English Education Major
Secondary Education
DPI License, English and Language Arts, Grades 4-12
DPI License Code: #2300
63 Total Credits
1. Required Courses: 36 cr. hrs.
ENGL 220 Structure of English 3 cr.
ENGL 251 Advanced Composition 3 cr.
ENGL 253 Introduction to Literary Studies 3 cr.
ENGL 262 Creative Writing 3 cr.
Take three of the following survey courses (324, 325, 331, 332). A second period course (in addition to the period course required in Area #2 below) may be substituted for one of the required survey courses.
ENGL 324 Survey of American Lit. I, Origins to 1900 3 cr.
ENGL 325 Survey of American Lit. II, 1900-1980 3 cr.
ENGL 331 Survey of British Literature I, to 1800 3 cr.
ENGL 332 Survey of British Literature II, 1800-Present 3 cr.
ENGL 335 Shakespeare 3 cr.
ENGL 355 Literature-Based Reading Methods for Adolescents 3 cr.
ENGL 361 Composition Theory 3 cr.
ENGL 362 Introduction to Rhetorical Studies 3 cr.
ENGL 441 Twentieth-Century International Literature 3 cr.
2. Select one course from the following period course group: 3 cr. hrs.
ENGL 422 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama 3 cr.
ENGL 423 17th Century Prose & Poetry
ENGL 425 British Romanticism: 1785-1832 3 cr.
ENGL 426 Victorian Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 427 Modern British Literature: 1890-1940 3 cr.
ENGL 428 Modern British Literature: 1940-Present 3 cr.
ENGL 431 Modern American Fiction 3 cr.
ENGL 432 Contemporary American Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 444 Major Authors
3. Select two courses from the following language and writing group: 6 cr. hrs.
ENGL 211 Introduction to TESOL: Reading and Writing. 3 cr.
ENGL 266 Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 321 English Language: History and Culture 3 cr.
ENGL 360 Theory and Methodology of TESOL 3 cr.
ENGL 372 Practicum: Peer Tutoring and Writing Instruction or ENGL 373 Techniques in Tutoring: TESOL Practicum 3 cr.
4. Select two Journalism/Marketing Communications/Professional Writing courses: 6 cr. hrs.
Only one 100-level course can be taken in this category.
ENGL 270 Visual Rhetoric 3 cr.
ENGL 367 Technical Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 368 Writing Poetry 3 cr.
ENGL 369 Writing Fiction 3 cr.
ENGL 370 Writing Non-Fiction 3 cr.
ENGL 371 Proposal Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 374 Cyberliteracy and Writing for the Web 3 cr. (EC)
ENGL 387 Technical and Professional Editing 3 cr.
ENGL 467 Advanced Technical Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 101 Introduction to Mass Communication 3 cr.
JOUR 110 Principles and Ethics of Journalism 6 cr.
JOUR 201 Intro to Audio Storytelling 3 cr.
JOUR 202 Print News Writing 3 cr.
JOUR 203 Broadcast News Writing 3 cr
JOUR 221 Radio News Production 2 cr.
JOUR 222 Intro to Video Storytelling 3 cr.
MARC 100 Writing for Mass Media 3 cr.
5. Select two Speech or Theatre Arts courses: 6 cr.
COMS 106 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.
COMS 211 Public Speaking 3 cr.
COMS 213 Intercultural Communication 3 cr.
COMS 308 Small Group Communication 3 cr.
COMS 312 Argumentation and Decision Making 3 cr.
COMS 314 Introduction to Criticism 3 cr.
COMS 319 Freedom to Speak 3 cr.
COMS 207 / MARC 207 Listening Skills 3 cr.
MARC 311 Persuasion 3 cr.
SASA 121 Acting for Stage and Screens 3 cr.
SASA 131 Visual Elements for State and Screen 3 cr.
SASA 230 Playwrights of Color 3 cr. (ACD)
SASA 231Creating Artistic Environments for State and Screen 3 cr.
SASA 234 Production Managment 3 cr.
SASA 310 Media Literacy 3 cr.
SASA 334 Playwriting 3 cr.
SASA 337 History of Theatre and Dramatic Literature 3 cr.
6. Select one Film Studies Course: 3 cr.
ENGL 301 / SASA 301/ FILM 301 History of Film 3 cr.
ENGL 306 / FILM 306 Postcolonial Film and Literature 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 317 / FILM 317 Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 442 / FILM 442 / INTS 442 World Cinema 3 cr. (GP)
JOUR 302 / FILM 302 History of the Documentary 3 cr.
SASA 200 / FILM 200 Introduction to Film Studies 3 cr.
SASA 248 / FILM 248 Cultures in Conflict 3 cr.
7. Choose one Multicultural/International courses: 3 cr. hrs.
Many of these courses can be double-counted as General Education or University requirements.
ENGL 203 Literature of African Americans 3 cr. (ACD)
ENGL 208 Literature of Native Americans 3 cr. (ACD)
ENGL 214 Women in Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 228 Literature of Environmental Justice 3 cr. (EC)
ENGL 230 International Short Story 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 234 Modern Novels 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 317 Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 442 / FILM 442 / INTS 442 World Cinema 3 cr. (GP)
ENGL 306 Postcolonial Film and Literature 3 cr. (GP)
8. Required Supporting courses: 6 cr. hrs.
These credits are not included in the total major credits or major GPA. These courses are a college of education requirement.
POLS 114 American Government and Politics 3 cr.
TED 432 Techniques in English 3 cr.
9. Teacher Education Courses - English
In addition to the required English major courses, students will need to be admitted and progress through three "tiers" of the Education Preparation Program. In each tier, candidates will be evaluated as potential teachers. A GPA minimum of 2.75 is required in all teacher education courses.
Teacher Education (English) courses to be completed before admission to Tier I of the Education Preparation Program:
TED 100 Introduction to Teaching 2 cr.
Teacher Education (English) courses to be completed before admission to Tier II of the Education Preparation Program:
TED 250 Educational Psychology 3 cr.
ENGL 252 Multicultural Education: Language, Media, and Philosophy 3 cr
SPED 330 Introduction to Special Education 3 cr.
TED 414 Middle Schools and Transcesent Development 3 cr.
Teacher Education courses to be completed after admission to Tier II:
TED 432 Techniques in English 3 cr
Student Teaching 12 cr.
TED 421 Student Teaching Seminar 2 cr
TED 472 Student Teaching - Initial 10 cr
TED 474 Student Teaching - COST International 5 cr.
TED 479 K-12 Teaching 10 cr
Note: Additional general education course restrictions and minimum grades for specific courses are also required. Please condult with an academic advisor for more information.
