English, B.A. with a Professional Education minor

Students seeking state licensure in Integrated English Language Arts for secondary school teaching are required to complete both the 36-credit hour English major and the 34-credit-hour Professional Education minor as well as an additional 9 content-area credit hours to fulfill Ohio state licensure requirements for 45 content-area credit hours.

Core Curriculum

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Course Requirements

79 credit hours

Writing Studies: Theory (3 credit hours)

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Theory and Criticism (3 credit hours)

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ENGL 302 - Modern Literary Theory
ENGL 303 - History of Literary Criticism
ENGL 337 - Theories & Research in Writing (Students may only use this course to fulfill the Theory and Criticism requirement if taking ENGL 315 to fulfill the Writing Studies requirement.)
ENGL 363 - Ecocriticism
ENGL 366 - Feminist Theory
ENGL 367 - Queer Theory

Writing Studies: Written Expression (3 credit hours)

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ENGL 202 - Intro to Creative Writing
ENGL 301 - Expos/Research Writing
ENGL 305 - Professional Writing
ENGL 309 - Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 310 - Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 311 - Popular Writing
ENGL 312 - Technical Writing
ENGL 313 - Novel Writing
ENGL 314 - Writing Journals&Autobiography
ENGL 318 - Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 319 - Writing as Social Action
ENGL 339 - Digital Writing
ENGL 377 - Rhetoric & Art in Europe

Pre-1800 British Literature (3 credit hours)

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ENGL 365 - Medieval Women Writers
ENGL 375 - Literature & Arts in Ireland
ENGL 376 - Lit and the Arts In Britain
ENGL 410 - Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
ENGL 415 - Early English Literature
ENGL 425 - Shakespeare (strongly encouraged)
ENGL 429 - Renaissance Drama
ENGL 430 - 17th Century Literature
ENGL 441 - 18th Cent British Literature
ENGL 465 - 18th C Novel: Behn to Austen

Post-1800 British Literature (3 credit hours)

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American Literature (3 credit hours)

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World Literature (3 credit hours)

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Diverse Literature: Race and Ethnicity (3 credit hours)

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Diverse Literature: Gender and Sexuality (3 credit hours)

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ENGL 359 - Gender & Diversity in Film
ENGL 360 - Women Writers
ENGL 361 - 16th and 17th Cent Women Lit
ENGL 364 - Jane Austen: Then & Now
ENGL 365 - Medieval Women Writers
ENGL 366 - Feminist Theory
ENGL 367 - Queer Theory
ENGL 368 - British Women Writers
ENGL 370 - Writings by Sexual Minorities

Oral Communication (3 credit hours)

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English, B.A. with a Professional Education minor

Core Curriculum

Course Requirements

Writing Studies: Theory (3 credit hours)

Theory and Criticism (3 credit hours)

Writing Studies: Written Expression (3 credit hours)

Pre-1800 British Literature (3 credit hours)

Post-1800 British Literature (3 credit hours)

American Literature (3 credit hours)

World Literature (3 credit hours)

Diverse Literature: Race and Ethnicity (3 credit hours)

Diverse Literature: Gender and Sexuality (3 credit hours)

Oral Communication (3 credit hours)

Professional Education minor (34 credit hours)

Related Content Area Courses (15 credit hours)

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours