Education Studies

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The Education Studies major is designed to prepare students to pursue the MAT degree program for teaching in the middle grades (4-8). Students must select two of the following content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies.

Requirements for Major

Core

BIB 111 Old Testament Introduction 3 hour(s).
BIB 142 New Testament Introduction 3 hour(s).
BIB 277 Christian Doctrine I 3 hour(s).
BIB 278 Christian Doctrine II 3 hour(s).
COR 100 The Christian Mind 2 hour(s).
COR 225 Cultural Heritage of the West I 3 hour(s).
COR 226 Cultural Heritage of the West II 3 hour(s).
COR 325 Global Trends in the Twenty First Century 3 hour(s).
COR 337 Intercultural Experience 1 to 3 hour(s).
COR 340 Christ and Culture Seminar 1 hour(s).
ENG 111 English Composition 3 hour(s).
Exemption permitted with credit for AP language/composition.
HIS 325 Twentieth-Century World History 3 hour(s).
PSE 151 Concepts in Physical Education, Fitness, and Health 2 hour(s).
PSE 152 Personal Aerobics and General Fitness 1 hour(s).
or PSE 153 Intercollegiate Sport Competition & Fitness 1 hour(s).
Fine Arts Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).
Foreign Language I, II 8 hour(s).
Humanities Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).
Mathematics 3 hour(s).
or above, AP Calculus or CLEP credit for College Algebra or above, or exemption is permitted for students assigned a math placement level of 3, 4 or 5.
Natural Science Lab Distribution Requirement 4 hour(s).
Social Science Distribution Requirement 3 hour(s).

Total Core: 58

Major and Supporting Course Requirements

EDU 121 Introduction to Teaching 3 hour(s).
or EDU 122 Perspectives in Teaching 1-2 hour(s).
EDU 222 Educational Psychology 3 hour(s).
EDU 234 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society 3 hour(s).
EDU 361 Education of Exceptional Children 3 hour(s).
EDU 481 Senior Integration Project: Education Studies 2 hour(s).
PSY 303 Lifespan Development 4 hour(s).

Total Education courses: 16-18

Content Fields-select two content fields from the following

Each content field may fulfill one or more core requirement resulting in a different number of elective hours still remaining to reach 126 total degree hours:

Language Arts

Complete 20 hours as follows. This will fulfill 6 hours of the core fine arts and humanities distribution requirements with 14 additional field hours beyond the core hours.

EDU 266 Literature for Children 3 hour(s).
ENG 201 Introduction to Literary Studies 3 hour(s).
ENG 266 Reading Film 3 hour(s).
LIN 150 Introduction to Linguistics 3 hour(s).
ENG 203 American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 3 hour(s).
or ENG 204 American Literature: 1865 to 1965 3 hour(s).
or ENG 272 The American Novel 3 hour(s).
ENG 275 Twentieth-Century African-American Literature 3 hour(s).
or ENG 276 Literature Across Cultures 3 hour(s).
ENG 304 Advanced Composition 3 hour(s).
or ENG 305 Theories of Composition 3 hour(s).

Total Language Arts Content Field: 21

Mathematics

Complete 18 hours as follows. This will fulfill the 3 hour core mathematics requirement with 15 additional content hours beyond the core hours. All courses listed below must be completed regardless of placement score.

MAT 111 Mathematics for Educators I 3 hour(s).
MAT 112 Mathematics for Educators II 3 hour(s).
MAT 141 College Algebra 4 hour(s).
MAT 142 Precalculus Mathematics 4 hour(s).
MAT 144 Finite Mathematics and Brief Calculus for Business Majors 4 hour(s).
or MAT 145 Calculus I 4 hour(s).