Students with a baccalaureate degree and interest in teaching may pursue the Post-BA program for certification only or the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) which simultaneously leads to certification and Master's Degree. The content area program is open to students who wish to teach one of the following content areas in K-12 schools. Click on the links for more details about each program, including program description, admission requirements, and contact information.
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- English
- English as a Second Language
- French
- Health & Physical Education
- Italian
- Latin
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Social Studies
- Spanish
Montclair State University’s Teacher Education Program is one of the most highly-regarded teacher preparation programs in the country. It has been consistently recognized both nationally and regionally for its unique features, including its structure, partnerships, and curricular emphases. The program is considered a model for other colleges and universities and has continuously been accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since 1954.
The Teacher Education Program’s professional course sequence and field experiences emphasize teaching for critical thinking and culturally responsive teaching. The professional component for both graduate students addresses four broad areas:
- Student development and learning
- The classroom and the school
- The curriculum
- Effective teaching skills
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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Professional Sequence | ||
| Introductory Sequence | ||
| SASE 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | 3 |
| SASE 518 | Technology Integration in the Classroom (Students pursuing certification in Health and Physical Education do not take this course.) | 1 |
| Diversity and Instructional Sequence | ||
| SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| SASE 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | 1 |
| SASE 517 | Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools (Students pursuing certification in Health and Physical Education do not take this course.) | 1 |
| SASE 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning (Students pursuing certification in Health and Physical Education do not take this course.) | 3 |
| READ 501 | Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School (Students pursuing certification in Health and Physical Education do not take this course.) | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | ||
| Select from the list below, according to subject area. | 3-6 | |
| Pedagogical Sequence I | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| Pedagogical Sequence II | ||
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term that you will sit for the exam, register for the section which matches your major and advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Subject Matter Preparation | ||
| Complete one area of Subject Matter Preparation from the list below. | ||
| Total Credits | 33-36 | |
Teaching Methods
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select course(s) according to subject area: | ||
| Art | ||
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 and Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 | ||
| Biological Science, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, or Physical Science | ||
| SASE 502 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | 4 |
| English | ||
| ENGL 571 | Teaching Methods (Secondary English) | 4 |
| English as a Second Language | ||
| APLN 525 | Methodology of Teaching ESL | 3 |
| French | ||
| FREN 502 & FREN 519 | Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language and Teaching French in P-12: Practice | 6 |
| Health and Physical Education | ||
| HLTH 520 & PEMJ 558 | Foundations and Methods in Health Education and Teaching of Secondary Physical Education | 6 |
| Italian | ||
| ITAL 519 | Methods of Teaching Italian in Elementary and Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Latin | ||
| LATN 519 | Teaching Latin in Secondary and Middle Schools | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 519 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| Music | ||
| MUED 556 & MUED 557 | Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class and Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | 6 |
| Social Studies | ||
| SASE 501 | Graduate Methods of Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| SPAN 518 | Teaching Spanish in K-12 | 3 |
Additional Requirements for State Certification
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Speech | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy or have an undergraduate equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Subject Matter Preparation Areas
Art
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts Core | ||
| ARFD 100 | Perceptual Drawing | 3 |
| ARFD 101 | Surface | 3 |
| ARFD 104 | Space | 3 |
| ARFD 106 | Digital Literacy | 3 |
| VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| Fine Arts Education | ||
| ARST 201 | Objects in Clay | 3 |
| or ARST 202 | 3D and Extended Media | |
| ARST 204 | Painting | 3 |
| ARST 205 | Photography | 3 |
| or ARST 206 | Printmaking | |
| Advanced Art Courses | ||
| ARST 301 | Integrative Studio I | 3 |
| ARST 402 | Integrative Studio II | 3 |
| ARST 403 | Integrative Studio III | 3 |
| ARED 525 | Art and Special Education | 3 |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Biological Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Requirements | ||
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell | 4 |
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 230 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 380 | Genetics | 4 |
| Collateral Chemistry Courses | ||
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| Collateral Mathematics Courses | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 7-8 | |
| Statistics and Applied Precalculus | ||
| Applied Precalculus and Applied Calculus A | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Collateral Physics Courses | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| or PHYS 193 | College Physics I | |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| or PHYS 194 | College Physics II | |
| Earth Science Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Planet Earth | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Earth and the Environment | ||
| Earth System History | ||
| Biology Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits of 300-600 level Biology coursework. See department for approved list. | 12 | |
| Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | ||
| Introduction to Animal Behavior | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Introduction to Bio-Imaging | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Externship in Biological Research (Co-operative Education) | ||
| Toxicology | ||
| Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Evolutionary Biology | ||
| Biology Independent Research | ||
| Economic Botany | ||
| Elementary Plant Physiology | ||
| Herpetology | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Medical Entomology | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Experimental Molecular Biology | ||
| Phylogenetic Zoology | ||
| Biology of Animal Parasites | ||
| Gross Mammalian Anatomy | ||
| Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Vertebrate Embryology | ||
| Cell Physiology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Fundamentals of Pharmacology | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Comparative Animal Physiology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Microbial Genetics | ||
| Biological Oceanography | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Biology of the Fishes | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Medical Genetics | ||
| Biology of Cancer | ||
| Research Community I: Organism Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Organism Biology | ||
| Research Community I: Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Community II: Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Community I: Ecology | ||
| Research Community II: Ecology | ||
| Special Topics in Biology | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Special Topics in Organismal Biology | ||
| Senior Seminar in Biology | ||
| Research in Biology Literature | ||
| Senior Colloquium | ||
| Molecular Ecology | ||
| Genomics | ||
| Introductory Molecular Cell Biology | ||
| Experimental Cell Culture | ||
| Biology Pedagogy for Secondary Teachers | ||
| Special Topics in Modern Genetics | ||
| Graduate Seminar in Biology | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Strategies for Teaching College Biology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| Field Studies of Flowering Plants | ||
| Advanced Herpetology | ||
| Advanced Entomology | ||
| Advanced Cell Biology | ||
| Mammalian Physiology | ||
| Advanced Endocrinology | ||
| Advances in Immunology | ||
| Advanced Comparative Animal Physiology | ||
| Experimental Endocrinology | ||
| Special Topics in Physiology | ||
| Molecular Biology I | ||
| Molecular Biology II | ||
| Special Topics in Developmental Biology | ||
| Special Topics in Microbiology | ||
| Biology of Lipids | ||
| Microbial Physiology | ||
| Medical Genetics | ||
| Molecular Biology of Proteins | ||
| Virology | ||
| Microbial Genetics | ||
| Molecular Genetics | ||
| Genomics | ||
| Special Topics in Molecular Biology | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Proteomics | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Advanced Neuroscience | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Physiological Plant Ecology | ||
| Wetland Ecology | ||
| Shoreline Ecology | ||
| Behavioral Ecology | ||
| Avian Biology | ||
| Biology of Extreme Habitats | ||
| Physiological Ecology of Animals | ||
| Evolutionary Mechanisms | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Biology | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Physiology | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Ecology | ||
| Graduate Colloquium | ||
| Molecular Ecology | ||
| Signal Transduction | ||
| Conservation Biology: The Preservation of Biological Diversity | ||
| Selected Techniques in Biology Science Education | ||
| Research in Biological Literature | ||
| Selected Techniques in Molecular Biology | ||
| Introduction to Biological Research | ||
| Advanced Biological Science Education Pedagogy | ||
| Total Credits | 68 | |
Chemistry
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Requirements | ||
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| CHEM 233 | Experimental Organic Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 310 | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 340 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 341 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 370 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 410 | Instrumental Analysis | 5 |
| CHEM 501 | Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | 3 |
| Collateral Mathematics Courses | ||
| MATH 122 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 221 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Collateral Physics Courses | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| Total Credits | 55 | |
Earth Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Science Core | ||
| EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| EAES 220 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| EAES 240 | Earth System History | 4 |
| EAES 302 | Structural Geology | 3 |
| EAES 320 | Igneous Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| EAES 441 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
| Additional Earth Science Courses | ||
| EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
| EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
| EAES 280 | Principles of Land Use | 3 |
| Collateral Science Courses | ||
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity | 4 |
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| AMAT 120 | Applied Calculus A | 4 |
| PHYS 193 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 194 | College Physics II | 4 |
| Total Credits | 58 | |
English
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Theory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Critical Approaches to English | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Literature | ||
| Theoretical Approaches to Literature | ||
| British Literature | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | ||
| English Literature II: 1660 to Present | ||
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | ||
| English Novel to 1900 | ||
| Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| From Sensibility to Romanticism | ||
| Milton | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| 19th Century English Romantic Literature | ||
| Victorian Poetry | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | ||
| Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | ||
| Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | ||
| Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | ||
| Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | ||
| Recent British Fiction 1990-Present | ||
| Old English Language and Literature | ||
| 17th Century English Poetry | ||
| Restoration and 18th Century Drama | ||
| Seminar in English Literature | ||
| Seminar in British Literature | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Tragedies | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Comedies | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Histories | ||
| Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama | ||
| Milton | ||
| The Augustan Age | ||
| The English Novel from Defoe to Austen | ||
| British Romanticism I: Wordsworth and Coleridge | ||
| Victorian Studies II: Novel | ||
| Victorian Studies III: Poetry | ||
| Turn-of-the-Century British Writers | ||
| The Modern British Novel | ||
| Modern British and Irish Poetry | ||
| The Irish Renaissance | ||
| Independent Study in British Literature | ||
| American Literature | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| American Drama | ||
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | ||
| Social Protest Literature in America | ||
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | ||
| Vietnam War and American Culture | ||
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | ||
| American Poetry to 1940 | ||
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Literature of American Renaissance | ||
| American Literary Realism | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | ||
| Seminar in American Literature | ||
| Seminar in American Literature | ||
| Studies in Early American Literature | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville | ||
| American Realism | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Recent American Fiction | ||
| American Drama | ||
| Black American Women Writers | ||
| Independent Study in American Literature | ||
| Writing | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Teaching Writing in the Public Schools | ||
| Graduate Writing Seminar | ||
| Seminar in Teaching Literature | ||
| Genre Study | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| American Drama | ||
| English Novel to 1900 | ||
| Art of Poetry | ||
| Art of Fiction | ||
| Art of Drama | ||
| Women Poets | ||
| American Poetry to 1940 | ||
| American Poetry: World War II to Present | ||
| English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | ||
| Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | ||
| Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | ||
| Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | ||
| Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | ||
| Recent British Fiction 1990-Present | ||
| Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | ||
| Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Contemporary European Drama | ||
| Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | ||
| Modern European Novel | ||
| Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| 17th Century English Poetry | ||
| Restoration and 18th Century Drama | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Tragedies | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Comedies | ||
| Shakespeare Studies: Histories | ||
| Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry | ||
| The English Novel from Defoe to Austen | ||
| Victorian Studies II: Novel | ||
| Victorian Studies III: Poetry | ||
| The Modern British Novel | ||
| Modern American Fiction | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Recent American Fiction | ||
| American Drama | ||
| Ancient Tragedy | ||
| Ancient Comedy | ||
| Ancient Epic | ||
| Ibsen, Strindberg, and Shaw | ||
| The Modern Novel | ||
| Trends in the Contemporary Novel | ||
| Special Topics in Film Studies | ||
| Sociocultural Lenses | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | ||
| World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | ||
| Myth and Literature | ||
| Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | ||
| Social Protest Literature in America | ||
| Special Topics in English or American Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Comparative Literature | ||
| Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | ||
| Vietnam War and American Culture | ||
| Women Poets | ||
| The Novels of Toni Morrison | ||
| American Indian Themes | ||
| African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | ||
| Contemporary Irish Literature | ||
| Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | ||
| African Myth and Literature | ||
| Contemporary African Literature | ||
| Women Prose Writers | ||
| Contemporary European Drama | ||
| Modern European Novel | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Literature | ||
| The Irish Renaissance | ||
| Black American Women Writers | ||
| Seminar in International Literature | ||
| Ancient Tragedy | ||
| Ancient Comedy | ||
| Ancient Epic | ||
| The Enlightenment in Europe | ||
| The Modern Novel | ||
| Trends in the Contemporary Novel | ||
| Independent Study: International Literature | ||
| Language Study | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The English Language | ||
| The Grammars of English | ||
| Structure of American English | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
French
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| FREN 203 | Mastering French | 3 |
| FREN 204 | French Stylistics and Composition | 3 |
| FREN 205 | Perfecting French Pronunciation | 3 |
| FREN 270 | The Art of Writing in French | 3 |
| FREN 410 | Advanced French Grammar | 3 |
| FREN 206 | French Conversation | 3 |
| or FREN 330 | Advanced Spoken Language Practice | |
| FREN 325 | Structure of the French Language | 3 |
| or FREN 371 | Explication De Texte | |
| Electives | ||
| Civilization | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Inventing France: From the Gauls to the Revolution | ||
| French Civilization from Napoleon to World War II | ||
| France from World War II to the Present | ||
| Seminar in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France | ||
| Eighteenth-Century French Civilization Seminar | ||
| Special Topics in Contemporary French Civilization | ||
| Contemporary Francophone Civilization Seminar | ||
| Introduction to French Colonialism | ||
| Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Dada And Surrealism | ||
| Seventeenth Century French Literature | ||
| The French Renaissance | ||
| Eighteenth Century French Literature | ||
| Nineteenth Century French Literature | ||
| Survey of French Poetry | ||
| Contemporary French Drama | ||
| Development of French Novel to 1900 | ||
| Francophone Literature | ||
| Twentieth Century French Literature | ||
| Critical Approaches to Literature | ||
| Medieval French Literature | ||
| Medieval French Theatre | ||
| Medieval French Seminar | ||
| Poetry of the Renaissance | ||
| 16th Century Seminar | ||
| Corneille, Racine and Moliere | ||
| Special Topics in 17th Century French Literature | ||
| The Development of the Novel in 18th Century France | ||
| Nineteenth-Century French Literature Seminar | ||
| The Romantic Movement | ||
| 19th Century French Theatre | ||
| French Novel of 19th Century I | ||
| French Novel of 19th Century II | ||
| 19th Century French Poetry | ||
| 19th Century Seminar | ||
| 20th Century French Theatre | ||
| 20th Century French Novel I | ||
| 20th Century French Novel II | ||
| 20th Century Seminar | ||
| Francophone Literature | ||
| Women Writers from North Africa | ||
| Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Inventing France: From the Gauls to the Revolution | ||
| French Civilization from Napoleon to World War II | ||
| Dada And Surrealism | ||
| Seventeenth Century French Literature | ||
| The French Renaissance | ||
| Eighteenth Century French Literature | ||
| Nineteenth Century French Literature | ||
| Survey of French Poetry | ||
| Contemporary French Drama | ||
| Development of French Novel to 1900 | ||
| Francophone Literature | ||
| Translation I | ||
| Translation II | ||
| Twentieth Century French Literature | ||
| France from World War II to the Present | ||
| Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting | ||
| Seminars | ||
| Seminars | ||
| Seminars | ||
| French Study Abroad | ||
| Cooperative Education for the French Major | ||
| Translation III | ||
| Seminars | ||
| French Language Workshop | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Graduate Study Abroad | ||
| Politics of the French Language | ||
| History of the French Language | ||
| Advanced French Phonetics | ||
| Practicum in Translation and Interpreting | ||
| Special Topics in French Linguistics | ||
| French Humanism in 16th Century | ||
| Moralists of the 17th Century | ||
| Philosophy and Politics in 18th Century France | ||
| 18th Century Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Health and Physical Education
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Education Courses | ||
| BIOL 244 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| PEMJ 131 | Fitness Activities | 3 |
| PEMJ 152 | Introduction to Fielding and Target Games | 3 |
| PEMJ 153 | Introduction to Invasion and Net Games | 3 |
| PEMJ 235 | Movement Experiences in Physical Education | 3 |
| PEMJ 320 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 |
| PEMJ 321 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| PEMJ 324 | Basic Motor Learning | 3 |
| PEMJ 335 | Teaching of Elementary Physical Education | 3 |
| PEMJ 351 | Adapted Physical Education | 3 |
| PEMJ 531 | Advanced Adapted Physical Education | 3 |
| HPEM 455 | Assessment and Technology in Health and Physical Education | 3 |
| Health Education Courses | ||
| NUFD 182 | Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective | 3 |
| HLTH 215 | Drug Education in the Schools | 3 |
| HLTH 222 | Mental Health in the Schools | 3 |
| HLTH 295 | Sexuality Education in the Schools | 3 |
| Total Credits | 50 | |
Italian
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ITAL 242 | Italian Grammar and Composition I | 3 |
| ITAL 243 | Italian Grammar and Composition II | 3 |
| ITAL 309 | Italian Conversation | 3 |
| ITAL 340 | Reading, Writing, Translating Early Modern Italy | 3 |
| ITAL 341 | Reading, Writing, Translating Modern and Contemporary Italy | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select five of the following: | 15 | |
| Introduction to Italian Business and Commercial Translation | ||
| Introduction to Translating | ||
| Italian Study Abroad | ||
| Italian Literature of the Renaissance I | ||
| Italian Literature of the 19th Century I | ||
| Italian Literature of the 20th Century I: A Changing Italy | ||
| Senior Seminar in Literary Research | ||
| Italian Literature of the 18th Century | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Latin
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Select six of the following: | 18 | |
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Latin Literature of the Republic | ||
| Latin Literature of the Golden Age | ||
| Latin Literature of the Silver Age | ||
| Latin Literature of the Middle Ages | ||
| Latin Composition | ||
| Advanced Latin Grammar | ||
| Roman Letter Writing | ||
| Roman Drama | ||
| Roman Lyric Poetry | ||
| Roman Biography | ||
| Linguistic History of the Latin Language | ||
| Roman Historians | ||
| The Epic and Vergil | ||
| Lucretius and Ancient Science | ||
| Ovid | ||
| Caesar: End of the Republic | ||
| Roman Satire | ||
| The Elegy | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Latin Readings | ||
| Cicero: Ancient Philosophy | ||
| The Comedy of Plautus | ||
| Special Topics in Latin Literature | ||
| Law in Roman Society | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Troy and the Trojan War | ||
| Introduction to Classical Archaeology | ||
| Classicism and American Culture | ||
| Greek Civilization | ||
| Roman Civilization | ||
| Mythology | ||
| Introduction to Roman Law | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Mathematics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Courses | ||
| CSIT 111 | Fundamentals of Java Programming | 3 |
| MATH 122 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 221 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 225 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 340 | Probability | 3 |
| MATH 350 | College Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 431 | Foundations of Modern Algebra | 3 |
| Mathematics Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Special Topics in Modern Mathematics | ||
| Complex Variables | ||
| Ordinary Differential Equation | ||
| Operations Research I | ||
| Mathematical Modeling | ||
| Advanced Calculus I | ||
| Advanced Calculus II | ||
| Theory of Numbers | ||
| Foundations of Geometry | ||
| Topology | ||
| Numerical Analysis | ||
| Operations Research II | ||
| Applied Combinatorics and Graph Theory | ||
| Honors Seminar | ||
| Special Topics in Advanced Undergraduate Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics Research I | ||
| Mathematics Research II | ||
| Problem Analysis in Secondary Mathematics | ||
| Special Topics in Mathematics Education | ||
| Applied Mathematics for the Middle Schools | ||
| Theory of Statistics | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Music
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Field Requirements | ||
| An undergraduate background with a minimum of 30 credits in music is required. | ||
| MUED 419 | Choral Methods | 3 |
| or MUED 420 | Instrumental Methods | |
| MUED 435 | Conducting for Music Educators | 2 |
| or MUPR 335 | Elementary Conducting | |
| MUPR 207 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation | 1 |
| or MUPR 411 | Jazz Pedagogy | |
| MSSN 121 | Secondary Instrument Guitar I | 1 |
| or MUED 132 | Marching Band Techniques | |
| or MSSN 111 | Secondary Instrument Voice I | |
| Select four of the following: | 4 | |
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings I | ||
| Instrumental Techniques: Strings II | ||
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass I | ||
| Instrumental Techniques: Brass II | ||
| Percussion Instruments | ||
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds I | ||
| Instrumental Techniques: Woodwinds II | ||
| Total Credits | 11 | |
Physical Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus-based Introductory Physics I and II | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| Intermediate Mechanics | ||
| PHYS 210 | Intermediate Mechanics | 3 |
| Oscillations, Waves, and Optics | ||
| PHYS 220 | Oscillations, Waves, and Optics | 3 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Physics Laboratories | ||
| PHYS 230 | Intermediate Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 330 | Advanced Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| Statistical and Thermal Physics | ||
| PHYS 320 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | |
| PHYS 340 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| Modern Physics or Quantum Mechanics | 4 | |
| PHYS 360 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| or PHYS 464 | Quantum Mechanics | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 122 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or AMAT 120 | Applied Calculus A | |
| MATH 221 | Calculus II | 4 |
| or AMAT 220 | Applied Calculus B | |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| Introductory Chemistry | 8 | |
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| Additional Chemistry or Biochemistry Course | ||
| Complete one 2-3 credit Chemistry or Biochemistry course. | 2-3 | |
| Total Credits | 74-75 | |
Physics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus-based Introductory Physics I and II | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| Intermediate Mechanics | ||
| PHYS 210 | Intermediate Mechanics | 3 |
| Oscillations, Waves, and Optics | ||
| PHYS 220 | Oscillations, Waves, and Optics | 3 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Physics Laboratories | ||
| PHYS 230 | Intermediate Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 330 | Advanced Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| Statistical and Thermal Physics | ||
| PHYS 320 | Statistical and Thermal Physics | 3 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | ||
| PHYS 340 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| Modern Physics | ||
| PHYS 360 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| Quantum Mechanics | ||
| PHYS 464 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 122 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or AMAT 120 | Applied Calculus A | |
| MATH 221 | Calculus II | 4 |
| or AMAT 220 | Applied Calculus B | |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 325 | Ordinary Differential Equation | 4 |
| or AMAT 350 | Applied Mathematics I | |
| or PHYS 377 | Mathematical Physics | |
| Total Credits | 50 | |
Social Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 48 credits in the area of your undergraduate study. | 48 | |
| Undergraduate History | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate History coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits from at least 3 additional Social Studies disciplines. | ||
| Undergraduate Anthropology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Anthropology courswork. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Undergraduate Economics | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Economics coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Undergraduate Geography | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Geography or Earth and Environmental Science coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Undergraduate Political Science | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Political Science coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Undergraduate Psychology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Psychology coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Undergraduate Sociology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate Sociology coursework. | ||
| Select 12 credits of History coursework. | ||
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Spanish
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 241 | Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 242 | Spanish Composition and Stylistics | 3 |
| SPAN 343 | Introduction to Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| SPAN 348 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 349 | Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 361 | Voices of the Past and Present: Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 363 | Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America | 3 |
| SPAN 410 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 374 | Cultural Studies: Spain | 3 |
| or SPAN 376 | Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature | ||
| Spanish Study Abroad | ||
| Spanish Film and Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Novel | ||
| Spanish Poetry and Drama of the 19th Century | ||
| Spanish Prose of the 19th Century | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Theater | ||
| The Latin American Essay and Crónica | ||
| Short Stories and Cross-Cultural Processes in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Poetics of Resistance in Hispanic Poetry | ||
| Negotiating Identity and Power in the Hispanic Novel | ||
| El Quijote | ||
| Scripts and Stages: Hispanic Theater and Performance | ||
| The Drama of the Golden Age | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Contemporary Trends in the Spanish-American Novel | ||
| Puerto Rican Literature and Thought | ||
| Sexual Subversion in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Teaching English as a Second Language
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| APLN 500 | Language and Linguistics | 3 |
| or LNGN 210 | Introduction to General Linguistics | |
| APLN 524 | Advanced Structure of American English | 3 |
| or LNGN 220 | Structure of American English | |
| APLN 502 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| or LNGN 230 | Language in Society | |
| APLN 532 | Language and Culture in Minority Education | 3 |
| or LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | |
| APLN 504 | Syntax | 3 |
| or LNGN 300 | Syntax | |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Phonetics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Semantics and Pragmatics | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Pragmatics | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Discourse Analysis | ||
| Current Theories of Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Dialectology | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | ||
| Pragmatics | ||
| Principles of Discourse Analysis | ||
| Principles of Second Language Learning | ||
| Language and the Mind | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Psycholinguistics | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |