English Literature & Language Arts Education Requirements (BSE)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements 1,2 | ||
| ENGLISH 271 | CRITICAL WRITING IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH | 3 |
| ENGLISH 274 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 3 |
| ENGLISH 310 | LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS | 3 |
| ENGLISH 471 | CURRENT THEORIES OF COMPOSITION FOR TEACHERS | 3 |
| LANGUAGE STUDY - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY | ||
| THE GRAMMAR OF STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY I | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I | ||
| BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II | ||
| PUBLIC WRITING - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND EDITING | ||
| WRITING FOR THE WEB | ||
| DIVERSITY - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
or RACEETH 265 | MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES | |
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT | ||
or AFRIAMR 345 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT | |
| FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| DOCUMENTARY FILMS | ||
or PWP 258 | DOCUMENTARY FILMS | |
| GENDER AND FILM | ||
or WOMENST 266 | GENDER AND FILM | |
| WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA | ||
or PWP 272 | WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA | |
| LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
or ENGLISH 352 | LITERATURE AND FILM | |
| STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | ||
or ENGLISH 354 | STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | |
| VISUAL STORYTELLING | ||
or PWP 356 | VISUAL STORYTELLING | |
| ADVANCED LITERATURE - select 6 units from: | 6 | |
| LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| EUROPEAN LITERATURE | ||
| EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1660-1820) | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1890 | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE 1890 TO 1945 | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE POSTMODERN AGE (1945-PRESENT) | ||
| SHAKESPEARE - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| SHAKESPEARE | ||
| SHAKESPEARE | ||
| LITERATURE SEMINAR - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE BEFORE 1800 | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE AFTER 1800 | ||
| COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM - select 6 units from: | 6 | |
| SPEAKING FOR SUCCESS | ||
| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| MANAGING CONFLICT | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP | ||
| COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS | ||
| MEDIA CRITICISM | ||
| WRITING FOR NEWS MEDIA | ||
| ELECTRONIC MEDIA COPYWRITING | ||
| FEATURE WRITING | ||
| PUBLICATION PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| POETRY WRITING | ||
| FICTION WRITING | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
| PROSE STYLISTICS | ||
| CREATIVE NONFICTION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS WRITING WORKSHOP | ||
| THE CURRENT WRITING SCENE | ||
| LITERATURE ELECTIVE - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| CLASSICAL MYTH AND LEGEND AS SOURCES FOR LITERATURE | ||
| THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE | ||
| THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY | ||
| LITERATURE OF DISABILITY | ||
| LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| EUROPEAN LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE | ||
| EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1660-1820) | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1890 | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT | ||
| SURVEY OF MODERN DRAMA | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE 1890 TO 1945 | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
or FILM 352 | LITERATURE AND FILM | |
| STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | ||
or FILM 354 | STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | |
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE POSTMODERN AGE (1945-PRESENT) | ||
| AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS | ||
| MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
or THEATRE 369 | MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED STATES | |
| SHAKESPEARE | ||
| SHAKESPEARE | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE BEFORE 1800 | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE AFTER 1800 | ||
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, WRITING, OR FILM ELECTIVE - select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| READING AS WRITERS | ||
| POETRY WRITING | ||
| FICTION WRITING | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
| PROSE STYLISTICS | ||
| CREATIVE NONFICTION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS WRITING WORKSHOP | ||
| THE CURRENT WRITING SCENE | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND EDITING | ||
| DOCUMENTARY FILMS | ||
or FILM 258 | DOCUMENTARY FILMS | |
| WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA | ||
or FILM 272 | WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA | |
| THE GRAMMAR OF STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH | ||
| STYLE: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | ||
| WRITING FOR THE WEB | ||
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| WRITING IN THE SCIENCES | ||
| TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING | ||
| GRANT/PROPOSAL WRITING | ||
| GENDER AND FILM | ||
or WOMENST 266 | GENDER AND FILM | |
| FILM GENRE | ||
| LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
or ENGLISH 352 | LITERATURE AND FILM | |
| STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | ||
or ENGLISH 354 | STAGE PLAYS AND FILM | |
| VISUAL STORYTELLING | ||
or PWP 356 | VISUAL STORYTELLING | |
| TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES | ||
| QUEER CINEMA | ||
or WOMENST 374 | QUEER CINEMA | |
| CINEMA AUTEURS | ||
| FILM THEORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA | ||
| SPEAKING FOR SUCCESS | ||
| GREAT MOMENTS IN CINEMA | ||
| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| MANAGING CONFLICT | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| COMMUNICATING LEADERSHIP | ||
| COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS | ||
| MEDIA CRITICISM | ||
| WRITING FOR NEWS MEDIA | ||
| ELECTRONIC MEDIA COPYWRITING | ||
| FEATURE WRITING | ||
| PUBLICATION PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| Total Units | 57 | |
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No course can fulfill more than one major requirement.
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GPA requirements:
- to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75;
- students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, CIGENRL, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 432 or CIFLD 434; and
- must successfully complete the English & LA content-based portfolio.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure Requirements: | ||
| SPECED 205 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| CIGENRL 350 | INTRODUCTION TO BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL EDUCATION AND ESL | 3 |
| EDFNDPRC 210 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING | 3 |
| EDFOUND 212 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDFOUND 243 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
| SECNDED 426 | METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS | 3 |
| SECNDED 466 | LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES | 3 |
| EDFOUND 425 | MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| CIGENRL 470 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| Select one of the following Student Teaching options: | 12 | |
| Option A: | ||
| ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| Option B: | ||
| ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| Total Units | 38 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 100 or 101 | 3-4 | EDFOUND 102 | 3 |
| SPECED 205 | 3 | COMM 110 | 3 |
| CORE 110 | 3 | CORE 130 | 3 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | MATH 139 | 3 |
| EDFOUND 212 | 3 | CIGENRL 350 | 3 |
| General Education Elective | 3 | PEGNRL 192 | 1 |
| 16-17 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 271 | 3 | EDFNDPRC 210 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 226 or 236 | 3 | EDFOUND 243 | 3 |
| CORE 120 or 140 | 3 | ENGLISH 281 or PWP 310 | 3 |
| Communication, Journalism, Writing, or Film Elective | 3 | ENGLISH 274 | 3 |
| Any General Education Lab Science | 4-5 | Quantitative & Technical Reasoning Course - GM, GN, GO, or GL designation | 3 |
| Creative Writing Elective | 3 | ||
| 16-17 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| PWP 230 or 332 | 3 | ENGLISH 480 or 482 | 3 |
| Film and Digital Media Course | 3 | ENGLISH 404 or 405 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 471 | 3 | ENGLISH 265 or 345 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 206 or 216 | 3 | ENGLISH 310 | 3 |
| Communication and Journalism Course | 3 | Communication and Journalism Course | 3 |
| Advanced Literature Course | 3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| EDFOUND 4251 | 3 | CIGENRL 4701 | 2 |
| SECNDED 4261 | 3 | CIFLD 432 or 4341 | 10 |
| SECNDED 4661 | 3 | CIGENRL 4891 | 1 |
| Advanced Literature Course | 3 | ||
| CIFLD 332 or 3341 | 2 | ||
| CORE 390 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 13 | ||
| Total Units: 132-134 | |||
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions
English BSE program completers will be endorsed for licensure to teach English, Speech, and Journalism courses at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and be eligible to teach grades 4-12. This program will result in a Broadfield English Literature and Language Arts License.
Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure