Areas of Concentration for Childhood, Childhood Inclusive, Early Childhood and Early Childhood/Childhood Majors

Candidates registered in the Childhood Education, Childhood Inclusive, Early Childhood or Early Childhood/Childhood programs must select one of the approved concentrations listed below. Childhood and Childhood Inclusive majors may select a Middle School Extension. The requirements are included in the Middle School Extension section of the catalog. Downloadable forms may be found at http://www.fredonia.edu/coe/undergradadvise.asp.

Concentrations

English Concentration (30 credit hours)

ENED 357

Literacy/Language/Learning Theory

Electives

	Three 200-level ENGL elective courses	9
	Three 300- 400-level ENGL elective courses	9
	Three 300- 400-level ENED elective courses	9

Mathematics Concentration (31-34 credit hours)

MAED 302	Mathematics for School Teachers II	3
MAED 303	Mathematics for School Teachers III	3
MAED 310	Reading and Writing Mathematics	3
MATH 201	Concepts of Foundational Mathematics: A Problem Solving Approach	3

One of the following sequences (9 or 12 credit hours):

MATH 120	Survey of Calculus I	3
MATH 121	Survey of Calculus II	3
	3-credit calculus course, upon advising	3
	or
MATH 122	University Calculus I	4
MATH 123	University Calculus II	4
MATH 223	University Calculus III	4

One of the following (3 credit hours):

MATH 108	Prize-Winning Mathematics	3
MATH 110	Mathematics in Action	3
MATH 117	Why Mathematics?	3

One of the following (3 credit hours):

STAT 150	Statistical Ideas	3
STAT 350	Probability and Statistics	3
MAED 240	Statistics for School Teachers	3

MATH 231

Linear Algebra

Music Concentration (30 credit hours)

MUS 101	Beginning Music Theory I	3
MUS 102	Beginning Music Theory II	3
MUS 113	Voice Class	1
MUED 210	Guitar Class	1
MUED 211	Guitar Class	1
MUED 215	Music, Play & Self	3
MUS 450	Directed Studies	2
MUS 451	Directed Studies	2

Plus 8 credit hours in the following:

MUS 042	African Drumming Ensemble	0.5
MUTY 115	Introduction to Music Therapy	2
MUS 262	American Music	3
MUS 263	Music History in Western Civilization I	3
MUS 264	Music History in Western Civilization II	3
MUS 265	History of Jazz	3
MUS 267	African American Music	3
MUS 270	The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963	3
MUED 203	Intermediate Voice Class	1.5
MUED 204	Advanced Voice Class	1.5
MUED 291	Technology in Music I	2
MUED 340	Introduction to Early Childhood Music Pedagogy	1

Plus any two Music History or Music Theory courses at the 300- and/or 400-level, by advisement

Natural Sciences Concentration (30 credit hours)

SCI 301	Essential Science I	3
BIOL 131	Introductory Ecology and Evolution	3
	and
BIOL 132	Introductory Ecology and Evolution Laboratory	1
GEO 165	Planet Earth	3
	and
GEO 169	Planet Earth Lab	1
PHYS 121	College Physics I	3
	and
PHYS 123	College Physics Lab I	1
GEO 180	Weather and Climate	3
	GIS or CSIT introductory course	3
	Elective (above the introductory level)	3
	Elective (above the introductory level)	3
	Elective (above the introductory level)	3

Social Sciences Concentration (30 credit hours)

Core courses:

HIST 222	Survey of Early U.S. History	3
	or
HIST 223	Survey of Modern U.S. History	3
	or
HIST 243	Pre-Modern Global History	3

	Any elective course
	Any elective course
	Any elective course
	Any elective course
	300- 400-level elective
	300- 400-level elective
	300- 400-level elective
	300- 400-level elective

NOTE:

Elective courses may be chosen from one or several departments.

Students must take three courses in two separate disciplines.

The final two elective courses are free electives that can be taken in any discipline:

Anthropology

ANTH 115	Introductory Anthropology	3
ANTH 219	Cultures of the World	3
ANTH 342	Food and Culture	3

Economics

ECON 205	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 210	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 312	Women in the Economy	3
ECON 315	Money/Banking/Monetary Economics	3
ECON 325	Labor and Employment	3
ECON 360	Health Care Economics	3
ECON 370	Evolution of Economic Thought	3
ECON 395	Comparative Human Resources	3

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 205	Native American Studies	3
ETHN 206	African American Studies	3
ETHN 225	Introduction to Latinx History and Culture	3
ETHN 282	Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America	3

History

HIST 261	Islamic Civilization	3
HIST 264	East Asian Civilizations	3
HIST 265	Pre-modern East Asia	3
HIST 266	Modern East Asia	3
HIST 268	History of South Asia	3
HIST 282	Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America	3
HIST 325	Colonial America	3
HIST 327	Antebellum United States, 1820-1861	3
HIST 328	Civil War Era	3
HIST 330	Industrial America, 1890-1920	3
HIST 331	The Inter-War Years, 1919-1945	3
HIST 332	United States History: 1945-Present	3
HIST 333	African American History to 1877	3
HIST 334	African American History Since 1877	3
HIST 335	American Women	3
HIST 336	African American Black Women's History	3
HIST 337	History of New York	3
HIST 338	19th Century American Culture	3
HIST 339	20th Century American Culture	3
HIST 341	American Revolution and Republic	3
HIST 343	Civil Rights Movement	3
HIST 347	U.S. Immigration	3
HIST 356	Native American History	3
HIST 357	Indians and Europeans in Early America	3
HIST 359	Ethnicity and Race	3
HIST 363	Chinese Culture Through Films	4
HIST 364	Historical Landscape and National Identity in Modern East Asia	3
HIST 366	Late Imperial China	3
HIST 367	20th Century China	3
HIST 368	Modern Japan	3
HIST 376	Film and American Culture	3
HIST 394	Globalization	3
HIST 396	Themes in American History	3
HIST 397	Themes in European History	3
HIST 398	Themes in World History	3

Political Science

POLI 120	Politics in American Life	3
POLI 150	World Affairs	3
POLI 276	Law and Society	3
POLI 322	New York Government	3
POLI 323	Elections in America	3
POLI 324	President and Congress	3
POLI 326	Media and Politics	3
POLI 345	Film and Politics	4
POLI 356	U.S. Foreign Policy	3

Psychology

PSY 129	Foundations of Psychology	3
PSY 246	Personality	3
PSY 328	Positive Psychology	3
PSY 345	Social Psychology	3
PSY 347	Organizational Psychology	3
PSY 355	Group Dynamics	3
PSY 358	Psychology and the Law	3
PSY 364	Cognitive Development	3
PSY 365	Social Development	3
PSY 370	Cross-Cultural Psychology	3
PSY 391	Multicultural Counseling	3

Sociology

SOC 116	Introductory Sociology	3
SOC 201	Social Problems	3
SOC 215	Introduction to Public Health	3
SOC 218	Introduction to Social Work	3
SOC 275	Social Inequalities	3
SOC 306	Sex and Gender	3
SOC 320	Family Sociology	3
SOC 324	City and Community	3

World Languages Concentration (30 credit hours)

Primary languages: French, Spanish

Core courses (in Primary Language) (15 credit hours):

	Intermediate I 215
	Intermediate II 216
	Conversation (300-level)
	Composition (300-level)
	Literature (300/400-level)

Electives (Choose one of the following) (15 credit hours):

Option 1: A combination of Study Abroad Program in a non-English speaking country (recommended) and/or additional 300/400-level language courses in Literature, Civilization or Advanced Language courses in the primary language.
Option 2: Three courses (9 credit hours) in Literature, Civilization or Advanced Language courses in the primary language plus beginning courses (115 and 116) in a secondary language.