Communication Arts & Literature Education
- Major
Students in the Communication Arts and Literature Education program prepare to teach grades 5 to 12 with a passion for learning and commitment to creating a better world in the classroom and beyond through education.
You'll be inspired by interconnections among Education, English and Communication Studies courses to motivate and challenge your students through a variety of perspectives, techniques and methods for Language Arts education. Opportunities for a variety of Education Abroad programs and multicultural campus activities will give you a global view you can use to inspire those you teach.
Program Highlights
- Strong teaching and professional collaborations within the department and across the College of Education and Learning Design, including innovative field experiences and outstanding faculty leadership
- Opportunities to partner with the Minnesota National Writing Project and other community projects, including the Boys and Girls Club
- All teaching licensure programs approved by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)
- More than a dozen department-based scholarships awarded.
Program Distinctions
- Membership in Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
- Student publications that offer professional editing, production, or writing experience, including The Upper Mississippi Harvest and Kaleidoscope (a multicultural literary arts publication)
- Communication Arts majors who publish or present their work outside of St. Cloud State even before graduation and win state and national-level awards
Student Organizations
- Forensics (Competitive Speech & Debate)
- Creative Writing Club (CWC)
- Communication Studies Club
- Future Educators Club (FEC)
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- University Chronicle
Popular Careers
- High School Teacher
- Principal/Superintendent
- Tutoring/Test Preparation
- GED Preparation
- Title 1 Instructor
- Reading Specialist
- Publishing & Editing