English Language Arts 6-12 Teaching Field Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of English
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
| Introduction to Academic Writing 1 | ||
| LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts | ||
| Acting for Non-Actors | ||
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERS 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
| LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 0 | |
| Program-Specified Requirements | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Professional Sequence 3 | ||
| TE 204 | Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities | 4 |
| TE 206 | Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher | 3 |
| TE 306 | Inclusive Literacy | 3 |
| TE 319 | Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | 2 |
| TE 320 | Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | 2 |
| TE 400 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| Endorsement | ||
| Complete all required courses | 48 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | ||
| Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ENG 234 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following Writing courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Beginning Fiction Writing | ||
| Beginning Poetry Writing | ||
| Fundamentals of Creative Play & Script Writing | ||
| Storytelling through Video Games | ||
| Advanced Fiction Writing | ||
| Advanced Poetry Writing | ||
| Narrative Strategies | ||
| Poetic Strategies | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of the following Language courses: 4 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Grammar I | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of the following Composition and Rhetoric courses: | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Technical and Science Writing | ||
| Writing for the World | ||
| Theory and Pedagogy of Writing | ||
| Seminar in Rhetoric | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of the following American Literature courses: 5 | 3 | |
| America in Speculative Fiction | ||
| Literature of the American West | ||
| Contemporary American Multicultural Lit | ||
| American Women Writers | ||
| Reading Nebraska | ||
| America, the Greatest Poem | ||
| The Great American Novel and Beyond | ||
| Myth, Legend, and Folklore in American Literature and Culture | ||
| Colonial/Early American Literature | ||
| Seminar in the American Renaissance | ||
| Seminar in American Realism | ||
| Seminar in Early 20th Century American Literature | ||
| Seminar in Post-World War II American Literature | ||
| Colloquium: US Literature through 1855 6 | ||
or ENG 859 | Colloquium: US Literature 1855-Present | |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following British Literature courses: 5 | 3 | |
| Heroes, Monsters, and Lovers in Early British Literature | ||
| Paradises Lost and Found: British Literature Milton to Romantics | ||
| Myth, Legend, and Folklore in British Literature and Culture | ||
| Early/Middle English Literature | ||
| Seminar in Shakespeare | ||
| Seminar in the Renaissance | ||
| Seminar in the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| Seminar in Romanticism | ||
| Seminar in Victorian Literature | ||
| Seminar in Modernism | ||
| Postmodern/Contemporary British Literature | ||
| Colloquium: British Literature through 1700 6 | ||
or ENG 884 | Colloquium: British Literature: 1700-Present | |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following World Literature courses: 5 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Literature: Western Civilization | ||
| Intro to Literature: Non-Western Civilization | ||
| European Literature in Translation | ||
| Postcolonial Literature in a Global Context | ||
| Ancient Literature | ||
| Myth, Legend, and Folklore in World Literature and Culture | ||
| Seminar in World Literature | ||
| Professional Requirements | ||
| ENG 404 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 424 | Teaching Secondary School English | 3 |
| ENG 426 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| ENG 427 | Electronic Literacy | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of any ENG course 300-499 or ENG 806 6 | 3 | |
| Required Communications | 12 | |
| Take 3 hours of coursework in Drama: | ||
| Playscript Analysis | ||
| Take 3-6 hours of coursework in Journalism/Mass Communications: | ||
| Communication Software | ||
| Audio Production & Announcing | ||
| Video Production Foundations | ||
| Take 3-6 hours of coursework in Speech: | ||
| Communication Concepts in Society | ||
| Advanced Public Speaking | ||
| Logic Argumentation and Reasoning | ||
| Persuasion and Propaganda | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Interviewing | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Take 0-3 hours of coursework in Theatre: | ||
| Introduction to the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Stage Technology | ||
| Stage Makeup | ||
| Introduction to Costume Technology | ||
| Elements of Theatrical Design | ||
| Theatre and Stage Management | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 48 | |
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Students with sufficient preparation may satisfy this requirement with ENG 102.
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Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.
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Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
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The list of core language options also includes ENG 404, but students pursuing a BAE in English will take ENG 404 as part of their professional requirements in addition to a second language course in their core.
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Topics classes may be included by department permission.
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Students accepted into the Accelerated 4+1 Master of Arts in English program may take up to 9 hours of the specified graduate level coursework.
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| LOPER 1: First-year Seminar | 3 | |
| LOPER 7: Social Science | 3 | |
| SPCH 100 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| TE 100 | Teaching in a Democratic Society | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | ||
| LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| LOPER 6: Humanities | 3 | |
| ENG 102 | Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| ENG 230 | Acting for Non-Actors | 3 |
| JMC 112 | Communication Software | 3 |
| or JMC 226 | Audio Production & Announcing | |
| or JMC 265 | Video Production | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 3 | ||
| LOPER 8: Natural Science | 3 | |
| TE 206 | Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher | 3 |
| PSCI 110 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| TE 204 | Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities | 4 |
| ENG 234 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 4 | ||
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| or ENG 214 | Beginning Fiction Writing | |
| or ENG 217 | Beginning Poetry Writing | |
| or ENG 320 | Fundamentals of Creative Play & Script Writing | |
| or ENG 321 | Storytelling through Video Games | |
| or ENG 415 | Advanced Fiction Writing | |
| or ENG 419 | Advanced Poetry Writing | |
| or ENG 485 | Narrative Strategies | |
| or ENG 486 | Poetic Strategies | |
| American Literature Course | 3 | |
| ENG 303 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| or ENG 304 | Grammar I | |
| SPCH 202 | Communication Concepts in Society | 3 |
| or SPCH 270 | Advanced Public Speaking | |
| or SPCH 332 | Logic Argumentation and Reasoning | |
| or SPCH 360 | Persuasion and Propaganda | |
| or SPCH 370 | Small Group Communication | |
| or SPCH 453 | Interviewing | |
| or SPCH 499 | Communication Theory | |
| 3 credit hours of any ENG course 300-499 or ENG 806 1 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 5 | ||
| British Literature Course | 3 | |
| Composition/Rhetoric Course | 3 | |
| ENG 404 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 307 | Playscript Analysis | 3 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 6 | ||
| ENG 426 | Literature for Adolescents | 3 |
| ENG 427 | Electronic Literacy | 3 |
| TE 306 | Inclusive Literacy | 3 |
| TE 319 | Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | 2 |
| TE 320 | Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | 2 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 7 | ||
| World Literature Course | 3 | |
| ENG 424 | Teaching Secondary School English | 3 |
| THEA 120 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| or THEA 135 | Introduction to Stage Technology | |
| or THEA 240 | Stage Makeup | |
| or THEA 241 | Introduction to Costume Technology | |
| or THEA 296 | Elements of Theatrical Design | |
| or THEA 322 | Theatre and Stage Management | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 1 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 8 | ||
| TE 400 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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Only students admitted into the Accelerated 4+1 Master of Arts in English program may take ENG 806 as part of up to 9 hours of specified graduate-level coursework.