English Teaching Major, B.A./B.S.

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42 hours + Secondary Education Lincensure Minor (grades 5-12)

English Teaching at the Unversity of Southern Indiana prepares students to teach literature, composition and reading comprehension in elementary and secondary schools. In coordination with licensure programs in the Teacher Education Department, coursework addresses pedagogical issues in teaching English, and provides a strong background in areas such as literature, rhetoric and writing. The English department offers a major in English Teaching and minors in English Teaching and Langague Arts Teaching.

The major in English Teaching culminates in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. A bachelor’s degree in English Teaching prepares students for careers in secondary education (grades five through twelve) and requires completion of the Seconday Education Licensure minor. Additional admission requirements through the Teacher Education Department may apply. Students entering the English teaching program should review the College of Liberal Arts Teacher Licensure .

Students planning to teach English in elementary schools (pre-kindergarten through grade six) should complete the English Teaching minor or Language Arts Teaching minor. Teacher licensure should be completed through a major in early childhood educaiton, elementary education or special education, offered through the Teacher Education Department.

Teaching Major Grade & GPA Requirement

Students completing a teaching major must earn at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA, a 2.75 major GPA, and a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward degree requirements.

English Major

Notes: (1) English majors are normally expected to use HUM 241 - The Humanistic Tradition in Literature I or HUM 242 - The Humanistic Tradition in Literature II to fulfill Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Cultures in Core 39. (2) ENG 101 and ENG 201 do not fulfill any requirements for any major or minor in English or English Teaching.

English Courses (21 hours)

Shared English Core (12 hours)

All English and English Teaching majors are required to complete a 12-hour shared core of courses:

ENG 205 - Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading Credits: 3
ENG 255 - Introduction to British Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 265 - Introduction to American Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 301 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3

Shared English Electives (9 hours)

All English and English Teaching majors are required to complete 9 hours of shared electives at the 300- and 400-level:

English Teaching Courses (21 hours)

Shakespeare (3 hours)

ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Credits: 3 or
ENG 453 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances Credits: 3

English Teaching (9 hours)

ENG 310 - Writing in the Secondary Schools Credits: 3
ENG 344 - Adolescent and Young Adult Literature Credits: 3
ENG 444 - Literature in the Secondary Schools Credits: 3

Literature Electives (6 hours)

ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America Credits: 3
ENG 375 - Modern Canadian Literature Credits: 3
ENG 386 - World Mythology Credits: 3
ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory Credits: 3
ENG 424 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENG 425 - Milton: Prose and Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 426 - The Literature of the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENG 427 - Neo-Classical and Eighteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG 431 - Nineteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG 432 - Twentieth-Century Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 435 - The Novel to the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENG 436 - The Novel of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENG 437 - Contemporary Fiction Credits: 3
ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Credits: 3
ENG 453 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances Credits: 3
ENG 473 - History of Western Drama I Credits: 3
ENG 474 - History of World Drama II Credits: 3

Open Electives (3 hours)

English coursework at the 300- to 400-level.

Secondary Education Licensure Minor

Students seeking a teaching major that leads to licensure as a secondary school teacher (grades 5-12) are required to complete the Secondary Education Licensure Minor .