Programs

Secondary Education English Major

Completion of this major’s required English courses, a teaching minor and the professional education sequence leads to certification as a secondary school teacher in English.

Students with a major secondary education English must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or greater overall, in the major, and/or minor(s) with no grade below a "B-" in the professional education sequence and no grade below a "C" in the major and/or minor(s).

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  120
• General Education

  30-40

• Required Courses in Major

  36
• English Courses

  20
• EN 247 Introduction to Literary Studies

  4
• EN 304 The Teaching of the English Language

  4
• EN 309 The Teaching of Writing

  4
• EN 345 The Teaching of Literature

  4
• EN 420 Shakespeare

  4
• British Literature Survey or Period Course

  4
• Choose one course from the following:
•      EN 283 Survey of British Literature I (4 cr.) [INTT]
•      EN 284 Survey of British Literature II (4 cr.) [INTT]
•      EN 312 Medieval British Literature (4 cr.)
•      EN 320 Renaissance British Literature (4 cr.)
•      EN 322 British Literature of Enlightenment and Revolution (4 cr.)
•      EN 330 British Romantic Literature (4 cr.)
•      EN 340 British Victorian Literature (4 cr.)
•      EN 360 Modern British Literature (4 cr.)
•      EN 382 British Literature 1960 to Present (4 cr.)
•      EN 412 Chaucer (4 cr.)
•      EN 422 Milton (4 cr.)
• American Literature Survey

  4
• Choose one course from the following:
•      EN 370 American Literature I: Columbus to the American Revolution (1492-1800) (4 cr.) [HUME]
•      EN 371 American Literature II: Emergent National Voices (1800-1865) (4 cr.) [HUME]
•      EN 372 American Literature III: Realism, Naturalism, through WWI (1865-1930) (4 cr.) [HUME]
•      EN 373 American Literature IV: Modern Voices (1930-1970) (4 cr.) [HUME]
•      EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) (4 cr.) [HUME]
•      EN 378 Early African-American Literature * (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 379 Modern African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
• World Literature/Diverse Traditions Course

  4
• Choose one course from the following:
•      EN 250 Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature (4 cr.) [INTT]
•      EN 311 World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 311Z World Literature in English (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 314 Traditional Oral Literatures: Selected Native American Cultures (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 316 Native American Novels and Poetry (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 317 Native American Drama, Nonfiction and Short Stories (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 375Z Diverse Traditions in American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 378 Early African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 379 Modern African-American Literature (4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 411 Topics in World Literature (3-4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 411Z Topics in World Literature (3-4 cr.) [SOCR]
•      EN 440 Topics in Gender in Literature (4 cr.)
• English Elective

  4
• Professional Education

  33
• ED 201 Introduction to Education

  2
• ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom

  4
• ED 301 Dimensions of American Education

  2
• ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers

  3
• EN 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching English Education

  4
• ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher

  2
• ED 380 Practicum in the Secondary School

  2
• ED 483 Educational Media Technology

  2
• ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School

  11
• ED 450 Seminar in Teaching

  1

This major does not require a minor.