Teaching Major in English/Language Arts (BA/BS)
The Teaching English Language Arts major is designed to prepare you for teaching effectively in middle and high schools.
The program includes completing:
- core courses in English and communication studies to meet performance standards for licensure
- elective options designed to provide greater depth of content knowledge in the student’s area of teaching interest
- content methods courses that provide pedagogical knowledge and fulfill other professional requirements of the teacher education program
Your progress through the program will be monitored, and you must meet prescribed levels of performance at various checkpoints as listed in the Unit Assessment System (UAS) in order to continue enrollment in teacher education.
87 credits
Core requirements, 39 credits
| ENG 205 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 213 | Introduction to Digital Literacies | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Language and Society | 3 |
| ENG 230 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| ENG 285 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 260 | British Literature 1: The Beginnings to 1780 | 3 |
| or | |
| ENG 464 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 321 | English Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 412 | Reading in the Secondary English Classroom | 3 |
| ENG 414 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 444 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
Diverse Literature, 3 credits
Choose one:
| ENG 490 | Literature and Gender | 3 |
| ENG 491 | Literature of African-American Traditions | 3 |
| ENG 492 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 493 | American Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Queer Literature/Queer Theory | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Disability Studies | 3 |
| ENG 498 | Studies in Global Literature | 3 |
American Literature, 3 credits
Choose one:
| ENG 240 | American Literature 1: The Beginnings to 1860 | 3 |
| ENG 250 | American Literature 2: 1860 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 345 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 346 | Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 347 | Twentieth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 351 | Twenty-First-Century American Literature | 3 |
Electives, 9 credits
Choose 9 credits from any of the courses listed below. Electives are grouped into categories but not every category is required. At least 6 credits must be at 300 level or higher. At least 3 credits must be a literature course at 300-400-level.
Creative Writing Electives
Linguistics Electives
| ENG 219 | Introduction to Linguistic Science | 3 |
| ENG 316 | Semantics, Morphology, and Syntax | 3 |
| ENG 322 | Language and Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 |
| ENG 323 | Discourse Structure and Strategies | 3 |
| ENG 328 | Language and Gender | 3 |
| ENG 332 | Linguistic Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Topics in Language and Technology | 3 |
Literature Electives
| ENG 240 | American Literature 1: The Beginnings to 1860 | 3 |
| ENG 250 | American Literature 2: 1860 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 260 | British Literature 1: The Beginnings to 1780 | 3 |
| ENG 280 | British Literature 2: 1780 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG 305 | Black Children's and Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 345 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 346 | Nineteenth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 347 | Twentieth-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 351 | Twenty-First-Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 362 | Medieval British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 363 | Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 364 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 365 | Nineteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 366 | British Literature 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENG 367 | Contemporary British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 402 | Cultural Studies | 3 |
| ENG 421 | History of the Book | 3 |
| ENG 422 | Studies: Authors | 3 |
| ENG 423 | Studies in Drama | 3 |
| ENG 424 | Genre Studies | 3 |
| ENG 425 | Film Studies | 3 |
| ENG 464 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 490 | Literature and Gender | 3 |
| ENG 491 | Literature of African-American Traditions | 3 |
| ENG 492 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 493 | American Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENG 494 | Queer Literature/Queer Theory | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Disability Studies | 3 |
| ENG 496 | Literary and Critical Theory | 3 |
| ENG 498 | Studies in Global Literature | 3 |
Professional Writing Electives
| ENG 231 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENG 303 | Global Rhetorics | 3 |
| ENG 329 | Editing and Style | 3 |
| ENG 333 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENG 335 | Writing and Reading Public Discourse | 3 |
| ENG 336 | Writing for Community Action | 3 |
| ENG 389 | Practicum in Peer Tutoring in Writing | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Document Design and Visual Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 431 | Writing in Digital Environments | 3 |
| ENG 435 | Issues in Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
Communication Studies Electives
| COMM 240 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 290 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 320 | Persuasion | 3 |
| COMM 375 | Advanced Presentation Design and Delivery | 3 |
| COMM 475 | Coaching and Directing Secondary School Forensics | 3 |
Additional Electives
| ENG 269 | Career Discovery | 1 |
| ENG 299X | Experimental/Developmental Topics | 3 TO 6 |
| ENG 369 | Professional Experience | 1 TO 12 |
| ENG 388 | English Studies Abroad | 3 TO 12 |
| ENG 390 | Honors Colloquium in English | 1 TO 4 |
| ENG 400 | Special Topics in English | 3 |
| ENG 404 | Independent Study in English | 1 TO 3 |
Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program
Professional Education Sequence, 39 credits
Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses
| EDMU 205 | Introduction to Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDPS 251 | Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education | 3 |
| ENG 150 | Introduction to Teaching English Language Arts in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDJH 385 | Principles of Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
| EDPS 390 | Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDSE 380 | Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School | 3 |
| ENG 350 | Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| ENG 395 | Teaching Literature and Language in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Decision Point 3 Courses
| EDSE 460 | Student Teaching: Secondary School | 6-7 |
| EDSE 465 | Elective Student Teaching: Secondary, Junior High/Middle, or All-Grade | 3 OR 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 87