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 are required for a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a specialization in English. Required courses include:
English
ENGLISH.236 American Literature I
ENGLISH.237 American Literature II
ENGLISH.246 British Literature I
ENGLISH.256 Non-Western Literature I or ENGLISH.257 Non-Western Literature II
ENGLISH.306 Theory and Practice of Writing
ENGLISH.311 Structure of English
ENGLISH.312 History of English Language
ENGLISH.363 Shakespeare
ENGLISH.385 Literature for Young Adults
One of the following media courses:
- ENGLISH.307 Writing for the Internet
- ENGLISH.391 Literature and Film
- HISTORY.226 Popular Culture in America
- MASSCOMM.110 Mass Communication and the Popular Arts
- MASSCOMM.190 History of Film
- MASSCOMM.275 Cinema Appreciation
- MASSCOMM.315 Social Foundations of Mass Communications
- SOC.400 Sociology of Mass Communications
- THEATRE.102 Introduction to Theater Arts
- THEATRE.209 Theater Appreciation
Electives - six credits. Three credits may be at the 100/200 level (excluding ENGLISH.151); remainder must be 300/400 level and may include English Internship
Secondary Education
EDFOUND.206 Teachers, Schools and Society
EDFOUND.251 Psychological Foundations of Education
EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching
EDFOUND.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment
- EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education
EDFOUND.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience
- EDFOUND.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience
SECED.351 Teaching Communication
- SPECED.275 Linking Assessment
- SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction
Choose one of the following three courses:
- EDFOUND.204 Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning
- EDFOUND.350 Instructional Design Systems
- EDFOUND.351 Virtual Learning Communities
General Education
Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:
AUDSLP.415 ELL: Basics of Language and Communications or
PROFSTUD.494 ELL: Strategies and Methods
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking or COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication
ENGLISH.101 Composition I
ENGLISH.203 Approaches to Lit. Study (Required of all Secondary English Majors)
ENGLISH.226 European Literature I
ENGLISH.247 British Literature II
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
PSYCH.212 Adolescent Psychology
SOC.211 Principles of Sociology
SPECED.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals
A mathematics course
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.