Communications for Secondary Education
Mission: The mission of the Communication Department mirrors the mission of the college: by seeking the “full realization of the dual goals of vocation and enlightenment.”
Major Program Requirements
Thirty-six semester credits of communication, including:
CO 101 Basic Communication
CO 111-112-211-212 Forensics
CO 206 Small Group Communication
CO 225 Professional Communication
CO 280 Gender Communication
CO 308 Communication Ethics
CO 325 Intercultural Communication
CO 340 Interpersonal Communication Theory
CO 395 Research Methods
CO 414 Human Communication Theory
Note: A maximum of 6 credits in forensics at the 200 level or above
may apply toward the communication studies major.
Other Program Requirements
CS 101 Survey of Computer Science or
or CO 108 Desktop Publishing
CO/ED 417 Methods of Teaching Speech Communication
Note: The Department of Communication Studies will administer
a comprehensive oral examination at the end of the student’s senior
year. Students who complete CO 499 Honors Thesis are not required
to take the comprehensive examinations.
Professional Education Requirements
AN/SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
CS 103 Instructional Media and Technology
ED 102 Foundations of Education
ED/PSY 229 Educational Psychology
ED 245 Diversity Field Experience
ED 309 Teaching in the Secondary School
ED 327 Content Area Reading/Language Arts
ED 405 Education Seminar
ED 410 Student Teaching
ED 412 Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
HPE 214 The School Health Program
PSY 228 Adolescent Psychology
SPED 300 Introduction to Exceptional Children
United States and contemporary world cultures course(s)
Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and Student
Teaching Program
A: Teacher Education Program: Individuals pursuing academic
programs that lead to teacher licensure must seek admission to
the teacher education program by the end of their sophomore
year.
B: Student Teaching Program: In the spring semester of the
junior year, all preservice teachers must seek admission to the
student teaching program, see index for page numbers for
these programs.
Note: In order to be licensed to teach in a secondary school in Montana, a student
is required to have a teaching minor as well as a teaching major in a
subject field acceptable for licensure.