Education Middle School BS
Middle School Education (5-9) - 83 to 86 Credits (56 Core Credits and 27 to 30 Credits of selected concentration.)
The undergraduate education program at William Woods University is committed to the development of reflective teachers, who draw upon the skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary for high-impact careers in the field. A variety of authentic experiential learning opportunities and vital partnerships with local school districts allow teacher candidates to apply the pedagogical principles introduced in their coursework. The WWU undergraduate education program continues to develop responsive and rigorous curriculum designed to engage students in the historical, cultural, political, social, psychological and technological aspects of teaching. With a small faculty dedicated to the success of each student, William Woods teacher candidates will find the program to be collaborative and learner-focused.
Major Requirements
Core Credits: 56.00
| EDU 201 | Multicultural Education -U | 3 |
| EDU 211 | Educational Technology I | 3 |
| EDU 231 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDU 291 | Beginning Clinical Experience | 2 |
| EDU 311 | Middle School Philosophy and Organi | 3 |
| EDU 314 | Middle School Curriculum & Instruct | 3 |
| EDU 392 | Reading & Wrtng in the Content Area | 3 |
| EDU 393 | Teaching Reading and Writing | 3 |
| EDU 395 | Intermediate Clinical Experience | 3 |
| EDU 422* | Measurement & Assessment in Education | 3 |
| EDU 441 | Student Centered Reading & Writing | 3 |
| EDU 453 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 492 | Educational Seminar | 3 |
| EDU 495 | Supervised Teaching (Middle Level) | 9 |
| PSY 221 | Educational Psychology -Q | 3 |
| PSY 226 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
~ Education majors must complete all major courses, including concentration and secondary certification courses (if applicable), with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.
Concentrations
Language Arts Concentration - 27 Credits
Required Credits: 3.00
| EDU 317 | Teaching Language Arts & Children's Literature | 3 |
Required Electives - 24 Credits
(choose from the following options)
Mathematics Concentration - 30 Credits
Required Credits: 6.00
| EDU 341 | Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 231 | Understanding Mathematics for Tchrs | 3 |
Required Electives - 24 Credits
(choose from the following options)
Science Concentration - 27 Credits
Required Credits: 3.00
| EDU 319 | Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
Required Electives - 24 Credits
(choose from the following options)
Social Science Concentration - 27 Credits
Required Credits: 3.00
| EDU 318 | Methods of Teaching Social Science | 3 |
Required Electives - 24 Credits
(choose from the following options)
| ECN 251 | Macroeconomics -Q | 3 |
| ECN 252 | Microeconomics -Q | 3 |
| GEO 201 | Regions & Nations of the World I | 3 |
| GEO 202 | Regions & Nations of the Wrld II | 3 |
| HIS 101 | Dawn and Rebirth: A History of the World to 1500 | 3 |
| HIS 102 | Industry, Ideology, and War: A History of the World since 1500 | 3 |
| HIS 103 | Early America and the United States: Colonization, Revolution, and Civil War | 3 |
| HIS 104 | Modern US History: From Reconstruction to Superpower | 3 |
| HIS 215 | Native America -U | 3 |
| HIS 216 | From Slavery to Freedom to Civil Rights: The African American Experience | 3 |
| HIS 223 | Royal America | 3 |
| HIS 236 | The Old South: Planters, Yeoman, and the Enslaved | 3 |
| HIS 310 | Daughters of Liberty, Suffragists, and Feminists: The Story of Women in America | 3 |
| HIS 353 | World War II | 3 |
| HIS 358 | Atlantic Revolutions | 3 |
| PLS 105 | Politics and Government -X | 3 |
| PLS 213 | Critical Thinking About Politics -i | 3 |
| PLS 304 | American Political Theory | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I -U | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II -Q | 3 |
~ Education majors must complete all major courses, including concentration and secondary certification courses (if applicable), with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.