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English Studies, BA 9-12 Secondary Education Certification

36 credit hours Bachelor of Arts in English Studies

Three credit hours DESE Education coursework

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

Requirements

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

Bachelor of Arts in English Studies

Two required courses (6 credit hours):

ENGL 30100Methods of Literary Study

3
ENGL 45400Senior Capstone in English Studies

3

Two courses selected from the following options in British Literature (6 credit hours):

ENGL 33200Chaucer

3
ENGL 33300Shakespeare

3
ENGL 33800Medieval Literature

3
ENGL 33900Early Modern Literature

3
ENGL 34101London in the Eighteenth Century

3
ENGL 34200Politics, Passion, Poetry and Problems: The Romantic Movement

3
ENGL 34300Victorians: Vile or Virtuous?

3
ENGL 35700-35799Topics in British Literature

3

Two courses selected from the following options in American Literature (6 credit hours):

ENGL 34400/SPA 34400LatinX Literature

3
ENGL 34700-34799Topics in American Literature

3
ENGL 35200Early American Literature

3
ENGL 35300Twentieth-Century American Literature

3
ENGL 35400Finding Home: Space, Place, and Identity in American Literature

3
ENGL 37600African-American Literature

3

Two more literature courses selected from the following options and/or from the options in British literature or American Literature above (6 credit hours):

ENGL 30900The Novel

3
ENGL 35500Literary Modernism: Experiment, Method, and Mystery

3
ENGL 36200Translation and Literature

3
ENGL 37100Reading and Writing of the Young Adult Novel

3
ENGL 38000-38099Advanced Topics in Literature

3

Two courses selected from the following options in language, linguistics, and communication (6 credit hours):

COM 24200Basic Reporting

3
COM 30700Writing for Visual Media

3
COM 38200Feature Writing

3
DCS 35000Personal Branding and Content Creation

3
ENGL 20800Introduction to Writing and Rhetoric

3
ENGL 21400Introduction to Writing Poetry

3
ENGL 21500Introduction to Writing Fiction

3
ENGL 22200Writing about Reality

3
ENGL 30700The Teaching of Writing

3
ENGL 31200Technical Writing

3
ENGL 31500Arrow Rock Literary Journal

3
ENGL 36300Philosophy of Language: Secrets, Symbols, and the Literary Mind

3
ENGL 36500Digital Humanities

3
ENGL 37200Grammar and Writing

3
ENGL 38200-38299Advanced Topics in English

3
ENGL 40400History of the English Language

3
INTL 48070International Business and Cross-Cultural Communications

3
MGMT 26030Business Communications

3
MRKT 35040Advertising and Promotional Strategy

3
NPA 37100Grantwriting

3
PS 30700Public Affairs: Writing and Reporting

3

Two courses (6 credit hours) selected from any of the above listed ENGL courses, or any other 30000 or 40000 level ENGL course, except for ENGL 39000-39999.

Education Requirements

EDU 10000Orientation to Educational Experiences

3
EDU 11100School Observation

1
EDU 20200Psychology of Teaching and Learning

3
EDU 21501Teacher Education Seminar I

1
EDU 24700Adolescent Literature

3
EDU 30710Content Literacy for Diverse Learners

3
EDU 32100Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology

3
EDU 33400Secondary Methods of Teaching English

3
EDU 34100Education of the Exceptional Child

3
EDU 34300Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management

3
EDU 38000Pre-Student Teaching Practicum

1
EDU 38700Reading/Writing across Curriculum

3
EDU 40400Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning

3
EDU 41000Student Teaching

12

Notes: (1) The total number of credit hours required for secondary education certification is dependent on the student’s major content area, as degree requirements in content areas vary.

(2) Students in secondary education (9-12) and K-12 certification programs must officially declare a minor in either secondary education (9-12) or education (K-12) in order to be recognized for the additional educational coursework completed.

Note: At least two of the courses taken for the degree must be marked as GE-Human Diversity courses. No other duplication of coursework is allowed.

English Studies majors must demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to Lindenwood University’s Elementary II level. Students who transfer in at least six college credit hours in such a language or who have a sufficient AP exam score in such a language are considered to have demonstrated proficiency. Students who have studied a language offered by Lindenwood University but who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program chair about having their proficiency tested by the faculty in our non-English language programs to determine which courses, if any, they must take to fulfill the requirement. Students who have studied a language not offered by Lindenwood University and who do not have sufficient college course credit in the language may consult with the program chair about taking an online proficiency test to determine whether they will need to undertake further language study at Lindenwood. (Note: Not all languages are available for testing.)

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