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English Teaching Major
B.A. degree program
Total hours required – 46
In addition to the requirements listed under “General Education Required of Secondary and K-12 Teacher Education Students” and “Core Professional Education Courses for Secondary and Teacher Education Programs”, the following specific courses are required:
| Specialized professional education course in English (EN) |
Hours | |
| 4052 | Methods of Teaching English (2) - F | 2 |
| Courses in English (EN) | Hours | |
| 2153 | Survey of World Literature I (3) - F, SP, SU | 3 |
| 2163 | Survey of World Literature II (3) - F,SP, SU | 3 |
| 2903 | Introduction to Literary Studies (3) - SP | 3 |
| 3013 | Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3) - F, SP | 3 |
| 3023 | English Grammar (3) - F* | 3 |
| 3033 | History of the English Language (3) - SP | 3 |
| 3053 | Literature for Young Adults (3) - SP | 3 |
| 3233 | History of American Literature (3) - F3 | 3 |
| 3243 | History of British Literature I (3) - SP | 3 |
| 3253 | History of British Literature (3) -SP | 3 |
| 3713 | Fiction as a Genre (3) - F | 3 |
| 3723 | Poetry as a Genre (3) - F | 3 |
| 3733 | Shakespeare (3) - F | 3 |
| 46n3 | Seminar in American Literature (3) F, SP | 3 |
| 4992 | Senior English Capstone (2) - SP | 2 |
English Teaching majors have a built-in minor in Education and are not required to complete another minor.
To complete the English Teaching major, students must satisfy the major field writing requirements for both the Education Department and the English
Department.
English Teaching majors are also strongly encouraged to complete one survey course in philosophy or English 4203 (Literary Theory and Criticism).