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 | ||
| ADVERTISING 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 | ||
| ADVERTISING COPYWRITING | ||
| FEATURE WRITING | ||
| PUBLICATION PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| Total Units | 57 | |
- 1
No course can fulfill more than one major requirement.
- 2
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 | |