2017-2018 Catalog

English Major

Students electing a major in English apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain English certification:

Requirements

English

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENGL 201Literary Studies: Analysis

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 202Literary Studies: Theory and Criticism

4

Fall, Spring.
ENGL 205British Literature to 1700

4

As needed.
ENGL 207American Literature, Beginnings to the present

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ENGL 212Adolescent Literature: Images of Youth

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

ENGL 326Studies in African American Literature

4

As needed.
-Or-

ENGL 327Studies in Multicultural American Literatures

4

As needed.
 

ENGL 336Reading Globally

4

As needed.
 

ENGL 345Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies

4

As needed.
-Or-

ENGL 346Shakespeare: The Tragedies and Romances

4

As needed.
 

ENGL 432History of the English Language

4

As needed.
-Or-

ENGL 433Modern English Grammar

4

As needed.
 

ENGL 460Seminar in Major Authors and Themes

4

Fall, Spring.
 

ENGL 325Literature and Film: Page to Screen

4

As needed.
-Or-

FILM 116Introduction to Film

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

SED 445The Teaching of Writing in Secondary Schools

4

Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 48

Note: SED 445: Minimum grade of B- required.

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed ENGL 201 and ENGL 202 and a minimum of five additional courses from the English education plan of study. To enroll in SED 421, students must have completed all but two of the required 300-level English courses and all other requirements in the English major.