Secondary Education 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 (G.P.A.). Students must maintain the content G.P.A. 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
Secondary Education
| SED 313 | Critical Writing and Teaching in Schools | 4 | Spring. |
| SED 413 | Social Justice Teaching in English Education | 4 | Fall. |
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| SPED 433 | Special Education: Best Practices and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
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| TESL 402 | Applications of Second Language Acquisition | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
English
| ENGL 200W | Reading Literature and Culture | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| ENGL 208 | British Literature | 4 | Annually. |
| ENGL 209 | American Literature | 4 | Annually. |
| ENGL 212 | Adolescent Literature: Images of Youth | 4 | Annually. |
| ENGL 300W | Introduction to Theory and Criticism | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
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| ENGL 345 | Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies | 4 | As needed. |
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| ENGL 346 | Shakespeare: The Tragedies and Romances | 4 | As needed. |
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| ENGL 432 | Studies in the English Language | 4 | As needed. |
ONE COURSE (Advanced Literature) from:
| ENGL 301 | Reading America to the Civil War | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 302 | Studies in American Literature 1860-1945 | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 304 | Studies in British Literature to 1500 | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 305 | Studies in British Literature 1500-1700 | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 306 | Studies in British Literature 1700-1914 | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 307 | Studies in Modernist and Contemporary Literature | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 315 | Literature, Environment and Ecocriticism | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 324 | Literature by Women | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 326 | Studies in African American Literature | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 327 | Studies in Multicultural American Literatures | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 335 | Literatures of the World to 1500 | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 336 | Reading Globally | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 340 | Studies in Poetry, Drama or Prose | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 341 | Studies in Literature and Film | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 350 | Topics Course in English | 4 | As needed. |
ONE COURSE (Diverse Literatures) from:
| ENGL 324 | Literature by Women | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 326 | Studies in African American Literature | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 327 | Studies in Multicultural American Literatures | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 336 | Reading Globally | 4 | As needed. |
| ENGL 350 | Topics Course in English | 4 | As needed. |
NOTE: ENGL 350 - when on appropriate topic.
ONE COURSE (Writing) from:
| ENGL 220W | Introduction to Creative Writing | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
| ENGL 222W | Introduction to Professional Writing | 4 | Annually |
| ENGL 231W | Multimodal Writing | 4 | Alternate years. |
| ENGL 232W | Public and Community Writing | 4 | Spring. |
| ENGL 378W | Advanced Workshop in Professional Writing | 4 | Alternate years. |
| ENGL 379W | Rhetoric for Professional Writing | 4 | Alternate years. |
| ENGL 460W | Seminar in English | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
Total Credit Hours: 51
Note: There are 88 total required credits for a Secondary Education English Major: 37 credits as required of all SED students and 51 credits of English Content courses.