English with Teacher Licensure

Designed especially for prospective teachers, this concentration prepares students in a broad range of areas expected of English teachers: literature, composition, language and drama, speech or communications.

I. Required courses in the major—31 hours, including:

LANG 352 - The English Language and the Teaching of Writing (4)
LIT 240 - Introduction to Literature (4)
LIT 324 - American Literary Tradition (4)
LIT 334 - Western Literature: Ancient to Renaissance (4)
LIT 335 - Western Literature: Enlightenment to Modern (4)
LIT 491 - Senior Seminar (3)
LIT 492 - Scholarly Presentation (1)

One course from:

LIT 325 - Readings in Drama (4)
LIT 326 - Readings in Fiction (4)
LIT 327 - Readings in Poetry (4)

And one course from:

LIT 328 - Ethnic Literatures (3)
LIT 346 - Readings in Gender and Sexuality (3)
LIT 364 - Postcolonial Literature (3)
LIT 369 - World Literatures (3)

II. Required courses outside the major for 6-9 and 9-12 licensure–6 hours, including:

PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (3)

And 3 hours from:

DRAM 213 - The Art of Public Speaking and Presentations (3)
NM 101 - Digital Design Principles (3)
VMP 205 - Basic Video Production (4)

Students seeking teacher licensure must also complete the required EDUC courses indicated in the Education section of the catalog and see the appropriate Education advisor.

III. Other departmental requirements for 9–12 licensure:

A two-part demonstration of competency in the discipline, including a written examination and senior thesis. Computer competency is demonstrated in LIT 491 . Oral competency is demonstrated in LIT 492 .