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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Middle School Education, BA English/Language Arts Emphasis (Grades 5 - 9)

77 credit hours

Requirements

Major Coursework

47 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 11110 - Orientation to Educational Experiences with Field Experiences Credit Hour: 3
EDU 20200 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning Credit Hour: 3
EDU 21501 - Teacher Education Seminar I Credit Hour: 1
EDU 30710 - Content Literacy for Diverse Learners Credit Hour: 3
EDU 32100 - Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology Credit Hour: 3
EDU 33542 - Secondary Methods of Teaching and Learning with Field Experience Credit Hour: 3
EDU 34100 - Education of the Exceptional Child Credit Hour: 3
EDU 34310 - Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management with Field Experiences Credit Hour: 3
EDU 38700 - Reading/Writing across Curriculum Credit Hour: 3
EDU 38800 - Middle School Psychology Credit Hour: 3
EDU 38910 - Middle School Philosophy, Curriculum, and Instruction Credit Hour: 4
EDU 40400 - Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning Credit Hour: 3
EDU 41000 - Student Teaching Credit Hour: 12

Oral Communications Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:

SW 20000 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hour: 3

English/Language Arts Emphasis Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 20100 - Premodern World Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 20101 - Modern World Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 23500 - American Literature: Slavery and War Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 24100 - Celtic Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 24200 - Viking Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 25300 - The Arthurian Legend Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 25400 - Mythology and Folklore Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 25900 - Existentialism: Absurdity, Angst, and the Meaning of Life Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 26000 - Gothic Literature: Monsters & Madness Credit Hour: 3

Elective Coursework I

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 30700 - The Teaching of Writing Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 37200 - Grammar and Writing Credit Hour: 3

Elective Coursework II

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDU 24700 - Adolescent Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 37100 - Reading and Writing of the Young Adult Novel Credit Hour: 3

Elective Coursework III

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 20000-20099 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 22200 - Writing about Reality Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 25600 - Greek Myth, Epic, and Tragedy Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 30100 - Methods of Literary Study Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 33200 - Chaucer Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 33300 - Shakespeare Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 33800 - Medieval Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 33900 - Early Modern Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 34101 - London in the Eighteenth Century Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 34200 - Politics, Passion, Poetry and Problems: The Romantic Movement Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 34300 - Victorians: Vile or Virtuous? Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 35300 - Twentieth-Century American Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 37600 - African American Literature Credit Hour: 3
ENGL 40400 - History of the English Language Credit Hour: 3

Notes:

No duplication of coursework is allowed.