Integrated Language Arts - - B.S.E. Program Requirements
Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive
Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.
| I. | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit) | |||
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
| US | 10097 | Destination Kent State: First Year Experience | 1 | |
| II. | MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (54 credits) Courses count in major GPA* | |||
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
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KAD DD |
COMM |
15000 26000 |
Introduction to Human Communication (3) or Criticism of Public Discourse (3) |
3 |
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ENG | 20021 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| KHU |
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21054 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| KHU |
22071 22072 |
Great Books I (3) or Great Books II (3) |
3 | |
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25001 |
Literature in English I |
3 | |
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30001 | English Studies |
3 |
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31003 | Linguistics | 3 | |
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34004 34005 |
British Literature, 1800-1900 (3) or British Literature, 1900-Present (3) |
3 | |
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KAD |
JMC | 20001 | Media, Power and Culture | 3 |
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20004 |
Media Writing |
3 | |
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47003 | Teaching High School Journalism | 3 | |
| KFA | THEA | 11000 | The Art of Theatre | 3 |
| Choose from the following: Reading Against the Grain | 3 | |||
| DD | ENG | 21001 | Introduction to Ethnic Literature of the United States (3) |
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| DD | 21002 | Introduction to Women's Literature (3) |
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| DD | 21003 | Introduction to LGBT Literature (3) |
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| 33010 | African-American Literature to 1900 (3) |
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| 33012 | Modern African-American Literature (3) |
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| 33013 | Pan-African Women's Literature (3) |
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| 33014 | African-American Women's Literature (3) |
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| 33015 | African Literatures (3) |
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| 34011 | World Literatures in English (3) |
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| DD | 34021 | Women's Literature (3) |
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| DD | 35301 | LGBT: Critical Perspectives (3) |
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Choose from the following: American Literature |
6 | |||
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ENG | 33001 | U.S. Literature to 1865 (3) |
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| 33002 | U.S. Literature, 1865-1945 (3) |
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| 33003 | U.S. Literature, 1945-Present (3) |
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Choose from the following: Linguistics |
3 | |||
| ANTH | 48210 |
Culture and Communication (3) |
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| 48240 | The Symbolic Imperative (3) |
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DG |
COMM | 35852 |
Intercultural Communication (3) |
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| ENG | 31001 | Fundamentals of English Grammar (3) |
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| 31002 | History of the English Language (3) |
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31004 |
Lexicology/Lexicography (3) |
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| 31008 | Grammar for Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English as a Foreign Language (3) |
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WIC |
41001 |
Sociolinguistics in Schooling (3) |
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| Choose from the following: Electives | 6-8 | |||
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ENG, COMM or JMC 30000-40000-level courses (3-6) |
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| Recommended Electives | ||||
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DD |
COMM | 35912 |
Gender and Communication (3) |
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| 45007 |
Freedom of Speech (3) |
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| ENG | 25002 |
Literature in English II (3) |
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| JMC | 40022 |
Film as Communication (3) |
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| 47004 |
Desktop Publishing (1) |
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DD |
SOC | 42568 |
Race and Ethnic Studies (3) |
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| THEA | 11303 |
The Art of Acting (3) |
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| 11522 |
Introductory Lighting (3) |
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| 11524 |
Introductory Costuming (3) |
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11622 |
Introductory Scenery (3) |
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21016 | Make-up for Stage and Screen (3) |
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Foreign language courses**(8) |
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| III. | ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS(66-71 credits) | |||
| Type | Course | Title | Credits | |
| WIC | ADED | 32142 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents* | 3 |
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42292 | Field Work Practicum* | 3 |
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42357 | Secondary Student Teaching* | 9 |
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49525 | Inquiry into Professional Practice* | 3 |
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CULT |
29535 | Education in a Democratic Society* | 3 |
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EPSY |
29525 | Educational Psychology* | 3 |
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HED |
42575 | Health and Learning: Strategies for Students and Teachers* | 3 |
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ITEC |
19525 | Educational Technology* | 3 |
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MCED |
40007 |
Teaching Reading Literature * | 3 | |
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DD |
SEED | 43315 | Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools* | 3 |
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43325 | Multi-Modal Literature in Secondary Classrooms* | 3 |
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43335 | Teaching Language and Composition* | 3 |
| DD |
SPED |
23000 | Introduction to Exceptionalities* | 3 |
| Kent Core Composition | 6-8 | |||
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Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning |
3-5 | |||
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Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two curricular areas) |
6 | ||
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Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) |
6-7 | |||
| MINIMUM TOTAL | 121 |
*All coursework requires a minimum C (2.0) grade.
**Foreign language must be taken for two semesters