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English Secondary Education

Department: English

Note: Pennsylvania Department of Education requires six credits in the Math Department. These can be counted toward your (N) in your FISHN requirements.

Education Core

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ED 111* Foundations of Education Field Experience 1 corequisite ED 110 S
ED 130 Adolescent Development 3 S
ED 201 Educational Technology 3 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 S
ED 240 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities 3 ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121or ED 130 S
ED 341* Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities 4 ED 110, ED 111 & ED 240 S CW
ED 420* Secondary Methods 4 ED 341 and permission S CW
ED 450* Student Teaching 14 ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451 S
ED 451 Student Teaching Seminar 1 corequisite ED 450 S

*Requires a practicum

Total Education Credits = 36

English Core

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
EN 120 Forms of Literature 3 H  
EN 170 World Literatures 3 HI  
EN 200 History of the Language 3 EN 110 HI  
EN 242 Major American Writers I 3 H  
EN 243 Major American Writers II 3 EN 110 H  
EN 244 British Literature to 1600 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 245 British Literature, 1600-1800 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 246 Nineteenth Century British Lit. 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 300 Modern Theories of Grammar 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 390 Theories of Teaching English 3 EN 110, ED 110 & ED 111 H CW
CM 130 Intro. to Human Communication 3 H CS
CM 200 The Art of Public Speaking 3 sophomore standing H CW, CS

Choose one of the following:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
EN 303 Poetry Writing 3 EN 110 H  
EN 305 Fiction Writing 3 EN 110, EN 155 FH CW
EN 306 Essay Writing 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 311 Professional News & Feature Writing 3 EN 110 H CW
EN 315 Technical Writing 3 EN 110 & sophomore standing H CW

Choose one of the following:

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
CM 133 Mass Media & Society 3 H CW, CS
CM 330 Media Analysis 3 CM 132 or CM 133 H CW
TH 105 Introduction to Theatre 4 FH CW
TH 221 Acting 3 FH CS

NOTE: In addition to the following required courses, the student will take 12 credits worth of courses in either English, Communication, or Theatre Arts. Students may choose to take all 12 credits in one field (thus giving them a strong emphasis in that field), or they may choose to spread them around the three fields at their discretion.

Total English Credits: 54

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