Offered by Department of English

English Major

Language Arts 7-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

  1. Required Literature (9 hours required)
    • Take 9 hours from the following Literature courses:
      • Take 3 hours from the following American literature:
        • ENG 352A, Survey of U.S. Literature I - 3 hours
        • ENG 352B, Survey of U.S. Literature II - 3 hours
        • ENG 358, Literature of the American West - 3 hours
        • ENG 359, Contemporary American Multicultural Literature - 3 hours
        • ENG 360, American Women Writers - 3 hours
        • ENG 442, Colonial/Early American Literature - 3 hours
        • ENG 443, Seminar in the American Renaissance - 3 hours
        • ENG 445, Seminar in Early 20th Century American Literature - 3 hours
        • ENG 447, Seminar in Post-World War II American Literature - 3 hours
      • Take 3 hours from the following British literature:
        • ENG 362A, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I - 3 hours
        • ENG 362B, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II - 3 hours
        • ENG 462, Early/Middle English Literature - 3 hours
        • ENG 463, Seminar in Shakespeare - 3 hours
        • ENG 464, Seminar in the Renaissance - 3 hours
        • ENG 466, Literature of the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century - 3 hours
        • ENG 467, Seminar in Romanticism - 3 hours
        • ENG 468, Seminar in Victorian Literature - 3 hours
        • ENG 474, Postmodern/Contemporary British Literature - 3 hours
      • Take 3 hours from the following world literature:
        • ENG 253GS, Introduction to Literature: Non-Western Civilization - 3 hours
        • ENG 330, European Literature in Translation - 3 hours
        • ENG 333, Non-Western Literature in Translation - 3 hours
        • ENG 336, Ancient Literatures - 3 hours
        • ENG 450, Seminar in World Literature - 3 hours
      • In all three categories, topics classes may be included by department permission.
  2. Required Language (6 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • ENG 304, Grammar I - 3 hours
      • ENG 404, History of the English Language - 3 hours
  3. Required Writing (6 hours required)
    • Take one course:
      • ENG 234GS, Reading and Writing about Literature - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course from:
      • ENG 214, Beginning Fiction Writing - 3 hours
      • ENG 217, Beginning Poetry Writing - 3 hours
      • ENG 311, Advanced Writing I - 3 hours
      • ENG 320, Creative Play/Script Writing - 3 hours
  4. Required Pedagogy (6 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • ENG 424, Teaching Secondary School English - 3 hours
      • ENG 427, Electronic Literacy - 3 hours
  5. Electives (11-12 hours required)
    • Electives in English to total 11-12 hours.
    • Especially recommended: 300/400 level literature or language courses; ENG 423, Reading Problems of Secondary Schools; ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents; additional writing courses.
  6. Required Communications (12 hours required)
    • Take one course from each category (9 hours) and one additional course from any of the categories (3 hours)
      • Journalism/Mass Communications
        • JMC 220, Photojournalism - 3 hours
        • JMC 226, Audio Production - 3 hours
      • Speech
        • Take required course:
          • SPCH 400, The Teaching of Speech - 3 hours
        • Elective from:
          • SPCH 222, Oral Interpretation of Literature - 3 hours
          • SPCH 231, Introduction to Forensics and Debate - 3 hours
          • SPCH 237, Intercollegiate Debate and Forensics - 3 hours
          • SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours
      • Theater

5 May 2010

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