English with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12) (B.A.) (Combined B.A./M.A. English)

The English major introduces students to literature across history and cultures, encouraging critical engagement with issues of race, gender, and class, as well as formal and textual analysis, through genres like film, drama, fiction, and poetry. 

A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements.  The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years.  Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.

Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required undergraduate professional sequence of courses, overall course outline, and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. 

Degree Requirements Overview

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
New Student Seminar		1
SEEDS General Education Requirements		24-27
Major Requirements (including Graduate swing courses)		48
Teacher Education Program Requirements		37
Free Electives		10-7
Total Credits		120

Major Requirements

Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Across the degree, students must complete at least four ENGL, ENFL, or ENWR courses at the 300-400 level. No more than two 100-level courses may apply to the major.
Major Core
ENGL 300	Critical Approaches to English	3
ENFL 208	Introduction to the Film	3
Introduction to Literature
ENGL 110	Introduction to Literature: The Analytic Essay	3
or ENGL 111	Introduction to Literature: The Short Story
or ENGL 114	Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction
World Literature
ENGL 116	World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme	3
or ENGL 117	World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge
Multicultural Literature
Complete one course from the list below.		3
Poetry
Complete one course from the list below.		3
Young Adult Literature
ENGL 305	Young Adult Literature	3
Shakespeare
ENGL 353	Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories	3
or ENGL 354	Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances
Study of American English
Complete one course from the list below.		3
Pre-1800 Literature
Complete one course from the list below.		3
Pre-1900 American Literature
Complete one course from the list below.		3
Undergraduate Elective
Students must complete one additional 3 credit major elective selected from ENGL 110–499 (excluding ENGL 471), ENFL 200499 (excluding ENFL 310 and 410), ENWR 200–499, or LNGN 220, 230, or 284. A course may satisfy multiple categories but may be counted only once toward the major. Across the degree, students must complete at least four ENGL, ENFL, or ENWR courses at the 300–400 level. No more than two 100-level courses may apply to the major and because Introduction to Literature and World Literature fulfill core requirements, no additional 100-level courses may satisfy the elective requirement.		3
Graduate Swing Courses
These courses will also count toward the graduate portion of this dual degree program.
ENGL 506	Seminar in Literary Research	3
ENGL 507	Theoretical Approaches to Literature	3
Graduate Elective
Complete two courses from the list below.		6
Total Credits		48

Multicultural Literature

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AMSD 225	Afrofuturism and Its Histories	3
AMSD 235	Caribbean Diasporas	3
ENGL 229	American Literature II: 1890 to Present	3
ENGL 237	Black Women Writers: US	3
ENGL 238	Black Writers in the United States: A Survey	3
ENGL 274	Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration	3
ENGL 279	Latinx Writers in the United States	3
ENGL 301	The Novels of Toni Morrison	3
ENGL/GSWS 308	Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature	3
ENGL 390	The Harlem Renaissance	3
ENGL 565	Black American Women Writers	3

Poetry

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 240	English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660	3
ENGL 241	English Literature II: 1660 to Present	3
ENGL 243	King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England	3
ENGL 260	Art of Poetry	3
ENGL 294	Women Poets	3
ENGL 324	American Poetry to 1940	3
ENGL 325	American Poetry: World War II to Present	3
ENGL 343	Milton	3
ENGL 344	Chaucer	3
ENGL 345	Medieval English Literature	3
ENGL 346	19th Century English Romantic Literature	3
ENGL 347	Victorian Poetry	3
ENGL 348	Renaissance Literature	3
ENGL 363	Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot	3
ENGL 364	Contemporary Poetry	3
ENGL 505	Chaucer	3
ENGL 515	Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry	3
ENGL 518	Milton	3
ENGL 529	British Romanticism I: Wordsworth and Coleridge	3
ENGL 533	Victorian Studies III: Poetry	3
ENGL 541	Modern British and Irish Poetry	3
ENGL 561	Modern American Poetry	3

Study of American English

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 284	The English Language	3
ENGL 384	The Grammars of English	3
ENWR 371	Teaching Writing in the Public Schools	3
ENWR/WRIT 385	Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing	3
LNGN 220	Structure of American English	3
LNGN 230	Language in Society	3
LNGN 284	History of the English Language	3

Pre-1800 Literature

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 210	Myth and Literature	3
ENGL 228	American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890	3
ENGL 240	English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660	3
ENGL 243	King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England	3
ENGL 315	Introduction to Native American Literature	3
ENGL 326	Early American Literature	3
ENGL 330	Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature	3
ENGL 340	Literature of the Enlightenment Era	3
ENGL 341	Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century	3
ENGL 342	From Sensibility to Romanticism	3
ENGL 343	Milton	3
ENGL 344	Chaucer	3
ENGL 345	Medieval English Literature	3
ENGL 348	Renaissance Literature	3
ENGL 352	English Drama: Beginnings to 1642	3
ENGL 353	Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories	3
ENGL 354	Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances	3
ENGL 381	Satire in the Long Eighteenth Century	3
ENGL 444	17th Century English Poetry	3
ENGL 455	Restoration and 18th Century Drama	3
ENLT 535	The Enlightenment in Europe	3

Pre-1900 American Literature

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AMSD 340	Representing the American West	3
AMSD 380	Shakespeare and American Identity	3
ENGL 228	American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890	3
ENGL 315	Introduction to Native American Literature	3
ENGL 326	Early American Literature	3
ENGL 333	Literature of American Renaissance	3
ENGL 336	American Literary Realism	3
ENGL 550	Studies in Early American Literature	3
ENGL 555	American Romanticism	3
ENGL 556	Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville	3
ENGL 557	American Realism	3

Graduate Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENGL 501	Seminar in American Literature	3
ENGL 502	Seminar in British Literature	3
ENGL 503	Graduate Writing Seminar	3
ENGL 504	Seminar in Teaching Literature	3
ENGL 505	Chaucer	3
ENGL 508	Shakespeare Studies: Tragedies	3
ENGL 509	Shakespeare Studies: Comedies	3
ENGL 510	Shakespeare Studies: Histories	3
ENGL 511	Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama	3
ENGL 513	The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature	3
ENGL 515	Seventeenth Century Literature: Poetry	3
ENGL 518	Milton	3
ENGL 521	The Augustan Age	3
ENGL 525	The English Novel from Defoe to Austen	3
ENGL 529	British Romanticism I: Wordsworth and Coleridge	3
ENGL 531	Victorian Studies I: Prose	3
ENGL 532	Victorian Studies II: Novel	3
ENGL 533	Victorian Studies III: Poetry	3
ENGL 535	Turn-of-the-Century British Writers	3
ENGL 536	The Romantic Movement	3
ENGL 540	The Modern British Novel	3
ENGL 541	Modern British and Irish Poetry	3
ENGL 550	Studies in Early American Literature	3
ENGL 555	American Romanticism	3
ENGL 556	Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville	3
ENGL 557	American Realism	3
ENGL 559	Seminar in International Literature	3
ENGL 560	Modern American Fiction	3
ENGL 561	Modern American Poetry	3
ENGL 563	Recent American Fiction	3
ENGL 564	American Drama	3
ENGL 565	Black American Women Writers	3
ENGL 566	Trends in the Contemporary Novel	3
ENGL 570	Teaching Literature through the Critical Essay	3
ENGL 572	Modernism	3
ENGL 577	Special Topics in Film Studies	3
ENGL 578	Science Fiction	3
ENGL 597	Independent Study in British Literature	3
ENGL 598	Independent Study in American Literature	3
ENLT 516	Ancient Comedy	3
ENLT 535	The Enlightenment in Europe	3
ENLT 565	Ibsen, Strindberg, and Shaw	3
ENLT 569	Major Writers of Africa and the African Diaspora	3
ENLT 570	The Modern Novel	3

New Student Seminar

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100.
Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor.		1
ADVS 198	Pathways to Success
CHEM 190	Freshman Seminar in Chemistry
FYS 100	First Year Seminar
GNED 100	Adult Academic Success Seminar
GNED 199	New Student Seminar
HPEM 199	Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education
IDS 155	Pathways to Adult Learning
JUST 199	New Student Seminar
MATH 102	New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences
MUGN 199	Freshman Seminar for Music Majors
NURS 199	Introduction to Nursing
POLS 199	Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law

SEEDS General Education Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Foundations
Effective Writing I
Fulfilled by ENGL 110, ENGL 111, or ENGL 114 in the major.		0
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.		3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.		3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.		3
Political and Civic Life
Fulfilled by SASE 210 in the Teacher Education requirements.
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level.		3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories:		9
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Fulfilled by ENGL 116 or ENGL 117, andENFL 208 in the major.
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits		21-24

Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion

This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within five years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ENGL 110, 111, or 114 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing I)	3	SEEDS: Effective Writing II	3
SEEDS: Interactive Communication	3	SEEDS: Exploration 2	3
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning	3	ENFL 208 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 3 - Literary and Artistic Analysis)	3
SEEDS: World Language 1	3	SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective	3
SEEDS: Exploration 1	3	SEEDS: Exploration 4	3
New Student Seminar	1
	16		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Multicultural Literature Course	3	SASE 210 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life)	3
ENGL 116 or 117	3	ENGL 300	3
EDFD 200 or FSHD 216	3	ENGL 284, 384, ENWR 371, or ENWR 385	3
Free Elective	3	Pre-1900 America Literature Course	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
	15		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ENGL 353 or 354	3	English Undergraduate Elective	3
Poetry Course	3	Pre-1800 Literature Elective	3
SASE 320	3	SASE 322	3
SASE 321	3	ENGL 507	3
ENGL 305	3	English Graduate Elective	3
Free Elective	1
	16		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
SASE 450	3	SASE 452	3
SASE 451	3	SASE 453	9
ENGL 471	4
ENGL 506	3
English Graduate Elective	3
	16		12
Total Credits 120

Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
English Graduate Elective	3	English Graduate Elective	3
English Graduate Elective	3	English Graduate Elective	3
English Graduate Elective	3	ENGL 698	3
English Graduate Elective	3
	12		9
Total Credits 21