English, Teaching Concentration, BA

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Students will meet all requirements for the English, BA degree and will include courses listed below to complete the Teaching Concentration within the English Major.

English Major Required Courses

ENG 280 CUX - Introduction to Literary Study Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
OR
ENG 281 CI - Introduction to Literary Studies Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
One COR 3 course in the Humanities

Additional Major Requirements

At least one course from the following:

ENG 260 CD - Topics in Ethnic Literatures Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 271 CG - TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURES Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 325 - Topics in Ethnic American Lit Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 325A CDQ - Asian/American: Fiction & Film Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 415A CDQ - Black Women Writers Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 370B CGX - Tpc: Postcolonial Fiction Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 416 CGX - Lit & Cult of Early Translantc Worl Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 443A CDQ - Passing Narrative: Ethnic Amer Lit Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 480A GQU - Focused Std Lit Crit: Cntm Glob Fem Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Twelve English courses total, not including ENG 110 .

At least 5 courses in Literature at the 300/400 level, one of which must be a pre-1865 literature course.

Transfer students must take at least four courses in English from Edgewood College at the 300/400 level in addition to a COR 3 seminar in the Humanities. Post-baccalaureate students are exempt from this requirement.

Required Concentration Courses

ENG 277 J - Language Society and the Individual Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 201 UX - Introduction to Journalism Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 205 BX - Intro to Creative Writing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 331B CX - Literary Figures: Shakespeare Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Optional: For those interested in teaching

For students intending to pursue an initial educator license to teach middle/high school in Wisconsin, it is recommended that candidates complete:

Two additional graduate-level classes comprised of the following courses in the Accelerated Secondary Program (ASP) in the spring semester of senior year:
- EDU 600 (3 cr)
- EDU 690 (3 cr)

Consult with your advisor to map out your courses accordingly.

Upon graduation, students may matriculate into the Accelerated Secondary Program (ASP) to complete the professional education core sequence for secondary education licenses. In year 5, students will complete an additional 16 credits with an option to earn a Master of Arts degree in Education after completing 8 additional graduate credits (*Note* This is a 30-credit MA + License Program). Contact the Accelerated Secondary Education Program (ASP) for more information.