Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

English Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

Required Credits: 87
Required GPA: 2.50

I REQUIRED COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 2350 American Literature, to 1865 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2355 American Literature, 1865 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 3101 Advanced Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits)
• ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 3580 The English Language (3 credits)
• ML 3430 Linguistics (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
• ENGL 4429 Shakespeare for Teachers (3 credits)

SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 2357 British and World Drama (3 credits)
• ENGL 2358 British and World Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 2359 British and World Prose (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3155 Professional Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3177 Weblogs and Wikis (3 credits)
• ENGL 3179 Elements of Electronic Rhetoric (3 credits)
• ENGL 3530 Teaching Writing with Technology (3 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 9 semester credits from the following courses;
at least three credits must be at the 4000 level.
The courses may be taken multiple times with different
topic subtitles. 

• ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)

III REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ED 3208 Developmental Reading in Middle School (3 credits)
• ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
• ENGL 3520 Writing for the Secondary School Teacher (3 credits)
• ENGL 3550 Methods of Teaching English and Communication (4 credits)
• MASC 1100 Mass Media and Society (3 credits)

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

New Licensure rules become effective 8/31/12, please work closely with your academic advisor if you plan to graduate after that term.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
• ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• ED 3140 Human Relations In Education (3 credits)
• ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (3 credits)
• ED 3780 Adaptation and Management: Designing the Learning Environment (3 credits)
• ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
• ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
• HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

Complete 12 credits of student teaching:

• ED 4820 Student Teaching - Elementary (1-12 credits)
• ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)
• ED 4840 Student Teaching - Special Fields (1-12 credits)