Language Arts Teaching Minor

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24 hours; 2.75 minor GPA required

This minor will not lead to licensure in English or Language Arts for secondary education. Certification for high school teachers in English requires completion of the complete degree and the Secondary Education Minor.

Shared English Core (12 Hours)

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

Teaching Methods (9 hours)

EDUC 378 - Literacy Methods I Credits: 3
EDUC 381 - Language, Literacy, and Culture Credits: 3
EDUC 398 - Reading Methods Credits: 3

Directed Electives (3 hours)

ONE of the following:

ENG 313 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
ENG 314 - Survey of English Grammars Credits: 3
ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America Credits: 3
ENG 371 - Non-Western World Literature Credits: 3
ENG 372 - Western World Literature Credits: 3
ENG 375 - Modern Canadian Literature Credits: 3
ENG 381 - Medieval World 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 417 - History of the English Language 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