The Adolescence Education: English, B.A. degree provides students with opportunities to develop critical reading, writing and thinking strategies. It helps future English teachers develop the ideas and practices that will make them effective in the classrooms of an increasingly complex and diverse society.
Sample Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENED 250 | Literacy and Technology | 3 |
| ENGL 106 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 296 | ENGL Literature & Identities Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENED 101 | Intro. to English Adolescence Education | 1 |
| ENGL 204 | Survey of British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 213 | Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 250 | Intro to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDU 251 | Practicum in Inclusive Ed II | 1 |
| ENED 355 | Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 224 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| ENED 201 | Engaged Teaching in Engl Adol Educ | 1 |
| ENGL 211 | World Poetry (World Literature) | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| FF | Course | 3 |
| ENGL or WRTG Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
Third Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 349 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ENED 357 | Literacy, Language, Learning Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Harlem Renaissance (Literary History II) | 3 |
| WRTG 367 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENGL or WRTG Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 303 | SAVE/DASA/Fire & Arson | 1 |
| EDU 304 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students II | 1 |
| ENED 301 | Reflective Teaching in Engl Adol Educ | 1 |
| ENED 356 | Teaching Writing in Secondary School | 3 |
| ENED 373 | English Grammar for Everyone | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENED 413 | Teaching Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENED 450 | Seminar for Teachers of English | 3 |
| ENED 451 | Methods for English Education | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENED 452 | Inquiries in Student Teaching | 3 |
| ENED 454 | Student Teaching--High School | 6 |
| ENED 455 | Student Teaching--Middle School | 6 |
| TOTAL | 15 |