Middle+Grades+English+Language+Arts

= = = = =Required Courses= =For= =Middle Grades= =English/Language Arts Certification= || Middle English/Language Arts ||< ===**4 Core Courses (12 hours):**===
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 * =====ECI 546 New Literacies and Media (3 hours, fall)=====
 * =====ECI 524 Theory and Research in Global Learning (3 hours, online, spring)=====
 * =====ECI 508 Teachers as Leaders (3 hours, spring)=====
 * =====ECI 523 Teacher as Researcher (3 hours, online, fall)=====

**Middle Grades Focus (3 hours):**

 * ECI 550 Foundations of Middle Years Education (3 hours)

**Restricted Electives. ELA Education/Diversity/Technology Options (9 hours):**

 * ECI 500 Theory & Practice in Teaching Diverse Populations (3 hours)
 * ECI 520 The Teaching of Composition (3 hours)
 * ECI 521 Teaching Literature for Young Adults (3 hours)
 * ECI 541 Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours, online, fall, spring & summer)
 * ECI 522 Trends & Issues in ELA Education (3 hours)
 * ECI 511 Computer Applications and Curriculum Integration (fall, summer, online)
 * ECI 512 Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (spring, online)
 * ECI 513 Videography for Education (spring, online)
 * ECI 514 Multimedia Design and Applications in Inst. (fall, online)
 * ECI 515 Internet Applications and Web Page Design in Instruction (spring, online)


 * ELA Content (6 hours) – approval of advisor. Choose from English discipline (literature, language, writing, film)** ||