Secondary Education Certification in English

48 credit hours Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

3 credit hours DESE Education coursework

39-41 credit hours Minor in Secondary Education (9-12)

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

Three required courses:

ENGL 30100	Methods of Literary Study	3
ENGL 33300	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 45400	Senior Thesis	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENGL 20100	World Literature I	3
ENGL 20200	World Literature II	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENGL 20500	British Literature I	3
ENGL 20600	British Literature II	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENGL 23500	American Literature I	3
ENGL 23600	American Literature II	3

One course selected from the following options:

ENGL 20000-20099	Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL 20100	World Literature I	3
ENGL 20200	World Literature II	3
ENGL 20500	British Literature I	3
ENGL 20600	British Literature II	3
ENGL 23500	American Literature I	3
ENGL 23600	American Literature II	3

Two courses selected from the following options (one course in this category pertaining to early literatures will be offered each semester):

ENGL 33200	Chaucer	3
ENGL 33800	Medieval English Literature	3
ENGL 33900	Early Modern Literature	3
ENGL 34100	Restoration and 18th-Century Literature	3
ENGL 35200	Early American Literature	3

Two courses selected from the following options (one course in this category pertaining to post-1785 literatures will be offered each semester):

ENGL 30900	The Novel	3
ENGL 34200	English Romantic Literature	3
ENGL 34300	19th Century Literature	3
ENGL 35300	Modern American Literature	3
ENGL 35500	20th- and 21st-Century Literature	3

Two courses selected from the following options (one course in this category that provides the in-depth analysis of topics in literature will be offered each semester):

ENGL 34700-34799	Topics in American Literature	3
ENGL 35700-35799	Topics in British Literature	3
ENGL 38000-38099	Advanced Topics in Literature	3
ENGL 38100-38199	Advanced Topics in Literature	3

One course selected from the following options (at least one course in this category pertaining to Form, Language, and Textual Studies will be offered each semester):

ENGL 37200	Modern Grammar	3
ENGL 38200-38299	Advanced Topics in English	3
ENGL 40400	History of the English Language	3

One course selected from the following options (at least one course in this category pertaining to Form, Language, and Textual Studies will be offered each semester):

ENGL 21400	Introduction to Writing Poetry	3
ENGL 21500	Introduction to Writing Fiction	3
ENGL 22200	Writing Creative Non-Fiction	3
ENGL 37200	Modern Grammar	3
ENGL 38200-38299	Advanced Topics in English	3
ENGL 40400	History of the English Language	3

One course selected from any 20000-, 30000-, or 40000- level ENGL course, except for ENGL 29000-29999 and ENGL 39000-39999.

Note: No duplication of coursework is allowed.

English Literature majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Intermediate II level. Students who have experience in a foreign language before they enroll at Lindenwood may have their proficiency tested by the Department of Foreign Languages to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement.

English Literature majors should take ENGL 30100 as soon as possible after completing ENGL 17000.

In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) students seeking secondary certification in English must complete the following requirements:

Required course for DESE

EDU 24700

Adolescent Literature

Required course (included in Major)

ENGL 37200

Modern Grammar

In addition to the required courses listed above, ENGL 21100 Introduction to Creative Writing is encouraged as an elective.

Methods of Teaching

EDU 33400

Secondary Methods of Teaching English

See the description of the English Literature major in the School of Humanities section of the catalog.