Secondary Education - English
Administered by Department of Educational Studies and Secondary Education
Effective Fall, 2009
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in English must declare majors in both English and Secondary Education (English) and complete the full English (Secondary Education Track) course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements.
A total of 121 credits is required for a bachelor of science degree with a specialization in English. Required courses include:
English
20.236 American Literature I
20.237 American Literature II
20.246 British Literature I
20.256 Non-Western Literature I or 20.257 Non-Western Literature II
20.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
20.311 Structure of English
20.312 History of English Language
20.363 Shakespeare
20.385 Literature for Young Adults
One of the following media courses:
- 20.307 Writing for the Internet
- 20.391 Literature and Film
- 26.102 Introduction to Theater Arts
- 26.209 Theater Appreciation
- 27.110 Mass Communication and the Popular Arts
- 27.190 History of Film
- 27.275 Cinema Appreciation
- 27.315 Social Foundations of Mass Communications
- 42.226 Popular Culture in America
- 45.400 Sociology of Mass Communications
Electives - six credits. Three credits may be at the 100/200 level (excluding 20.151); remainder must be 300/400 level and may include English Internship
Secondary Education
60.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education.
60.291 Principles of Teaching
60.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
65.351 Teaching Communication
60.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
60.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
60.406 Multicultural Education
70.275 Linking Assessment
70.358 Methods of Instruction
Choose one of the following three courses:
- 60.204 Educational Computing and Technology
- 60.350 Instructional Design Systems
- 60.351 Virtual Learning Communities
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
20.101 Composition I
20.203 Approaches to Lit. Study (Required of all Secondary English Majors)
25.103 Public Speaking or 25.104 Interpersonal Communication
20.226 European Literature I
20.247 British Literature II
A mathematics course
45.211 Principles of Sociology
48.101 General Psychology
48.212 Adolescent. Psychology
70.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
72.415 ELL: Basics of Language and Communications or
79.494 ELL: Strategies and Methods
Among courses chosen to meet humanities requirement, three departments must be represented from Art and Art History, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, English, Languages and Cultures, Music History, and Philosophy. Among natural sciences and mathematics requirements, three departments must be represented from Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Chemistry; Geography and Geosciences; Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, and Physics and Engineering Technology.