Undergraduate Catalog

Elementary Specialty Areas

Art Specialty Area (18 hours)
(Endorsable for middle school certificate)

• Required
• ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts
• ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
• Select three 3000+ level courses with an ART prefix (except ART-4601, ART-4801, and ART-4901). Course credited toward General Studies may NOT be included in the specialty area.

Biological Science Specialty Area (18 hours)
(Endorsable for middle school)

• 18 hours of BIO courses beyond the General Studies requirement
• At least 8 hours must be above the 1000 level

English/Language Arts Specialty Area (18 hours)

• Required - 12 hours
• ENG-2100 Linguistics
• ENG-3800 Literary Theory & Criticism
• CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature or CTH-4710 Creative Dramatics
• EDU-4400 Literature for Children/Adolescents or ENG-4150 Literature and Related Media for Adolescents
• Choose two (2) courses with an ENG prefix.

Geography Specialty Area (18 hours)
(endorsable)

• Required (6 hours)
• GEO-1100 Geography of North America
• GEO-1200 World Geography or GEO-1300 The Developing World
• Select remaining 12 hours from courses with the GEO prefix.

History Specialty Area (18 hours)
(non-endorsable)

• Required (9 hours)
• HIS-1310 The World to 1350 or HIS 1320 The World since 1350
• HIS-2100 Seminar in Writing and Researching History
• HIS-3210 History of Illinois (recommended for Public Teacher Education Students)
• Choose one from each area. (9 hours)
• American History
• HIS-4220 Early Nat./Antebellum America
• HIS-4240 Contemporary America
• HIS-4250 American Religious Experience
• HIS-4260 Alternative Perspectives in American History
• HIS-4910 Topics and Readings in History (with American History focus)
• European History
• HIS-4130 The Age of Reform, 1400-1650
• HIS-4135 The Age of Reason and Revolution, 1650-1914
• HIS-4140 Twentieth Century Europe
• HIS-4910 Topics and Readings in History (with European History focus)
• Non-Western History
• HIS-4300 Twentieth Century World
• HIS-4310 Nonwestern Historical Studies
• HIS-4910 Topics and Readings in History (with Non-Western History focus)

Music Specialty Area (18 hours)
(Endorsable)

• Required Courses
• MUS-1661 Class Voice
• MUS-2111 Aural Skills I
• MUS-2113 Music Theory I
• MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
• MUS-4432 Approaches to Music Education: Kodaly
• Applied Music: 3-4 hours in piano, organ, and/or voice
• Select remaining from below: (4-5 hours)
• MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures
• MUS-4313 Music for the Contemporary Church (2 hours)
• MUS-4442 Approaches to Music Education: Orff (2 hours)
• MUS-4452 The Children's Choir (2 hours) MUS-4512 Handbells in School and Worship (2 hours)

Psychology Specialty Area (18 hours)

• Required (9 hours)
• PSY-4101 Counseling Skills or PSY-4210 Group Theory and Leadership
• PSY-4426 Characteristics/Learning Needs of Students-Learning/Behavior Disorders
• PSY-4430 Affective Education: Middle School
• Select 9 hours from courses with a PSY prefix.

Religion Specialty Area (18 hours)

• 18 hours beyond the General Studies Public Teacher Education Core, distributed among the four categories of theological study. (For LTE students this would mean five hours beyond the General Education requirement.)

Science (General) Specialty Area (18 hours)
(Endorsable for middle school)

• Select 9 hours of courses with a BIO prefix
• Select 9 hours of courses with a CHE, EAS, and PHY prefix
• At least 8 hours must be above the 1000 level

Science (Physical) Specialty Area (18 hours)
(endorsable)

Select 18 hours of courses beyond the General Studies requirement with a CHE, EAS, or PHY prefix. At least one course must be taken from each area and at least 8 hours must be above the 1000 level.

Sociology Specialty Area (15 hours)

• Required
• SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology
• Choose one
• SOC-4610 Social Inequality: Minority Group Relations
• SOC-4620 Social Inequality: Class/Status/Power
• Electives
• Any course with SOC prefix, except SOC-4905 and SOC-4990

Theatre Specialty Area (18 hours)
(endorsable for middle school)

• Required-12 hours
• CTH-2600 Intro to Theatre
• CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• CTH-4520 Readers Theatre
• CTH-4710 Creative Dramatics
• Selection 2 courses from the following-6 hours
• CTH-4370 Shakespeare
• CTH-4410 History of Theatre
• CTH-4422 American Musical
• CTH-4428 Acting and Directing I
• CTH-4429 Acting and Directing II
• CTH-4440 Drama in Christian Worship
• CTH-4540 Modern Drama