English Major, 39 hours: B.S.Ed.—Minor Required

CIP: 131305

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (18 hours)

ENGL 10230	Foundations of Literary Study	3
ENGL 10321	Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary English Classrooms	3
ENGL 10322	Introduction to the Teaching of Writing	3
ENGL 10404	Schoolhouse Grammars and Pedagogy	3
ENGL 10405	Senior Seminar	3
ENGL 10590	Young Adult Literature	3

American Literature Requirement (6 hours)

Students should choose two American Literature courses for a total of six credit hours.

ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States	3
ENGL 10233	American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 *	3
ENGL 10234	American Literature: 1865 to the Present *	3

English Literature Requirement (6 hours)

Students should choose two English Literature courses for a total of six credit hours.

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

Language and Linguistics Requirement (3 hours)

Students should select one of the Language and Linguistics courses listed for a total of three credit hours.

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

Writing Requirement (3 hours)

Students should select one of the Writing courses listed for a total of three credit hours.

ENGL 10203	Writing and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 10210	Introduction to Creative Writing	3

Literature Elective Requirement (3 hours)

Students should select one literature course numbered 200 or above, except ENGL 10220, Introduction to Literature.

ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States	3
ENGL 10226	Modern and Contemporary World Literature	3
ENGL 10325	Special Studies	1 to 3
ENGL 10331	The Bible and Literature	3
ENGL 10340	Cultural Studies in Literature	3
ENGL 10341	Literature and Film	3
ENGL 10343	Survey of Women's Literature	3
ENGL 10351	Science Fiction Literature	3
ENGL 10372	Introduction to Shakespeare	3
ENGL 10520	Studies in Early British Literature	3
ENGL 10530	Studies in British Literature, 18th Century-Present	3
ENGL 10540	Studies in Multiculturalism and World Literature	3
ENGL 10550	Studies in American Literature	3

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take ENGL 10580 Methods in Secondary School English as part of their professional education requirements.

Minor requirements and/or free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

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