A second teaching field in middle level education is available to students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Early Childhood/Late Childhood (K-6) or a major in a teaching field at the secondary level. These courses meet the requirements to teach middle level students in Mathematics or English Language Arts, Science or History Comprehensive. For additional information, contact the chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Professional Education Requirements |
Hours |
| CURIN 261 Explorations in Education*** |
3 |
| CURIN 307 Clinical Experience |
1 |
| CURIN 308 Specialized Clinical Experience |
1 |
| CURIN 511 Methods and Materials in Middle Level Education |
3 |
| CURIN 520 Middle and Secondary Reading |
3 |
| PSYCH 263 Developmental Psychology*** |
3 |
| PSYCH 357 Educational Psychology |
3 |
Professional Semester |
17 |
CURIN 455 Elementary and Middle Level Education or
CURIN 462 Secondary and Middle Level Education |
2 |
| CURIN 458 Methods and Curriculum |
3 |
| CURIN 464 Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation |
2 |
CURIN 476 Supervised Teaching in the Elementary School or
CURIN 482 Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School |
5 |
| CURIN 478 Supervised Teaching in Middle Level Education |
3 |
| CURIN 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers |
2 |
| TOTAL |
34 |
***Concurrent enrollment recommended (PSYCH 263 and CURIN 261).
Students adding a second teaching field would select one of the following areas of coursework.
Courses for English (Middle Level Grades 5-8) |
Hours |
| ENGL 202 English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
| ENGL 220 World Masterpieces |
3 |
| ENGL 230 American Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 241 British Literature I |
3 |
| ENGL 242 British Literature II |
3 |
| ENGL 302 Advanced Composition |
3 |
| ENGL 304 Introduction to Writing About Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 308 English Linguistics |
3 |
| ENGL 478 Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| ENGL 479 Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| ENGL 480 Techniques Laboratory |
1 |
| ENGL 603 History of the English Language |
3 |
| TOTAL |
34 |
Courses for Mathematics (Middle Level) Late Childhood/Early Adolescence (5-8) Mathematics Licensure |
|
| MATH 126 Pre-Calculus |
4 |
| MATH 143 Elementary Statistics |
3 |
| MATH 204 Mathematics for Education I |
3 |
| MATH 304 Mathematics for Education II |
3 |
| MATH 407 Cultural Mathematics |
1 |
| MATH 471 Manipulatives for Teaching Mathematics |
1 |
| MATH 472 Calculators in Teaching Mathematics |
1 |
| MATH 473 Mathematical Software |
1 |
| MATH 479 Techniques for Teaching Mathematics |
3 |
| MATH 503 Introduction to Advanced Mathematical Concepts for Education |
3 |
| A computer programming course which will also satisfy the General Education computing requirement |
3 |
| TOTAL |
26 |
Courses for History Comprehensive |
Hours |
| HIST 101 World History to 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 102 World History from 1500 |
3 |
| HIST 201 American History to 1865 |
3 |
| HIST 202 American History from 1865 |
3 |
| HIST 479 Techniques of Teaching Social Studies in the Middle and Secondary Schools + |
3 |
| HIST 619 Kansas and the West |
3 |
Choose three from the following six courses* |
9 |
| HIST 540 English History to 1660 |
3 |
| HIST 546 The Age of Empire |
3 |
| HIST 605 Africa and the Middle East |
3 |
| HIST 650 Colonial America |
3 |
| HIST 656 Sectional Conflict and Civil War |
3 |
| HIST 665 Modern America Since 1968 |
3 |
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| ECON 191 Issues in Today’s Economy** |
3 |
| GEOG 106 World Regional Geography** |
3 |
| GEOG 300 Elements of Geography |
3 |
| POLS 101 U.S. Politics** |
3 |
| SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology** |
3 |
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| TOTAL Hours |
42 |
*The History Department Chair may approve appropriate content substitutions for history electives.
+Admission to Teacher Education is required prior to enrollment in HIST 479.
