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

Department of Education

Office: E268 Thompson Hall

(716) 673-3701

Guangyu Tan, Chairperson

Email: Guangyu.Tan@fredonia.edu

Website: http://home.fredonia.edu/coe

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.

English Concentration:

ENED 357Literacy/Language/Learning Theory

3

Electives

Three 200-level ENGL elective courses

9
Three 300- 400-level ENGL elective courses

9
Three 300- 400-level ENED elective courses

9
Total Credit Hours:30

Mathematics Concentration:

MATH 201Concepts of Foundational Mathematics: A Problem Solving Approach

3
MATH 202Concepts of Foundational Mathematics II

3
MAED 303Advanced Mathematics for School Teachers

3
MAED 310Reading and Writing Mathematics

3

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

MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
MATH 121Survey of Calculus II

3
MATH 124Survey of Calculus III

3
or
MATH 122University Calculus I

4
MATH 123University Calculus II

4
MATH 223University Calculus III

4

One of the following (3 credit hours):

MATH 115Survey of Matrix Algebra

3
MATH 231Linear Algebra

4

One of the following (3 credit hours):

MATH 110Mathematics in Action

3
MATH 117Why Mathematics?

3

One of the following (3 credit hours):

STAT 350Probability and Statistics

3
MAED 240Statistics for School Teachers

3
Total Credit Hours:30-34

Music Concentration:

MUS 101Beginning Music Theory I

3
MUS 102Beginning Music Theory II

3
MUS 113Voice Class

1
MUED 210Guitar Class

1
MUED 211Guitar Class

1
MUED 215Music, Play & Self

3
MUS 450Directed Studies

2
MUS 451Directed Studies

2

Plus 8 credit hours in the following:

MUS 042African Drumming Ensemble

0.5
MUTY 115Introduction to Music Therapy

2
MUS 262American Music

3
MUS 263Music History in Western Civilization I

3
MUS 264Music History in Western Civilization II

3
MUS 265History of Jazz

3
MUS 267African American Music

3
MUS 270The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963

3
MUED 203Intermediate Voice Class

1.5
MUED 204Advanced Voice Class

1.5
MUED 291Technology in Music I

2
MUED 340Introduction to Early Childhood Music Pedagogy

1

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

6
Total Credit Hours:30

Natural Sciences Concentration:

EDU 226The Earth As A System

3

Physical Science 6 credit hours:

CHEM 113Chemistry in the Environment: Issues and Solutions

3
PHYS 121College Physics I

3
PHYS 122College Physics II

3
PHYS 205Science and Civilization

3

Life Science 6 credit hours:

BIOL 109Biology, Health, and Medicine

3
BIOL 110Human Biology

3
BIOL 111Foundations of Biology

3
BIOL 115Environmental Biology

3
BIOL 131Introductory Ecology and Evolution

3
BIOL 133Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology

3
ESCI 105Global Environmental Issues

3

Earth/Space 6 credit hours:

GEO 150Moons and Planets

3
GEO 160Blue Planet

3
GEO 165Planet Earth

3
GEO 175Thirsty Planet

3
GEO 180Weather and Climate

3
PHYS 118Introduction to Astronomy

3

9 elective credits at any level from Natural Science Disciplines above

Total Credit Hours:30

Social Sciences Concentration:

Core courses:

HIST 243Pre-Modern Global History

3
and
HIST 222Survey of Early U.S. History

3
or
HIST 223Survey of Modern U.S. 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 115Introductory Anthropology

3
ANTH 219Cultures of the World

3
ANTH 342Food and Culture

3

Economics

ECON 205Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 210Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 312Women in the Economy

3
ECON 315Money/Banking/Monetary Economics

3
ECON 325Labor and Employment

3
ECON 360Health Care Economics

3
ECON 370Evolution of Economic Thought

3
ECON 395Comparative Human Resources

3

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 205Native American Studies

3
ETHN 206African American Studies

3
ETHN 225Introduction to Latinx History and Culture

3
ETHN 282Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

3

History

HIST 261Islamic Civilization

3
HIST 264East Asian Civilizations

3
HIST 265Pre-modern East Asia

3
HIST 266Modern East Asia

3
HIST 268History of South Asia

3
HIST 282Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

3
HIST 325Colonial America

3
HIST 327Antebellum United States, 1820-1861

3
HIST 328Civil War Era

3
HIST 330Industrial America, 1890-1920

3
HIST 331The Inter-War Years, 1919-1945

3
HIST 332United States History: 1945-Present

3
HIST 333African American History to 1877

3
HIST 334African American History Since 1877

3
HIST 335American Women

3
HIST 336African American Black Women's History

3
HIST 337History of New York

3
HIST 33819th Century American Culture

3
HIST 33920th Century American Culture

3
HIST 341American Revolution and Republic

3
HIST 343Civil Rights Movement

3
HIST 347U.S. Immigration

3
HIST 356Native American History

3
HIST 357Indians and Europeans in Early America

3
HIST 359Ethnicity and Race

3
HIST 363Chinese Culture Through Films

4
HIST 364Historical Landscape and National Identity in Modern East Asia

3
HIST 366Late Imperial China

3
HIST 36720th Century China

3
HIST 368Modern Japan

3
HIST 376Film and American Culture

3
HIST 394Globalization

3
HIST 396Themes in American History

3
HIST 397Themes in European History

3
HIST 398Themes in World History

3

Political Science

POLI 120Politics in American Life

3
POLI 150World Affairs

3
POLI 276Law and Society

3
POLI 322New York Government

3
POLI 323Elections in America

3
POLI 324President and Congress

3
POLI 326Media and Politics

3
POLI 345Film and Politics

4
POLI 356U.S. Foreign Policy

3

Psychology

PSY 129Foundations of Psychology

3
PSY 246Personality

3
PSY 328Positive Psychology

3
PSY 345Social Psychology

3
PSY 347Organizational Psychology

3
PSY 355Group Dynamics

3
PSY 358Psychology and the Law

3
PSY 364Cognitive Development

3
PSY 365Social Development

3
PSY 370Cross-Cultural Psychology

3
PSY 391Multicultural Counseling

3

Sociology

SOC 116Introductory Sociology

3
SOC 201Social Problems

3
SOC 215Introduction to Public Health

3
SOC 218Introduction to Social Work

3
SOC 275Social Inequalities

3
SOC 306Sex and Gender

3
SOC 320Family Sociology

3
SOC 324City and Community

3
Total Credit Hours:30

World Languages Concentration:

Primary languages: French, Spanish

Core courses (in Primary Language):

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

Electives (Choose one of the following):

  • 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.
Total Credit Hours:30