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    Dec 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Journalism teacher certification


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The Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism  encourages students to explore teaching at the secondary level as a career option. The student’s academic advisor in the Office of Student Advising in GAB, Room 107, can assist students with specific requirements for teacher certification in journalism. Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared to sit for the certification examinations in journalism.

Note


See Journalism with a concentration in Digital and Print Journalism, BA  for additional course work and GPA requirements.

Professional education requirements, 21 hours


Students must also meet all GPA requirements to apply for state certification. In order to enroll for the first required education course, the student must make application to the certification program in the College of Education in Matthews Hall, Room 106.

All state certification requirements and information on required examinations is available on the web site of the State Board for Education Certification (SBEC), www.tea.state.tx.us.

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

       

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGL 1310 - First-Year Writing I     3 hours    ENGL 1320 - First-Year Writing II   3 hours  
JOUR 1210 - Mass Communication and Society   3 hours   Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours
MATH 1680 - Elementary Probability and Statistics   3 hours   Political Science core   3 hours
Political Science core   3 hours JOUR Foreign Language-elementary   3 hours
JOUR Foreign Language-elementary   3 hours JOUR Elective 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
JOUR 2310 - Introduction to Media Writing   3 hours    JOUR 3300 - Introduction to Visual Communication for News   3 hours  
American History core    3 hours JOUR 3321 - News Reporting and Writing   3 hours  
Creative Arts core    3 hours JOUR 3322 - Copyediting   3 hours  
Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours American History core   3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences core    3 hours JOUR Elective 2 hours
Total 15 hours Total 14 hours

 

Semester 3
ADVG 1100 - Applied Design for Advertising and Public Relations    3 hours  
JOUR 3323 - News Writing for Broadcast and Web   3 hours  
JOUR 3340 - Digital Media for Journalists   3 hours  
JOUR 4850 - Magazine Production   3 hours  
Total 12 hours

             

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
EDCI 3800 - Professional Issues in Teaching   3 hours   EDCI 3830 - Teaching/Learning Process and Evaluation   3 hours   
EDCI 4070 - Teaching Diverse Populations   3 hours   JOUR 4410 - Reporting of Public Affairs   3 hours  
JOUR 4250 - Race, Gender and the Media: A Methods Approach   3 hours   JOUR 4620 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics   3 hours  
Language, Philosophy and Culture core   3 hours JOUR 4820 - History of American Media   3 hours  
Visual Journalism selection 3 hours Advanced Writing/Report/Editing selection 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
EDCI 4060 - Content Area Reading   3 hours    EDCI 4108 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School   3 hours  
EDCI 4840 - Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management   3 hours   EDCI 4118 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School   3 hours  
JOUR 4100 - Supervising School Media    3 hours      
JOUR 4999 - News Capstone   3 hours      
Professional Application selection 1 hour    
Total 13 hours Total 6 hours

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