Secondary Education - Leadership and Public Advocacy
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 Leadership and Public Advocacy. Required courses include:
Communication
COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
COMMSTUD.205 Understanding Social Influence
COMMSTUD.207 Communication Research Methods
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.315 Persuasion
COMMSTUD.321 Argumentation
COMMSTUD.413 Community Leadership
COMMSTUD.417 Media & Visual Cult
COMMSTUD.418 Issue & Image Campaigns
Select electives from other areas of specialization (3 credits):
COMMSTUD.306 Computer Applications for Professional Communicators
COMMSTUD.307 Communications for Business Professionals
COMMSTUD.407 Interviewing
COMMSTUD.423 Communications Training in Organizations
COMMSTUD.424 Corporate Communication
Secondary Education
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 AUDSLP.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
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
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
COMMSTUD.209 Examining Communication
Choose one of the following five courses:
- COMMSTUD.309 Gender Issues in Communication
- COMMSTUD.313 Conflict Management and Resolution
- COMMSTUD.419 Family Communication
- COMMSTUD.425 Relational Communication
- COMMSTUD.426 Leadership and Team Building
EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing
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.