English, B.A. (Secondary Education Track)

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For all tracks, English majors must earn a C or better in all English courses required for the major. This includes ENGL 1101 , ENGL 1102 , ENGL 2001 , ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2180 and ENGL 2190 as well as all upper-level ENGL courses that count toward the major.

For all tracks, English majors can take no more than 2 upper-level ENGL courses toward the major (6 credit hours) before completing the required 2000-level courses for the major (ENGL 2001 , ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 and ENGL 2180 or ENGL 2190 and ENGL 3000 ).

The English Education track is one of two tracks that the Bachelor’s student majoring in English may declare. The coursework in this program provides students with the opportunity to obtain a B.A. in English with a concentration in Secondary Education. At the end of this course of study, students are not only prepared to be knowledgeable practitioners of their content area-English and Language Arts-but may apply for and receive Secondary Education Certification as a result of knowledge gained in the classroom and from 900 hours of in-the-field training. Course objectives and activities relate to the descriptors of the Conceptual Framework in substantive ways.

Admission to the College of Education Teacher Education Program (TEP) is required before taking any upper-level Education courses. Pre-requisites for TEP include: 1) completion of core curriculum areas A-E; 2) overall minimum GPA of 2.7; 3) demonstrated writing proficiency or completion of ENGL 1101 with a grade of C or better; 4) demonstrated oral communication proficiency or completion of COMM 1110 with a grade of C or better; 5) satisfactory completion of GACE Basic Skills/Program Admission Assessment or exemption; 6) successful completion of EDUC 2110 , EDUC 2120 , EDUC 2130 , and MEDT 2401 (if required); and 7) completion of any other departmental requirements. See English advisor for admission to TEP once pre-requisites have been met and for selection of core and major area courses.

Requirements

Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

* ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 are prerequisites for all courses from ENGL 2110 through ENGL 4386 except ENGL 2060 .

Core Area F: 18 Hours

Required Courses: 6 Hours

ENGL 2001 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3 Credit Hours

Choose two courses from the following: 6 Hours

ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2180 - Studies in African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2190 - Studies in Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours

Foreign Language Requirement: 6 Hours

Choose one of the following:
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I 3 Credit Hours (and)
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II 3 Credit Hours
(or)
GRMN 2001 - Intermediate German I 3 Credit Hours (and)
GRMN 2002 - Intermediate German II 3 Credit Hours
(or)
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credit Hours (and)
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
Note:

* Courses can be taken as electives in Core Area C.2.

Requirements for the Major (Upper-Division Courses): 30 Hours

A. Methods: 3 Hours

ENGL 3000 - Research and Methodology 3 Credit Hours

B. Literary History: 12 Hours *

Four (4) courses, one from each of the following areas:

ENGL 4000 - Studies in British Lit. I 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4002 - Studies in British Lit. II 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4003 - Studies in American Lit. I 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4005 - Studies in American Lit. II 3 Credit Hours
*Students may take additional offerings of Literary History courses as major electives. Students may take two sections of the same course as long as the topic of the sections is different. For example, ENGL 4002 - British Romanticism and ENGL 4002 - Twentieth-Century British

C. English Education Requirements: 9 Hours

ENGL 4295 - Studies in Young Adult Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3400 - Pedagogy and Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4300 - Studies in the English Language 3 Credit Hours
(English Grammar OR History of the English Language)

D. Electives: 3 Hours *

One course selected from ENGL 3000- or 4000- level courses.

* No more than one (1) variable-credit, independent study may be counted toward the major. Students cannot count ENGL 4386 (Internship) toward the major. Students may take two sections of the same course as long as the topic of the sections is different. For example, ENGL 4106 - Studies in Genre: Poetry and ENGL 4106 - Studies in Genre: Film.

E. Senior Seminar:3 Hours *

ENGL 4384 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
No course may be substituted for the Senior Seminar.

* Prerequisites: 2000-level ENGL courses in Area F, ENGL 3000, and 18 additional hours of upper-level ENGL courses with a C or higher

F. Professional Education Sequence: 34 Hours ****

EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Sociocultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4238 - Methods for Teaching Secondary English 4 Credit Hours
ENGL 4286 - Teaching Internship 9 Credit Hours
CEPD 4101 - Educational Psychology 3 Credit Hours **
MEDT 3401 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours *****
SPED 3715 - The Inclusive Classroom: Differentiating Instruction 3 Credit Hours
SEED 4271 - Instruction, Assessment, and Management in the Secondary Classroom 2 Credit Hours **

Total: 124 Hours

** Admission to Teacher Education Program required before enrolling in these courses.

See admission requirements in the College of Education .

**** A grade of C or better is required in courses in these sections.

***** Prerequisite MEDT 2401 or exemption exam