Anthropology Major with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)
Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
A minimum of 120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA. However, more than 120 credits may be required depending upon the major field of study.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 42 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 102 | Anthropological Linguistics | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 401 | Seminar in Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Cross Cultural | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Multicultural America | ||
| Cultures of the Middle East | ||
| Native North Americans | ||
| Anthropology of Globalization | ||
| Cultures of South Asia | ||
| Anthropology of Conflict and Violence | ||
| Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | ||
| Cultures of Latin America | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| The Anthropology of Race | ||
| Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Theory and Methods | ||
| Select 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Human Variation | ||
| Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective | ||
| Caribbean Archaeology | ||
| The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition | ||
| The Anthropology of Work | ||
| Anthropology of Aging and the Aged | ||
| Environmental Anthropology | ||
| Experimental Archaeology | ||
| Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Archaeology in Montclair | ||
| Selected Issues in Anthropology | ||
| Communities in Transition | ||
| Environment and Community | ||
| Community and Health | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Building Sustainable Communities | ||
| Field Methods: Linguistics | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Field Methods: Visual Anthropology | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (K-6)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional Sequence | ||
| Pre-Professional Core | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
| FCST 214 | Child Development I | 3 |
| FCST 314 | Child Development II: Adolescence | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Health for Teacher Education | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3-4 | |
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Biology for Survival | ||
| The Biology of Human Life | ||
| Human Heredity | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Personal Health Issues | ||
| Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | ||
| Study of Human Diseases | ||
| Perspectives on Drugs | ||
| Mental Health | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Health Education Methods | ||
| School Health and Community Services | ||
| Counseling Skills for Public Health Professionals | ||
| Honors Seminar in Science | ||
| Honors Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Science | ||
| Principles and Practice of Emergency Care | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Mathematics Requirement | ||
| MTHM 201 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools I | 3 |
| MTHM 302 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools II | 3 |
| Elementary Ed Professional Sequence | ||
| ECEL 200 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy | 3 |
| ECEL 408 | Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 418 | Social and Cultural Context of Families and Communities | 3 |
| ECEL 427 | Explorations: Science, Math, and Technology in the Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| READ 399 | Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
| READ 408 | Literacy in the Elementary Grades | 3 |
| Clinical Sequence/Student Teaching | ||
| ECEL 412 | Seminar I: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 1 |
| ECEL 421 | Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 422 | Integrating Elementary Curriculum and Assessment for Equity and Diversity | 3 |
| ECEL 410 | Clinical Experience I: Inclusive Elementary and Early Childhood Classrooms | 2 |
| ECEL 414 | Clinical Experience II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 9 |
| Total Credits | 60-61 | |
| 1 | Or pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy. |