2001-2002 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies 89 Middle Childhood Education The middle childhood education major prepares students to teach upper elementmy or middle school: grades 4 to 9. Students will prepare to teach in two of the four major curriculum areas: reading and language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Course requirements involve 111-122 qumier hours including: Education Core ..................................................................... 22 EDMC-250 Educational Psychology ofMiddle Childhood ...... 5 EDSP-202 Teaching ChildrenwithExceptionalities .................. 3 EDSP-206 Specia!EducationFieldExperience ......................... 1 EDU-100 The Education Profession ......................................... 1 EDU-101 Contempora1y Christian Schools .............................. 0 EDU-200 Introduction to Teaching .......................................... 3 EDU-204Multicultural FieldExperience.................................... 2 EDU-210TechnologyintheClassroom ................................... 2 EDU-220 Foundations ofPhonics ............................................ 2 EDU-310 ClassroomPlanning and Assessment ....................... 3 Middle Childhood Methods - !.............................................. 20 EDMC-350 Reading in the Content Area for Middle Childhood .............................................................................. 5 EDMC-420 Phonics and the Strncture ofLanguage ................ 3 EDMC-430 Teaching Reading throughMiddle Childhood Literature ................................................................................ 5 EDMC-439Middle School Clinica!Exp I: TeachingReading ... 3 EDMC-445 Responsive Schools for Middle Childhood ........... 3 EDSP-401 Principles oflnclusion ............................................. 1 Middle Childhood Methods - II ............................................ 16 EDMC-449Middle School Clinica!Experience II ..................... 3 *EDU-450PhilosophyofEducation ........................................ 3 Two of the following depending on concentration areas: EDMC-440Middle School Cuniculumand Instrnction: Mathematics ....................................................................... 5 EDMC-441 Middle School Curriculumand Inshllction: Science ............................................................................... 5 EDMC-442Middle School Curriculumand Instrnction: Social Studies ..................................................................... 5 EDMC-444 Writing Process and Language Arts for Middle School .................................................................... 5 Student Teaching .................................................................. 15 EDMC-470 Supervised Student Teaching and Seminar (Middle Childhood) .......................................... 12-16 ConcentrationAreas Mathe111atics ......................................................................... 40 EDMC-380 Topics inMiddle School Mathematics .................. 5 *EDMC-440Middle School Curriculum andlnstrnction: Mathe1natics ........................................................................... 5 *EDU-180 Principles ofMathematics I .................................... 5 *EDU-280PrinciplesofMathematicsII ................................... 5 GMTH-184CollegeAlgebra ..................................................... 5 MATH-281 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I ........................ 5 MATH-282 Analytic Geometly and Calculus II ....................... 5 MATH-303 Logic and Methods ofProof.. ............................... 5 Social Studies ........................................................................ 42 ECON-233Micro-Economics ................................................... 4 *EDMC-442Middle School Curriculumand Instlllction: Social Studies .......................................................................... 5 *GE0-250 Introduction to Geography ..................................... 2 *GSS-100 Foundations ofSocial Science ................................. 5 HIST-111 United States Hist01y I ............................................. 5 (or HIST-112 United States Hist01y II ................................... 5) A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found on page 30. First Year: Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Middle Childhood Education BEGE-171 The Christian Life .................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BI0-100 P1·inciples of Biology .................................................. 5 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 Composition I ............................................................ 5 ENG-140 Co111position ll ........................................................... 5 EDU-100 The Education Profession .......................................... 1 HUM-140 Introduction to Humanities ...................................... 5 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography ........................................ 2 GSS-100 Foundations ofSocial Science ..................................... 5 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Total ........,................................................................................ 52 Second Year: BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 COM-230 Voices of Diversity ................................................... 4 EDU-101 Contemporary Christian Schools ............................... 0 EDU-180 Principles ofMathematics I ....................................... 5 EDU-280 Principles of Mathematics II ..................................... 5 GSCI-160 Principles ofEarth & Space Science .......................... 5 GSCI-222 Physical Science for ElementaryEducation .............. 5 Concentration courses ......................................................... 12-15 EDSP-202 Teaching Childrenwith Exceptionalities .................. 3 EDSP-206 Special Education FieldExperience .......................... 1 EDU-200 Introduction to Teaching ............................................ 3 EDU-204Multicultural Field Experience ................................... 2 EDU-210 Technology in the Classroom .................................... 2 Global Geography elective ........................................................ 4 Physical Education elective ....................................................... 1 Total .................................................................................... 56-59 Third Year: BEGE-375 God and Hist01y ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................. 4 EDMC-250 Educational Psychology ofMiddle Childhood ...... 5 EDU-310 Classroom Planning and Assessment ......................... 3 HIST-375 Social Movements ..................................................... 4 Concentration Courses ........................................................ 30-33 Total .................................................................................... 50-53 Fourth Year: EDMC-350 Reading in the Content Area for Middle School .... 5 EDMC-420 Phonics and the Structme ofLanguage ................... 3 EDMC-430 Teaching Reading tlu·oughMiddle Childhood Literature .................................................................................. 5 EDMC-439 Middle School Clinical Experience I ....................... 3 EDMC-445 Responsive Schools for Middle Childhood ............ 3 EDMC-449 Middle School Clinical Experience II ..................... 3 EDMC-44X M.S. Clmiculum and Instruction Concentration I ......................................................................... 5 EDMC-470 Student Teaching and Seminar (Middle Childhood) ................................................................ 15 EDSP-401 Principles oflnclusion .............................................. 1 EDU-220 Foundations of Phonics ............................................. 2 EDU-450 Philosophy of Education ........................................... 3 Total ......................................................................................... 53