Major Requirements

This major prepares students to be recommended by the Concordia College department of education for Minnesota licensure to teach communication arts/literature in grades 5-12. To be eligible to complete this major, the student must be admitted to the teacher education program. (See education pages for program information, requirements and course descriptions.)

The requirements for a communication studies major with communication arts/literature education, are 50 credits plus 41 credits in education:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Communication Arts/Literature Education Courses
COM 111	Introduction to Communication Studies	4
COM 207	Oral Interpretation	4
COM 305	Business and Professional Speaking	4
COM 312	Interpersonal Communication	4
COM 314	Group Communication and Team Building	4
COM 316	Intercultural Communication	4
ENG 160	Global Literature and Human Experience	4
ENG 224	Literature, Imagination and Empathy	4
ENG 315	English Language, Historical and Analytical	4
ENG 491	Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing for the Secondary School	2
EDUC 374	Young Adult Literature	2
EDUC 376	Methods of Teaching in English (required methods of teaching course)	4
EDUC 394	Methods of Teaching in Communication Studies (required methods of teaching course)	4
Film and Media Courses
Select 4 credits from the following film and media courses:		4
COM 325	New Media
COM 493	Documentary - Historical Film
Writing Courses
Select 4 credits from the following writing courses:		4
ENG 227	Foundations in Creative Writing
ENG 316	Business Writing
ENG 317	News Writing
Literature Courses
Select 4 credits from the following literature courses:		4
ENG 340	British Literature in Historical Contexts
ENG 350	American Literature in Historical Contexts
Total Hours		60

• Successful completion of the secondary/K-12 required coursework (41 credits) (see Education: Coursework in Secondary/K-12 Education).
• Cocurricular activity participation. Must be approved by the English department and the CSTA department.

Cocurricular Activities for Communication Arts/Literature

Participation in cocurricular activities approved by the English department and the CSTA department is a required part of the communication arts/literature licensure. Two different cocurricular activities are required. A minimum of one semester of participation for each activity is suggested; however, participation should not occur during the student teaching semester. Teaching majors are responsible for getting specific information on cocurricular participation requirements from the CSTA and English departments. Suggested activities include Forensics; a media activity such as the AfterWork literary magazine, Concordia On-Air, The Concordian or KORD radio; Campus Service Commission (when English- or education-related and not a requirement for an existing course); Theatre; or alternate cocurricular activity approved in advance by the student’s advisor and the CSTA department and English department chairs.

Degree and Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program-specific requirements listed above, all students must complete the graduation requirements specified for their degree.  See the Degree and Graduation Requirements section for more information.