Minors
The Department of Global Studies, Sociology, and TESOL offers three undergraduate minors:
| Global Studies Minor | |
| Requirements for the Global Studies Minor | 27 units |
| The 27-unit global studies minor is a multidisciplinary program that adds an international and intercultural emphasis and practical field application to any student's major course of study. The program provides students with varied opportunities to acquire the perspectives, values, and skills needed to understand and compassionately serve others in today's world. Students work closely with advisors in both their major and minor fields in organizing on-campus study and crafting an individualized off-campus study and service term. Program requirements include: | ||
| • An exploration of world cultures in terms of their location and distribution of their physical and cultural features, and the interrelation of these features as they affect humans: | ||
| HIST 210 | World Geography | 3 |
| POLI 320 | Comparitive Politics | 3 |
| • The cultivation of self-awareness, together with intercultural learning and cultural analysis skills, within a vision of Christian mission to the world: | ||
| GLBL 301 | Anthropology for Everyday Life**/*** | 3 |
| • A program of structured field study that includes a culturally different family homestay, a community internship, and direct investigation of consequential social issues; followed by the organization, evaluation, and presentation of learning acquired during L.A. Term or Global Learning Term: | ||
| Los Angeles Term | 15 | |
| GLBL 320 | Global Engagement in the 21st Century | 3 |
| – or – | ||
| GLBL 305 | Peoples and Places | 3 |
| Global Learning Term | 12 | |
| GLBL 420 | Intercultural Analysis | 3 |
| **Meets a General Studies Elective requirement. | ||
| ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. | ||
| Sociology Minor | |
| Requirements for the Sociology Minor | 21 units |
| Core Requirements | 6 units | |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Sociology* | 3 |
| SOC 298 | Basic Sociological Theory | 3 |
| Sociology Electives | 15 units | |
Select electives for the sociology minor from the list of sociology major elective courses. In addition, electives for the minor include PSYC 299, SOC 471, and SOC 472.
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*Meets a General Studies
core (or elective) requirement. **Meets a General Studies elective requirement. ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. |
| TESOL Minor |
The undergraduate minor in TESOL is especially suited to students majoring in English, global studies, Spanish, or liberal studies (education), but is open to all students. Upon completion of the minor, students are awarded an Undergraduate TESOL Certificate. The TESOL minor:
- Prepares students to teach English as a second language in public adult schools, private language schools, and in developing countries.
- Prepares students for service in the U.S. among refugees, immigrants, and international students, and also for mission opportunities abroad.
- Prepares students to pursue graduate studies in TESOL or applied linguistics. TESOL minors who pursue graduate studies in TESOL at APU will already have completed two of the required courses for the M.A. in TESOL.
- Enhances students' prospects for employment or acceptance in a graduate program, including their chances of obtaining a teaching assistantship at a university. In particular, students with the minor are prepared for the California Designated Subject (ESL) Adult Education Teaching Credential.
- Facilitates the development of public speaking and general classroom management skills.
| Requirements for the TESOL Minor | 21 units |
| Required Courses | 18 units | |
| ENGL 402 | Principles of Language | 3 |
| ENGL 404 | Approaches to Grammar | 3 |
| ENGL 406 | Advanced Composition*** | 3 |
| TESL 456 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| TESL 545 | Second-Language Pedagogy I^ | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| ENGL 435 | Social and Psychological Aspects of Language | 3 |
| TESL 505 | Second-Language Acquisition^ | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 units | |
| Select one of the following electives: | ||
| ENGL 405 | American English Language History | 3 |
| GLBL 310 | Intercultural Communication** | 3 |
| ^Senior standing required **Meets a General Studies elective requirement. ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. |
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| Additional Requirements | ||
- Approval must be obtained from the department chair of the student's major in order to take TESL 505 and TESL 545.
- Students must achieve at least a 2.0 grade-point average in the seven courses.
- Students intending to obtain a Designated Subject Adult Education Teaching Credential should also enroll in POLI 150 American Government.
*Meets a general studies requirement
^Senior standing required
On-Campus M.A./TESOL Program »
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
