B.S. in Secondary Education, English (124 cr)
This degree will license you for teaching in both Middle and High School in the selected content area. General education requirements vary slightly from program to program.
General Education Requirements (39 cr)
Composition & Communication (9 cr)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
- Choose one speech course (eg. SPCH-S 121, CMCL-C 223)
College Level Mathematics (3 cr)
Choose at least one math course that meets IU East General Education Requirements.
Humanities & Fine Arts (9 cr)
Choose 3 additional courses from:
- World Language, Music (no studio), Fine Arts (1 studio only), Journalism, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Theater
Natural Science & Mathematics (9 cr)
- Choose at least one mathematics course 100 level or above, excluding MATH-M 123
- Choose at least one science course with a lab. Science courses can be taken from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Astronomy, Geology, or Anatomy & Physiology.
Behavioral & Social Sciences (9 cr)
- Choose 3 courses from at least two of the following areas:
Anthropology, Economics, Social Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Additional Requirements (0-2 cr)
First-Year Seminar (0-2 cr)
Students entering the program with less than 12 credit hours of transferable credit are required to complete the First Year Seminar (UCOL-U 101).
Professional Education Requirements
The lab/field experience courses, including EDUC-M 201, EDUC-M 301, and EDUC-M 401, can (and must) be taken multiple times for credit.
Foundations (17 cr)
- EDUC-W 200 Microcomputing for Education: An Introduction
- EDUC-F 205 Study of Education and Practices of Teaching
- EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society
- EDUC-P 250 & EDUC-M 201 Psychology Applied to Teaching
- EDUC-K 306 Teaching students with Special Needs
Teacher Education Program (0 cr)
- EDUC-M 299 TEP Application Required
Methods (15 cr) [Must be admitted to TEP]
- EDUC-M 314 & EDUC-M 301 General Methods (complete first)
- EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Readings
- EDUC-K 490 Assessment I & II
- One additional methods course (satisfied in concentration)
Student Teaching Semester (15 cr)
- EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School
- EDUC-F 203 Topical Exploration in Education
Skill Review Courses (optional, as needed)
- EDUC-X 151 College Textbook Reading
- ENG-W 130 Principles of Composition
Secondary English Major (45 cr)
At least 18 hours must be at the 300 level or above.
Methods (4 cr)
- EDUC-M 452 Methods of Teaching SH/JH/MS English
- EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience
Writing (9 cr)
Literature (18 cr)
- ENG-L 391 Young Adult Literature
- ENG-L 225 Introduction to World Masterpieces
- ENG-L 207 or ENG-L 378 or ENG-L 379
- ENG-L 250 or ENG-L 352 (American Literature)
- ENG-L 251 or ENG-L 354 (American Literature)
- ENG-L 297 or ENG-L 306 (Early British Literature)
- ENG-L 298 or ENG-L 220 or ENG-L 315 (Middle British Literature)
- ENG-L 299 (Modern British Literature)
Linguistics (6 cr)
Media Studies (6 cr)
- SPCH-S 303 Speech Composition
- Choose 2 courses from:
- CMCL-C 205 Introduction to Communication and Culture
- CMCL-C 304 Communication and Social Conflict
- CMCL-C 427 Cross-Cultural Communication
Choose one track of interest
Creative Writing
- ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction
- ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry
- ENG-W 311 Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENG-W 401 Advanced Fiction Writing
- ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing
- ENG-W 405 Writing Prose Nonfiction
Literature (British)
- ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature
- ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature
- ENG-L 346 Twentieth-Century British Fiction
- ENG-L 348 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
- ENG-L 383 Studies in British Commonwealth
Literature (American)
- ENG-L 356 American Poetry to 1900
- ENG-L 357 20th Century American Poetry
- ENG-L 370 Black American Writing
- ENG-L 372 Contemporary American Fiction
Spanish
- SPAN-S 100 Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN-S 150 Elementary Spanish II
- SPAN-S 200 Second Year Spanish I
- SPAN-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- SPAN-S 303 The Hispanic World
Film
- ENG-L 295 American Literature and Film
- ENG-L 394 Film as Literature
- ENG-L 395 British and American Film Studies
Theater
- THTR-T 100 Introduction to Theatre
- THTR-T 115 Oral Interpretation I
- THTR-T 120 Acting I
- THTR-T 220 Acting II
- THTR-T 238 Workshop in Readers Theater
- THTR-T 315 Oral Interpretation
- THTR-T 325
Speech
- SPCH-S 323 Speech Composition
- SPCH-S 324
- SPCH-S 325
