Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Middle Grades Education B.S.

Degree Requirements

Areas A through E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

Professional Pedagogy (12 hours)

EDUC 2110Invest Crit Cont Issues in Ed

3

EDUC 2120Exploring Socio-Cultural Persp

3

EDUC 2130Exploring Learning & Teaching

3

ENGL 2200Writing About Literature

3

Content Area Courses (6 hours)

Electives
Content Courses

6

Elective Content Courses: Choose six hours in lower division courses to support one content concentration area: mathematics, science, or social sciences.

Academic Major (36 semester hours)

EDMG 3001Field Placement I

2

EDMG 3002Field Placement II

2

EDMG 3003Seminar I

2

EDMG 3004Seminar II

2

EDMG 3212FB Dev Lrn: Theory Practice

3

EDMG 4001Field Placement III

2

EDMG 4003Seminar III

2

EDMG 4150FB Soc of Mdl Schls/Dem Clsrms

2

EDMG 4218Dev & Assess Logical Thought

3

EDMG 4243FB Capstone Experience

3

EDMG 4245FB Middle Grades Curriculum

3

EDMG 4250FB Inquiry and Reflection

3

EDMG 4960Internship

4

EDEX 3220Legal Issues in Special Ed

3

EDIT 3221Intro Instr Tech Teachers

3

Concentrations in Content Fields (Liberal Arts) (30 semester hours)

All students are required to have an English/Language Arts Concentration. All students also will choose a second concentration from science, social sciences or mathematics.

All students must complete MAED 3100, GEOG 4500, and PHSC 4010.

English/Language Arts Concentration (Required)

ENGL 4448Adolescent Literature

3

ENGL 4112Theories of Comp and Lit

3

ENGL 4116Structure of Present-Day Eng

3

EDRD 3150Lit, Read, & Writ Content Flds

3

EDRD 3214Reading Instructional Strateg

3

ENGL 4448, ENGL 4112, ENGL 4116, EDRD 3150, EDRD 3214: Fulfills requirement for concentration in English/Language Arts.

Social Studies Concentration

HIST 4415Georgia: Colony and State

3

GEOG 4500Comparative Regional Geography

3

EDMG 4950Special Topics in Mid Grd Curr

1 - 12

EDMG 4950, HIST 4415, GEOG 4500: Fulfills requirement for concentration in Social Science.

Mathematics Concentration

MAED 3100Mathematical Investigating

3

 

Complete two of the following courses:
MAED 4080Concepts in Algebra

3

MAED 4510Concepts in Geometry

3

MAED 4680Concepts in Discrete Math

3

 

Science Concentration

PHSC 4010Integrated Physical Science

3

BIOL 4010Integrated Life Science

3

PHSC 4010: Fulfills one requirement for concentration in science.

AND Select one of the following courses as offered
BIOL 4300Human Biology Sex & Drugs

3

BIOL 4950Special Topics

1 - 4

Total Credit Hours: 126

Major Requirements

  • A freshman 1-hour orientation course is required by GC.