Communication Arts and Literature

General

Program Title

Communication Arts and Literature

Degree Designation

BS

Award Type

Baccalaureate

Program Level

Undergraduate

Instruction Mode

On Campus

Program Description

English/Language Arts Teacher Education. A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels.

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Status

Active

Admission Requirements

What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?

High School / GED

Required GPA for graduation

2

Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply educational principles relevant to the physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development of preadolescents and adolescents and articulate the social, intellectual, and political importance and impact of language arts.

Outcome

Use a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, methods, and curriculum materials to support reading instruction including philosophy and theories of communication arts and literature instruction

Outcome

Apply educational principles relevant to relationships among the elements of the communication process across various types of print and non-print media

Outcome

Apply educational principles relevant knowledge, skills, and ability to teach literature including a repertoire of literary texts, including fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works, and works written for preadolescents and adolescents by a diversity of authors

Outcome

Use a wide range of strategies for selecting and using texts and materials which recognize and accept a broad range of common and diverse perspectives

Degree Maps

Major Code

8024

Program Code

3271