Undergraduate Education

Kindergarten - Grade 12

Required for Licensure

(all content areas)
Licensure requirements may not constitute a full major – please consult with your advisor in this major.

EDUC 2070 Teachers as Leaders for a Changing Society (4)
EDUC 2090 General Methods: K-12, Secondary (4)
EDUC 2490 School Health & Chemical Health (1)
EDUC 3550 Literacy in the Content Areas (2)
EDUC 3650 Current Issues in Education (2)

Supporting Courses (all content areas):
PSYC 1001 General Psychology (4)
PSYC 2025 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4)

For this teaching license, students choose one of the following content areas for their major:

Music

Please Note: Candidates who have been admitted to this program must have courses completed by May 2011. No new candidates will be admitted to this licensure area beginning fall 2009.

Course in Subject Area (Instrumental):
EDUC 3761 Special Methods: Grades 7-12 Teaching of Music (2)
EDUC 3870 Student Teaching & Seminar in Music: Secondary (6)
EDUC 3880 Student Teaching & Seminar in Music: Elementary (6)

MUS 1130 & 1140 Theory I & II (4 ea.)
MUS 2130 & 2140 Theory III & IV (4 ea.)
MUSP 2310 Piano: Performance Level Lessons (2) for Piano Majors (7 Semesters) OR
Performance Level Lessons (2) in another approved instrument (flute, violin, harp, etc.)
MUSL 1310 Piano: Elective Lessons (1) (1 sem. or until proficiency completed) Applies to non- piano Majors only
MUSL 1330 Voice: Elective Level lessons (1)
MUS 2230 Introduction to Music Education and Related Careers (1)
MUSP 2370 Guitar OR Proficiency (1)
MUS 2850 The String Family (1)
MUS 2860 The Woodwind Family (1)
MUS 2870 The Brass Family & Percussion (1)
MUS 3110 History & Literature of Music I (4)
MUS 3120 History & Literature of Music II (4)
EDUC/MUS 3150 Conducting I (4)
EDUC/MUS 3170 Conducting II – Instrumental (ACTC) (4)
EDUC/MUS 3230 Teaching Music in the Elementary School I (2)
MUS 4160 Orchestration (2)
MUS 4260 Teaching Music in the Elementary School II (2)
Piano Proficiency or Elective Piano (until proficiency is fulfilled)
Major Conducted Ensemble (7 Semesters)
Note: Audition required by Music Department faculty

Courses in Subject Area (Vocal):
EDUC 3761 Special Methods: Grades 7-12 Teaching of Music (2)
EDUC 3870 Student Teaching & Seminar in Music: Secondary (6)
EDUC 3880 Student Teaching & Seminar in Music: Elementary (6)

MUS 1130 & 1140 Theory I & II (4 ea.)
MUS 2130 & 2140 Theory III & IV (4 ea.)
MUS 3110 History & Literature of Music I (4)
MUS 3120 History & Literature of Music II (4)
MUS 4160 Orchestration (2)
Voice Majors
MUSP 2330 Voice: Performance Level Lessons (2) for (7 Semesters)
MUSL 1310 Piano: Elective level (1) (1 semester, or until proficiency completed)
MUS 3100 Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy (2)
Piano Majors
MUSP 2310 Piano: Performance Level Lessons (2) for (7 Semesters)
MUSL 1330 Voice: Elective Lessons (1)
MUS 3000 Piano Pedagogy I (2)
MUSP 2370 Guitar OR Proficiency (1)
MUS 2850 The String Family (1)
MUS 2860 The Woodwind Family (1)
MUS 2870 The Brass Family & Percussion (1)
EDUC/MUS 3150 Conducting I (4)
EDUC/MUS 3160 Conducting II: Choral (4)
EDUC/MUS 3230 Teaching Music in the Elementary School I (2)
MUS 4260 Teaching Music in the Elementary School II (2)
Piano Proficiency
Major Conducted Ensemble (7 Semesters)
Note: Audition required by Music Department faculty

Physical Education

Additional Supporting Courses:
BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL 2520 Human Physiology (4)
CHEM 1010 General Chemistry for Health Sciences (4) OR
CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I (4)
FSNU 2200 Food, Nutrition and You (4) OR
FSNU 3000 Nutrition (4)

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 3762 Special Methods: Grades 7-12 Teaching of PE (2)
EDUC 3840 Student Teaching & Seminar in Physical Education: Elementary (6)
EDUC 3860 Student Teaching & Seminar in Physical Education: Secondary (6)

EXSS 1001 First Aid Responding to Emergencies (1)
EXSS 1010 Jazz Dance (1)
EXSS 2750 Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science (2)
EXSS 2800 Measurement and Evaluation in Exercise and Sport Science (2)
EXSS 3050 Teaching Elementary Physical Education (4)
EXSS 3060 Individual Sports Techniques (4)
EXSS 3080 Team Sports Techniques (4)
EXSS 3100 History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education (2)
EXSS 3350 Kinesiology and Biomechanics (4)
EXSS 3450 Exercise Physiology (4)
EXSS 3510 Developmental Adapted Physical Education (2)
EXSS 3600 Physical Education Organization, Administration and Programming (2)
EXSS 3610 Motor Learning (2)
EXSS 3750 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (2)

Theatre Arts

Visual Arts (B.A. only)

Additional Supporting Course:
PHIL 2900 Philosophy of the Arts (4)

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 3250 Focus Studies in Elementary Art Education (2)
EDUC 3760 Special Methods: Grades 7-12 Teaching of Art (2)
EDUC 3890 Student Teaching & Seminar in Art: Secondary (6)
EDUC 3900 Student Teaching & Seminar in Art: Elementary (6)

ART 1000 Two-Dimensional Design (4)
ART 1010 Three-Dimensional Design (4)
ARTH 1100 Introduction to Art History: Ancient through Medieval (4) OR
   ARTH 1110 Introduction to Art History: Renaissance through Modern (4)
ART 1200 Drawing (4)
ART 2250 Art and Technology (4)
ART 2300 Painting: Oil (4) OR
   ART 2310 Acrylic (4) OR
   ART 2320 Water (4)
ART 2340 Printmaking I (4) OR
   ART 2360 Photography I (4)
ART 2500 Sculpture (4) OR
   ART 2400 Wheel-Thrown Pottery (4) OR
   ART 2450 Clay Sculpture (4)
ARTH 2650 Modern Art History (4)
ART 4850 Senior Exhibition (1)
ART History Elective Course (200 level or above) (4)
ART Fibers (4) (also offered thru the ACTC)
Two studio art electives in two different areas of emphasis at 2000 level or above.

World Languages & Culture: French

Please Note: Candidates who have been admitted to this program must have courses completed by May 2011. No new candidates will be admitted to this licensure area beginning fall 2009.

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 3920 Student Teaching & Seminar in World Languages and Culture: Elementary (6)
EDUC 3930 Student Teaching & Seminar in World Languages and Culture: Secondary (6)

The French major is available in the Day Program.
PREREQUISITE: FREN2120 Intermediate French II or its equivalent.
The following courses or their equivalents:
One course in Phonetics and French Conversation
FREN 2200 Introduction to French and Francophone Culture (4)
Two courses in French Composition
FREN 3050 French Composition I (4)
FREN 3060 French Composition II (4)
Two courses in Survey of French Literature
FREN 3130 Survey of French Literature I (4)
FREN 3140 Survey of French Literature II (4)
One course in French Civilization
FREN 3250 French Civilization: Contemporary French Life and Thought (4)
One course in Topics
FREN 2990 Topics (4)
FREN 4860 Seminar (4)

Students completing a specialty in World Languages take EDUC 380-01 & EDUC 383-05 (4 credits) at the University of St. Thomas (UST).

All French majors are encouraged to study in a French-speaking country. Courses taken abroad with prior approval of the department chair, may apply to the major. Those qualified in language and business are eligible to apply for a semester of study at the Institut de Gestion (Business Administration Program) at the Universit� de Rennes, France. Summer internships in French companies also may be arranged.

World Languages & Culture: Spanish

Courses in Subject Area:
EDUC 3920 Student Teaching & Seminar in World Languages and Culture: Elementary (6)
EDUC 3930 Student Teaching & Seminar in World Languages and Culture: Secondary (6)

Prerequisite: SPAN 1120 Elementary Spanish II (4) with a grade of B or higher.
SPAN 3160 Hispanics in the United States (4)
SPAN 3250 Advanced Spanish: Introduction to Critical Cultural Analysis (4)
SPAN 4860 Senior Seminar (4)
One to three* 2000-level courses:
SPAN 2110 Intermediate Spanish I (4)
SPAN 2120 Intermediate Spanish II (4)
SPAN 2250 Visions of the Hispanic World: Reading to Speak and Write (4)
Two to four courses at the 3000- or 4000-level:
SPAN 3550 Short Stories in Spanish (4)
SPAN 3700 Contemporary Hispanic Text (4)
SPAN 4000 Hispanic Masterpieces (4)
SPAN 4100 Hispanic Women Writers (4)
SPAN 4602 or SPAN 4604 Internship (2 or 4 cr.)
SPAN 4952 or SPAN 4954 Independent Study (2 or 4 cr.)
SPAN 4994 Topics (4)

*If you place into SPAN 2110 and/or 2120 you may count it /them toward the major. If you place into the bridge course you will have fulfilled the College's language requirement but will still need to take an additional seven 3000 or 4000- level courses (with a minimum grade of C) to fulfill requirements for the major.

Students completing a specialty in World Languages take EDUC 380-01 and EDUC 383-05 (4 credits) at the University of St. Thomas (UST).