Major- Concentration in English -
Communication Arts/Literature for
5-12 Education Licensure (44 or 45 credits)
Students in this program meet the same requirements as do other
English majors. Secondary-education minors must also meet the requirements of the
education department. Students are strongly encouraged to contact an English
secondary-education adviser as soon as possible in their college career, preferably as
first-year students.
Students who transfer to these colleges should see an English
education adviser before registering for classes. Students should contact both the
education and the English departments for detailed information on their programs.
Required Courses:
4 credits ENGL 133: Reading Fiction and Poetry
4 credits ENGL 311: Writing Essays
4 credits of coursework under each of the following clusters:
Authors - ENGL 352: Shakespeare
Period & Genre - ENGL 283: Western
Literature in Translation: Ancient Greece to the
Medieval Period or ENGL 284: Western Literature inTranslation:
Renaissance
to the Present
Literary Criticism and Theory OR
Linguistics OR Cultural Studies - ENGL 387:
English Language (Linguistics)
Capstone - EDUC 362: Student Teaching
To meet state requirements and fulfill the additional requirements
listed under the Concentration in Literature, secondary-education minors must also take
the following courses:
4 credits ENGL 342: British Literature after 1700
4 credits ENGL 346: American Literature to 1865
4 credits ENGL 383: Post-Colonial Literature or ENGL 382: Multicultural Literature of the
United States
Those students who complete the minor may also count 2 credits of
COMM 200: Public Speaking and 2 credits of COMM 252: Listening and 4 credits of COMM 103:
Mass Communication and Society towards their major.
0 to 1 credit Communication Arts/Literature Activity, including,
but not limited to, work on a campus newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, radio or TV
station. Usually this requirement will be completed during sophomore or junior year
through course work in COMM 392 (Communication Practicum) or ILP 271 or 371
(Individualized Learning Project). Other on or off campus activities may also fulfill this
requirement by credit, substitution, or exemption. For more information, see your major
advisor.
See also the education department's listing of courses required
for a 5-12 licensure.
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