Middle Childhood Education - Curriculum

All Xavier University bachelor's degree students are required to complete 64 hours of Core Curriculum.

Licensure

The following courses are taken during the sophomore, junior, and senior years culminating in student teaching during the senior year (sequence of courses may vary).

Education: Elementary 100: Intro to Education
Education: Foundations 110: Human Development and Learning
Education: Elementary 251: Instructional Technology
Education: Elementary 260: Cultural Diversity in Education
Education: Middle Childhood 212: Nature and Needs of Adolescents
Education: Middle Childhood 325: The Arts in Middle Childhood
Education: Middle Childhood 340: Middle School Philosophy and Organization
Education: Middle Childhood 345: Introduction to MS Collaboration and Classroom Management
Special Education 200: Special Education ID and Issues
Children's Literature 326: Children's Literature in Middle Grades
Reading Education 269: Phonics and Foundation of Literacy
Reading Education 314: Reading Methods for Middle Childhood
Reading Education 471/671: Content Area Literacy
Reading Education 478/678: Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Disabilities
Two courses from Middle Childhood 351-354 (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Middle School Philosophy and Organization, Student Teaching: Middle School, and Seminar: Current Issues in Middle School Education)

The Middle Childhood Education Concentration Areas chosen will determine which of the following courses are required for an undergraduate degree:

Math Concentration

Six credits may be used towards core curriculum.

Math 211: Foundations of Arithmetic Middle Childhood Education
Math 212: Geometric and Measurement Middle Childhood Education
Math 213: Algebra concepts Middle Childhood Education
Math 214: Math Problem Solving Middle Childhood Education
Math 116: Elementary Statistics

Select two:

Math 120: Elementary Functions
Math 150: Calculus I
Math 151: Calculus II

Reading/Language Arts Concentration

Nine credits may be used towards core curriculum.

English 101: English Composition OR English 115: Rhetoric
English 205: Literature and Moral Imagination
Communication 207: Interpersonal Communication
Children's Literature 326: Children's Literature for Middle Childhood OR Children's Literature 320: Multi-Cultural Literature for Children

Select one:

Children's Literature 310: Writing and Publishing for Children
English 308: Creative Writing
English 311: Popular Writing
English 314: Writing Journals and Autobiographies
English 304: Teaching and Research in Writing

Selec one:

English 132: Studies in Women's Literature
English 128: Studies in Black Literature
English 352: African Literature
English 371: War and Peace in World Literature
English 331: World Literature
English 349: Mythology in World Literature

Select one:

Children's Literature 305: Storytelling - Cultural Craft
Theatre 210: Acting I

Select one:

English 320: Topics in Linguistics
English 321: History of the English Language

Science Concentration

Nine credits may be used towards core curriculum.

Physics 114: Our Universe Physical Science
Physics 115: Our Universe Physical Science Lab
Physics 116: Our Universe the Earth
Physics 117: Our Universe the Earth Lab
Chemistry 102: Chemistry in Society I
Chemistry 103: Chemistry in Society I Lab
Chemistry 104: Chemistry in Society II
Chemistry 105: Chemistry in Society II Lab
Biology 130: Introduction to Life Sciences
Biology 131: Introduction to Life Sciences Lab
Biology 120: Life - Ecology and People
Biology 125: Life Lab - Investigation I OR Biology 127: Life Lab - Investigation II
Physics, Chemistry, OR Biology Elective

Social Studies Concentration

Six credits may be used towards core curriculum.

History 105: World Civilization I
History 106: World Civilization II
History 143: U.S. History I
Political Science 140: American Government and Politics
Sociology 180: Culture and Society
Economics 200: Microeconomic Principles
Multi-Ages/Secondary Education 207: World and Cultural Geography

Select one:

History 144: U.S. History II
History 325: Black America Since 1865
History 329: Urban America

A 3.00 GPA must be attained in the education courses, and a 2.50 cumulative overall GPA must be achieved in the Bachelor of Science degree.

Note: Curriculum is subject to change.