BS in Middle Level Education
Murfreesboro, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 1,178 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
The Middle-Level Education, 6-8 program specializes in preparing future educators for teaching middle school learners. Students choose a subject focus area from a selection of content areas: English, Math, Social Studies, or Science. Students become knowledgeable and skilled in their content area while also learning instructional and assessment strategies, classroom management, and other relevant topics and practices. Students in this initial teacher licensure program develop personal and professional skills that foster a love of learning and teaching for years to come.
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Curriculum
Recommended Curriculum: Middle-Level Education (Grades 6-8, English)
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours
- EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
- Mathematics 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3510 - English Grammar and Usage for Educators 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3740 - Children's Literature 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination 3 credit hours
- MLED 2000 - Characteristics of the Middle-Level Learner 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3505 - Writing Workshop Methodologies 3 credit hours or
- ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 credit hours or
- ENGL 3605 - Applied Writing 3 credit hours or
- ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage 3 credit hours or
- ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Junior
- ENGL 3745 - Literature for Adolescents 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3755 - Folk/Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Ancient Stories 3 credit hours
- SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Learners with Exceptionalities 3 credit hours
- READ 4035 - Language and Literacy in the Middle Grades 6 credit hours
- MLED 3100 - Experiencing Middle-Level Education I 1 credit hour
- MLED 3110 - Experiencing Middle-Level Education II 2 credit hours
- MLED 4000 - Methods of Teaching Middle-Level Learners 3 credit hours
- ENGL 4605 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
- READ 3340 - Teaching Reading in the Secondary School 3 credit hours or
- ENGL 4500 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English 3 credit hours
Choose 6 credit hours from the following:
- ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3300 - Native American Literature 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3330 - Southern Literature 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3340 - African American Literature 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3725 - Nineteenth-Century Women Writers 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3730 - Twentieth-Century Women Writers 3 credit hours
- ENGL 3760 - Introduction to Folklore 3 credit hours
- ENGL 4540 - Second Language Writing 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 33 Hours
Senior
- MLED 3300 - Instructional Technology in Middle-Level Education 3 credit hours
- MLED 4200 - Assessing the Middle-Level Learner 3 credit hours
- MLED 4340 - Managing Middle-Level Learning Environments 3 credit hours
- MLED 4350 - Theory to Practice in Middle-Level Education 6 credit hours
- MLED 4995 - Directed Teaching in Middle-Level Education 12 credit hours
Subtotal: 27 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Individuals trained to teach bring a desirable range of expertise and creativity to planning and administrative roles. Graduates completing their teacher preparation at MTSU are found in public and private school classrooms throughout Tennessee and in many other states. In addition to classroom teaching, other career options include:
- Agency and administrative work
- Community and foundation work
- Consulting, professional development, and teacher training
- Education policy development
- Education marketing and research
- Higher education teaching and administration
- Private tutoring
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