English Major

Students electing a major in English apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain English certification:

Requirements

English

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ENGL 201	Literary Studies: Analysis	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 202	Literary Studies: Theory and Criticism	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 205	British Literature to 1700	4	As needed.
ENGL 207	American Literature, Beginnings to the present	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 212	Adolescent Literature: Images of Youth	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENGL 326	Studies in African American Literature	4	As needed.
	-Or-
ENGL 327	Studies in Multicultural American Literatures	4	As needed.

ENGL 336	Reading Globally	4	As needed.

ENGL 345	Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies	4	As needed.
	-Or-
ENGL 346	Shakespeare: The Tragedies and Romances	4	As needed.

ENGL 432	History of the English Language	4	As needed.
	-Or-
ENGL 433	Modern English Grammar	4	As needed.

ENGL 460	Seminar in Major Authors and Themes	4	Fall, Spring.

ENGL 325	Literature and Film: Page to Screen	4	As needed.
	-Or-
FILM 116	Introduction to Film	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

SED 445	The Teaching of Writing in Secondary Schools	4	Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 48

Note: SED 445: Minimum grade of B- required.

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed ENGL 201 and ENGL 202 and a minimum of five additional courses from the English education plan of study. To enroll in SED 421, students must have completed all but two of the required 300-level English courses and all other requirements in the English major.