Beacon Secondary Speech/Theatre Certification Minor

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Fifty-four semester hours of courses with an EDUC field code plus ANTH 270 or SOCI 270 . Minor is restricted to the following specific 57 hours of Professional Education coursework as well as 30 hours of Speech/Theatre content courses. Students must complete at least half (29 hours) of the Professional Education coursework through Columbia College and maintain a 3.0 GPA with no grade lower than C in both Professional Education and Speech/Theatre content area.

Content Area Requirements (30 sem. hrs)

Speech (12 hrs)
COMM 110 - Introduction to Speech 3 hours
COMM 203 - Understanding Human Communication 3 hours
COMM 214 - Mass Communication in Society 3 hours
COMM 323W - Argumentation and Debate 3 hours
Theatre (12 hrs minimum)
COMM 220W - Introduction to Theatre 3 hours
COMM 320 - Advanced Theatre 3 hours
COMM 380W - Performance Studies 3 hours
COMM 420 - Advanced Acting and Production Techniques 1-3 hours
Choose six hrs of electives from the following:
COMM 303W - Intercultural Communication 3 hours
COMM 304W - Introduction to Screenwriting 3 hours
COMM 313 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hours
COMM 343W - Gender Communication 3 hours

Professional Education Requirements (57 sem. hrs)

SOCI 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours or
ANTH 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours
EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education 3 hours ^1, ²
EDUC 200 - Law, Ethics, and Education 3 hours ³
EDUC 220 - Methods of Teaching English Learners 3 hours
EDUC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours or
PSYC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours
EDUC 300 - Techniques of Teaching 3 hours ¹
EDUC 311 - Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hours ¹
EDUC 322 - Educational Measurement and Assessment 3 hours
EDUC 338W - Content Reading and Writing 3 hours ¹
EDUC 368 - Teaching Speech and Theatre in Middle and Secondary Schools 3 hours
EDUC 375 - Advanced Content Methods 3 hours ¹
EDUC 376 - Adolescent Literacy 3 hours
EDUC 390 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours
Choose one option from the following:
PSYC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or
EDUC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or
EDUC 391 - Child Psychology 3 hours and
EDUC 392 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hours
EDUC 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hours (Take course in the semester prior to student teaching)
EDUC 425 - Undergraduate Student Teaching 12 hours ⁴ (16 weeks)

Total Semester Hours: 87

Note(s):

¹Includes Field Experience

² Must be taken within first 9 hours of EDUC classes

³ Meets college Ethics requirement

⁴ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification: Two placements (Elementary and Secondary)