English Education Comprehensive Major, 57 hours: B.S.Ed.— No Minor Required

CIP: 131305

The English Education program prepares teacher candidates for meaningful careers in middle and high school classrooms. As an English education major at Northwest, candidates learn the skills to be successful teachers – curriculum, assessment, differentiated instruction, classroom management, professionalism, practical teaching methods, etc. – but they also learn how to teach their future students to be passionate and critical thinkers. Through language, English teachers instill in students a rich sense of the power of words. Through literature, English teachers introduce students to people and ideas they would never know otherwise, giving insight into the many diverse contexts that make up the countless chapters of our shared human story. And through writing, English teachers guide students to find their own voices, to express themselves and amplify their ideas through the written word to their world.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 credits)

Institutional Requirements (4 credits)

Language and Linguistics Requirements (6 hours)

ENGL 10404	Schoolhouse Grammars and Pedagogy	3

ENGL 10403	Studies in Language	3
	OR
ENGL 10504	Language and Linguistics	3

Literature Requirements (24 hours)

ENGL 10230	Foundations of Literary Study	3
ENGL 10233	American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 *	3
ENGL 10234	American Literature: 1865 to the Present *	3
ENGL 10245	English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century *	3
ENGL 10246	English Literature: Romantics to the Present *	3
ENGL 10372	Introduction to Shakespeare	3
ENGL 10405	Senior Seminar	3
ENGL 10590	Young Adult Literature	3

Writing Requirements (9 hours)

ENGL 10210	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
ENGL 10322	Introduction to the Teaching of Writing	3
	Any 200-level or higher course in Writing for which the prerequisites are met	3

Diversity and Inclusion Requirements (3 hours)

ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States *	3
	OR
ENGL 10226	Modern and Contemporary World Literature *	3

Reading Requirements (3 hours)

ENGL 10321

Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary English Classrooms

Students choose one of five areas of emphasis (12 hours)

Emphasis areas include: Language and Linguistics, Literature, Writing, Diversity and Inclusion, and General.

With advisor approval, students may substitute appropriate English coursework numbered 200 or above to personalize their area of emphasis.

Language and Linguistics Emphasis

ENGL 10403	Studies in Language	3
	OR
ENGL 10504	Language and Linguistics	3

	Any 200-level or higher course in Language for which the prerequisites are met	9

Literature Emphasis

Any 200-level or higher course in Literature for which the prerequisites are met

ENGL 10220 cannot be used for this requirement.

Writing Emphasis

ENGL 10203	Writing and Rhetoric	3
	Any 200-level or higher course in Writing for which the prerequisites are met	9

Diversity and Inclusion Emphasis

Choose 12 credit hours from the following:

ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States	3
ENGL 10226	Modern and Contemporary World Literature	3
ENGL 10340	Cultural Studies in Literature	3
ENGL 10343	Survey of Women's Literature	3
ENGL 10540	Studies in Multiculturalism and World Literature	3
LANG 14403	Special Topics in Latin American Cinema	3
ENGL 10430	Digital Literacy	3
	Advisor-approved electives	3

General Emphasis

Any 200-level or higher English course for which the prerequisites are met

ENGL 10220 cannot be used for this requirement. Students may substitute up to three courses (nine hours) in elective Language courses numbered 200 or above.

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

ENGL 10580 is the required methods course for anybody seeking their teaching credential in middle or secondary English; this is in addition to the courses listed above.

This major, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for English grades 9-12.