2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 71 2012–13 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Department of Education | College of Professions General Education Requirements for Education Majors Early Childhood Education (EC) Middle Childhood Education (MC) Special Education — Intervention Specialist (SpE) Biblical and Theological Studies..............................................16 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................... 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation................................................ 3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................... 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...................................... 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development........................ 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration............................. 2 Communications..........................................................................6 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech........................................ 3 ENG-1400 English Composition. .............................................. 3 Humanities .............................................................................9–12 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature (EC, SpE)............................. 3 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education............... 3 *HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities............................... 3 *LIT-2300 Introduction to Literature........................................... 3 (or LIT-2340 Western Literature............................................ 3) Physical Education......................................................................2 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................... 2 Science and Mathematics...................................................13–17 *GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.......................................... 3.5 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I................................... 3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II.................................. 3 *GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science (EC) ....................... 3.5 *GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers (EC, SpE) ............. 4 1 Physical Science elective selected from:. ...................... 3.5–4.0 ESCI-2310 Introduction to Oceanography..........................4 ESCI-2410 General Meteorology........................................4 ESCI-2510 Introduction to Astronomy. ...............................4 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science...........................3.5 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers. ........................4 Social Science..............................................................................9 *GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture................................. 3 2 HIST-1110 United States History I. ........................................... 3 (or HIST-1120 United States History II.................................. 3 ) *Global Studies elective selected from................................. 3 ANTH-1800 Cultural Anthropology.....................................3 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography – Eastern (SpE)....3 HIST-3220 History and Politics of the Middle East.............3 Foreign Language....................................................................0–8 See the global awareness section of the general education requirements. *Content core courses for early childhood and special education 1 Students pursuing science concentration for middle childhood must take GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science. 2 Students pursuing social studies concentration for middle childhood must take HIST- 1110 United States History I. Teacher Education Core Required of all Teacher Education majors Teacher Education Core............................................................12 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..................................... 2 EDUC-1050 Preliminary Student Involvement........................... 0 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Diverse Learners........................... 2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom................................ 2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience............................... 1 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology........................................ 3 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities. ............... 1 EDSP-2050 Field Experience: Exceptional Learning Needs..... 1 Early Childhood Education The early childhood education major prepares students to teach preschool and early elementary school (pre-K to grade 3) in public and Christian schools.