in Communication
- COMMSTUD.313 Communication and Conflict
- COMMSTUD.419 Communication in the Family
- COMMSTUD.425 Communication in Relationships
- COMMSTUD.426 Leadership and Team Building
Secondary Education
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.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
EDFOUND.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
PROFSTUD.494 ELL Strategies or 72.415 ELL Basics of Lang & Comm
SECED.351 Teaching Communication or
PROFSTUD.320 PDS Replaces EDFOUND.311 & SECED.351
SPECED.275 Linking Assessment
SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
COMMSTUD.209 Examining Communication
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
COMMSTUD.417 Evaluating Media Influence
EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
ENGLISH.101 Composition I
ENGLISH.203 Approaches to Literary Study
An American Literature Course
An English Literature Course
A Mathematics course
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
PSYCH.212 Adolescent Psychology
SOC.211 Principles of Sociology
SPECED.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
THEATRE.102 Introduction to Theatre Arts
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.