Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts, Bachelor of Science (5001)
- Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Science
- Education & Behavioral Science
- Teacher Education, School of
Overview
The Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts program leads to the Bachelor of Science degree and certification for grades 5-9 in Social Studies, Language Arts / Communication, or both.
The program requires completion of:
- 44-47 semester hours of professional education courses:
EDU 250| ,EDU 260| ,PSY 310| ,EDU 350| ,PSY 422| ,EDU 360| , andLME 448| .MGE 395| ,MGE 396|Code , plus a 3-hour MGE methods course for each area of certification,MGE 490| , andEDU 489| ; and - The indicated content-area coursework for dual area or single area teacher certification in one of the three concentrations.
Concentrations
- Social Studies and Language Arts/Communication - dual certification (MESD)
- Social Studies - single certification (MESS)
- Language Arts/Communication - single certification (MELA)
Concentrations
- Social Studies and Language Arts/Communication - dual certification (MESD)
- Social Studies - single certification (MESS)
- Language Arts/Communication - single certification (MELA)
Program Requirements (77-102 hours)
A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. More information can be found at www.wku.edu/registrar/degree_certification.php.
Students who began WKU in the Fall 2014 and thereafter should review the Colonnade requirements located at: https://www.wku.edu/colonnade/colonnaderequirements.php.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 250 | Discover Teaching: Introduction to Teacher Education | 3 |
| EDU 260 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| PSY 310 | Educational Psychology: Development and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 350 | Student Diversity and Differentiation | 3 |
| PSY 422 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 360 | Behavior and Classroom Management in Education | 3 |
| MGE 395 | Clinical Practices in Middle School Teaching I | 6 |
| MGE 396 | Clinical Practices in Middle School Teaching II | 1 |
| LTCY 497 | Literacy Competencies for Middle and High School Classroom Teachers | 0 |
| MGE 490 | Student Teaching | 10 |
| LME 448 | Technology Applications in Education (This course also meets the Colonnade requirement for Local to Global. ) | 3 |
| EDU 489 | Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| Total Hours | 41 | |
Concentration 1: Dual Area Certification in Middle Level Social Studies and Language Arts/Communication
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Methods Courses | ||
| MGE 475 | Teaching Language Arts | 3 |
| MGE 481 | Clinical Practices in Secondary Teaching II: Social Studies | 4 |
| Social Studies (dual area certification, 27-30 hours) | ||
| HIST 101 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 240 | The United States to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 241 | The United States Since 1865 | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| or GEOG 330 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | |
| PS 110 | American National Government | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-6 | |
ECON 150 | Introduction to Economics | |
ECON 202 & ECON 203 | Principles of Economics (Micro) and Principles of Economics (Macro) | |
| Select a 3-hour elective examining ancient to early modern history | 3 | |
HIST 304 | Ancient Identities | |
HIST 305 | Ancient Greece | |
HIST 306 | Ancient Rome | |
HIST 307 | The Middle Ages | |
HIST 308 | Conflict, Culture and Commerce in the Medieval Mediterranean | |
HIST 310 | Comparative Slavery | |
HIST 317 | Renaissance Europe | |
HIST 318 | Age of the Reformation | |
HIST 323 | The British Isles to 1688 | |
HIST 330 | History of Africa Before 1500 | |
HIST 364 | Colonial Latin America, 1400-1825 | |
HIST 398 | War and Society to 1500 | |
HIST 404 | History of Ancient Egypt | |
HIST 407 | The Crusades: West Meets East | |
HIST 419 | Tudor-Stuart England | |
HIST 440 | Colonial North America to 1763 | |
HIST 460 | Traditional East Asia | |
HIST 463 | The Atlantic World | |
| Select a 3-hour elective examining U.S. history to 1877 | 3 | |
HIST 325 | Blacks in the Civil War and Reconstruction | |
HIST 353 | Native American History to 1865 | |
HIST 358 | Blacks in American History to 1877 | |
HIST 390 | Blacks in the American South | |
HIST 441 | The American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1815 | |
HIST 442 | The Age of Jackson, 1815-1850 | |
HIST 443 | Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 | |
HIST 445 | American Legal History to 1865 | |
HIST 457 | Old South | |
HIST 481 | The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy | |
| Language Arts/Communication (dual area certification, 24 hours) | ||
| ENG 100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENG 300 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Language and Communication | 3 |
| ENG 391 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| or ENG 392 | Survey of American Literature II | |
| COMM 145 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking and Communication | 3 |
| LME 318 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| Select two of the following: ENG 301 and 410 recommended | 6 | |
ENG 301 | Argument and Analysis in Written Discourse (Recommended course) | |
ENG 401 | Advanced Composition (an option, but ENG 301 and 410 are preferable) | |
ENG 410 | Composition Theory and Practice in Writing Instruction (Recommended course) | |
| Total Hours | 58-61 | |
Concentration 2: Single Area Teacher Certification in Middle Level Social Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Education Coursework | ||
| MGE 481 | Clinical Practices in Secondary Teaching II: Social Studies | 4 |
| Social Studies (single area teacher certification, 36-39 hours) | ||
| HIST 101 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 240 | The United States to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 241 | The United States Since 1865 | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| or GEOG 330 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | |
| PS 110 | American National Government | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-6 | |
ECON 150 | Introduction to Economics | |
ECON 202 & ECON 203 | Principles of Economics (Micro) and Principles of Economics (Macro) | |
| Select 15 hours of electives of the following: 1 | 15 | |
HIST 304 | Ancient Identities | |
HIST 305 | Ancient Greece | |
HIST 306 | Ancient Rome | |
HIST 307 | The Middle Ages | |
HIST 308 | Conflict, Culture and Commerce in the Medieval Mediterranean | |
HIST 310 | Comparative Slavery | |
HIST 311 | History Teaching Methods | |
HIST 317 | Renaissance Europe | |
HIST 318 | Age of the Reformation | |
HIST 323 | The British Isles to 1688 | |
HIST 325 | Blacks in the Civil War and Reconstruction | |
HIST 330 | History of Africa Before 1500 | |
HIST 353 | Native American History to 1865 | |
HIST 358 | Blacks in American History to 1877 | |
HIST 364 | Colonial Latin America, 1400-1825 | |
HIST 375 | Spatial History | |
HIST 390 | Blacks in the American South | |
HIST 398 | War and Society to 1500 | |
HIST 402 | Pirates in World History | |
HIST 404 | History of Ancient Egypt | |
HIST 407 | The Crusades: West Meets East | |
HIST 419 | Tudor-Stuart England | |
HIST 440 | Colonial North America to 1763 | |
HIST 441 | The American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1815 | |
HIST 442 | The Age of Jackson, 1815-1850 | |
HIST 443 | Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 | |
HIST 445 | American Legal History to 1865 | |
HIST 453 | American Women’s History | |
HIST 454 | History of Religion in America | |
HIST 457 | Old South | |
HIST 460 | Traditional East Asia | |
HIST 463 | The Atlantic World | |
HIST 481 | The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy | |
GEOG 330 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | |
GEOG 352 | Geography of Kentucky | |
PS 310 | The American Presidency | |
PS 326 | Constitutional Law | |
PS 435 | American Political Thought | |
| Total Hours | 40-43 | |
- 1
At least twelve hours must be in History, three of which must examine histories outside of the United States. At least one of these courses must be a non U.S., non-European history course.
Concentration 3: Single Area Teacher Certification in Middle Level Language Arts/Communication
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Education Coursework | ||
| MGE 475 | Teaching Language Arts | 3 |
| Language Arts/Communication (single area teacher certification) | ||
| ENG 100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENG 204 | English Language | 3 |
| ENG 300 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| ENG 301 | Argument and Analysis in Written Discourse | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Language and Communication | 3 |
| ENG 391 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| or ENG 392 | Survey of American Literature II | |
| ENG 401 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENG 410 | Composition Theory and Practice in Writing Instruction | 3 |
| Select any ENG upper-division course | 3 | |
| COMM 145 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking and Communication | 3 |
| LME 318 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
In order to meet the prerequisites for admission to student teaching, students must complete all professional education and content courses with grades of “C” or higher; attain at least a 2.75 GPA overall, in professional education courses, and in each content area; and achieve specified ratings on dispositional and critical performance assessments. For details on the prerequisites for student teaching, see http://www.wku.edu/teacherservices/student_teaching/index.php.
Students in the Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts program receive advising in the School of Teacher Education, GRH 1005, (270) 745-5414. Refer to the School of Teacher Education website (http://www.wku.edu/ste) for additional information. Students with a major in Middle Level Education in Social Studies and Language Arts receive a 12-hour waiver in the upper-division hour requirement in the major field.
Finish in Four Plans
Middle Level Education Social Studies and Language Arts/Communication dual certification
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 250 | 3 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| MATH 109 or MATH 116 | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| ENG 100 | 3 | PS 110 | 3 |
| COMM 145 | 3 | ECON 150, ECON 202, or ECON 203 | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | 3 | LME 318 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 200 | 3 | HIST 241 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | GEOG 360 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Natural & Physical Science | 3 | EDU 260 | 3 |
| HIST 240 | 3 | PSY 310 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Arts & Humanities | 3 | SOCL 100 or ANTH 120 | 3 |
| ENG 300 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 350 | 3 | MGE 395 | 6 |
| ENG 301 | 3 | ENG 391 or ENG 392 | 3 |
| ENG 302 | 3 | PSY 422 | 3 |
| EDU 360 | 3 | LME 448 (This course also meets the Colonnade requirement for Local to Global.) | 3 |
| Colonnade: Connections (Social & Cultural) | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MGE 396 | 1 | EDU 489 | 3 |
| MGE 481 | 4 | MGE 490 | 10 |
| MGE 475 | 3 | ||
| Colonnade: Connections (Systems) | 3 | ||
| ENG 410 (FALL ONLY) | 3 | ||
| LTCY 497 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours 121 | |||
Middle Level Education Language Arts/Communication single area certification
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 250 | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| MATH 109 or MATH 116 | 3 | ENG 200 | 3 |
| ENG 100 | 3 | World Language, if needed OR General Elective | 3 |
| COMM 145 | 3 | Elective Course | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 300 | 3 | ENG 204 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | ENG 301 | 3 |
| HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 | PSY 310 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Natural & Physical Science | 3 | EDU 260 | 3 |
| ENG 302 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 350 | 3 | MGE 395 | 6 |
| ENG 391 or ENG 392 | 3 | LME 448 (This also meets the Colonnade requirement for: Connections (Local to Global)) | 3 |
| EDU 360 | 3 | ENG 401 | 3 |
| ENG Elective (any upper level ENG course) | 3 | COLONNADE: CONNECTIONS (LOCAL TO GLOBAL) (Connections (Local to Global)) | 3 |
| ENG 410 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MGE 396 | 1 | EDU 489 | 3 |
| PSY 422 | 3 | MGE 490 | 10 |
| MGE 475 | 3 | ||
| Colonnade: Connections (Systems) | 3 | ||
| LME 318 | 3 | ||
| LTCY 497 | 0 | ||
| Elective Course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours 114 | |||
Middle Level Education Social Studies single area certification
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 250 | 3 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| MATH 109 or MATH 116 | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| ENG 100 | 3 | PS 110 | 3 |
| COMM 145 | 3 | CIS 141 | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | 3 | ECON 150, ECON 202, or ECON 203 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 200 | 3 | EDU 260 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | GEOG 360 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Natural & Physical Science | 3 | SOCL 100 or ANTH 120 | 3 |
| HIST 240 | 3 | ENG 300 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Arts & Humanities | 3 | PSY 310 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EDU 350 | 3 | MGE 395 | 6 |
| HIST 241 | 3 | PSY 422 | 3 |
| EDU 360 | 3 | HIST or GEOG Elective | 3 |
| HIST or GEOG Elective | 3 | LME 448This course also meets the requirement for Colonnade: Local to Global | 3 |
| Colonnade: Connections (Social & Cultural) | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HIST or GEOG Elective | 3 | EDU 489 | 3 |
| HIST or GEOG Elective | 3 | MGE 490 | 10 |
| Elective Course | 3 | ||
| MGE 396 | 1 | ||
| MGE 481 | 4 | ||
| LTCY 497 | 0 | ||
| Colonnade: Connections (Systems) | 3 | ||
| 17 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours 121 | |||