Middle School Education, BSE- Language and Literacy
Middle school education (grades 4 to 8) is designed for students who want to teach in a specific content area (English/language arts, reading, and TESOL) in upper elementary and middle school settings.
Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 120
TCU Core Curriculum: 39 Hours
Prior to Entry into College of Education: 9 hours
Critical Investigation: Teaching and Learning | 3 | |
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
Developmental Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
Junior Year through Senior Year/Semester 1: 44 hours
Professional Practice Seminar | 1 | |
Digital Literacy, Learning, and Citizenship in Education | 3 | |
Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Study of Exceptional Students | 3 | |
Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom | 3 | |
OR | ||
Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom | 3 | |
Assessment | 3 | |
OR | ||
Educational Assessment | 3 | |
Field Experience in Education | 1 |
course must be taken semester prior to student teaching
course is required two semesters
Content Methods Courses- refer to content area course requirements
Senior Year/Semester 2: 6 hours
Student Teaching in the Middle School | 6 | |
OR | ||
Advanced Clinical Teaching | 1-6 |
Content Area Course Requirements
Select 3 hours from:
Introduction to Fiction | 3 | |
Introduction to Poetry | 3 | |
Introduction to Drama | 3 | |
Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
Select 6 hours from English Major: Area A – American Literature
Select 3 hours from English Major: Area B – British Literature
Select 3 hours from English Major: Area C – Writing
Select 6 hours from English Major: Area D – Theory
Development of Written Communication | 3 | |
Foundations of Language Acquisition | 3 | |
TESOL Methods and Assessment | 3 | |
Learner Centered Teaching: Reading Instruction in Grades 3-6 | 3 |