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

Location(s): On Campus

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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 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Language and Linguistics Requirements (6 hours)

ENGL 10404 - Schoolhouse Grammars and Pedagogy Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 10403 - Studies in Language Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENGL 10504 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

Literature Requirements (24 hours)

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

Writing Requirements (9 hours)

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

Diversity and Inclusion Requirements (3 hours)

ENGL 10224 - Multiethnic Literature of the United States Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENGL 10226 - Modern and Contemporary World Literature Credit Hours: 3

Reading Requirements (3 hours)

ENGL 10321 - Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary English Classrooms Credit Hours: 3

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 Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENGL 10504 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
Any 200-level or higher course in Language for which the prerequisites are met Credit Hours: 9

Literature Emphasis

ENGL 10220 cannot be used for this requirement.

Any 200-level or higher course in Literature for which the prerequisites are met Credit Hours: 12

Writing Emphasis

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

Diversity and Inclusion Emphasis

Choose 12 credit hours from the following:

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

General Emphasis

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.

Any 200-level or higher English course for which the prerequisites are met Credit Hours: 12

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.