UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: B.A. in EnglishK-8 Teacher Education Program 2017-2018
CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: 36

FOUNDATION COURSES (6 credits)

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 100 / College Writing or equivalent CW course / 3 / None
ENG 140 / Reading Literature / 3 / CW

REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (6 credits)

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 245 / Introduction to Literary Studies / 3 / CW & ENG 140
ENG 220 / World Masterpieces / 3 / CW

SELECT AT LEAST ONE 300- OR 400-LEVEL THEORY COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (3 credits):

Note: ENG 245 is a prerequisite to all upper-level courses for English majors only.

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 340 / History of Literary Criticism and Theory / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 341 / Contemporary Critical Theories / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 342 / Topics in Contemporary Theory / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 344 / Sex/Gender and Sexuality / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 345 / Racial Formations / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 440 / Independent Study in Literary Criticism and Theory / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 441 / Seminar in Literary Criticism and Theory / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245

SELECT AT LEAST ONE 200-, 300-, OR 400-LEVEL WRITING COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (3 credits):

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 201 / Creative Writing / 3 / CW
ENG 202 / Memoir and Autobiography / 3 / CW
ENG 203 / Topics in Writing / 3 / CW
ENG 204 / Professional Writing / 3 / CW
ENG 205 / Sentence Style / 3 / CW
ENG 300 / Fiction Writing / 3 / ENG 201
ENG 301 / Poetry Writing / 3 / ENG 245 ENG 300 or instructor’s permission
ENG 302 / Fiction Workshop / 3 / ENG 245 and ENG 300 or instructor's permission – may be repeated for 3 additional credits with instructor’s permission
ENG 303 / Poetry Workshop / 3 / ENG 245 and ENG 301 or instructor's permission – may be repeated for 3 additional credits with instructor’s permission
ENG 304 / Advanced Memoir / 3 / ENG 202 or instructor’s permission
ENG 305 / Rhetoric, Syntax, and Style / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 306 / Writing the Novel / 3 / ENG 245 and 302 preferred and permission of instructor
ENG 309 / Newswriting / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 310 / Topics in Journalism / 3 / ENG 245 and ENG 309
ENG 400 / Independent Study in Creative or Expository Writing / 3 / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 401 / Writing Minor Thesis / 1 / ENG 245 and ENG 302, 303, 304, or 306
ENG 409 / Internship in Professional Writing / Variable / ENG 245 and ENG 309 or 310, or permission of the Department.
ENG 410 / Independent Study in Journalism / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 411 / Seminar in Journalism / 3 / 24 credit hours in English & ENG 245 or instructor permission

SELECT THREE 300- OR 400- LEVEL HISTORICAL PERIOD COURSES, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE BEFORE 1800, FROM THE FOLLOWING (9 credits):

Historical Period Courses Before 1800

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 315 / Ancient Literature / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 316 / The Bible / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 317 / Studies in Ancient and Biblical Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 320 / Continental Literature / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 325 / Epic and Romance / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 350 / Medieval English Literature / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 351 / Chaucer and the Medieval World / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 352 / Medieval Drama / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 353 / Medieval Women Writers / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 354 / Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 355 / English Renaissance Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 357 / Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 360, ENG 361 / Shakespeare / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 362 / Studies in Shakespeare / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 363 / Studies in the Renaissance / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 365 / Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 366 / Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 367 / Literature and Culture of the Early Republic / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 368 / Studies in Eighteenth-Century American Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 369 / Emergence of the Novel / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 370 / Literature of Discovery, Exploration, and Colonialism / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 379 / Earlier Women Writers / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 415 / Independent Study in Ancient and Biblical Literature and Culture / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 450 / Independent Study in Medieval Studies / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 451 / Seminar in Medieval Studies / 3 / Prerequisite: 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 455 / Independent Study in the Renaissance / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 456 / Seminar in the Renaissance / 3 / Prerequisite: 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 465 / Independent Study in the Eighteenth Century / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 466 / Seminar in the Eighteenth Century / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor

Historical Period Courses After 1800

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 321 / Modernisms / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 322 / Modern Autobiography / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 324 / Studies in Canadian Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 326 / Studies in International Literature Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 327 / Modern Short Story: Themes and Methods / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 328 / Modern Novel: Themes and Methods / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 329 / Modern Drama / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 346 / Language, Literature and the Politics of Identity in Contemporary Ireland / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 371 / Romantic Writing / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 373 / Studies in Romantic Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 375 / Nineteenth-Century British Novel / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 376 / Victorian Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 377 / Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 378 / The Novel of Self Development / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 380 / Early Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 382 / The Earlier American Novel / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 383 / Studies in African-American Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 384 / Late Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 385 / Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 387 / Women Writers Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 390 / British Poetry Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 391 / American Poetry Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 392 / British Novel Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 393 / The American Novel Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 394 / Studies in American Literature and Culture Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 395 / Irish Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 396 / James Joyce / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245
ENG 397 / Studies in Irish Literature and Culture / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245; May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ENG 398 / Studies in British Literature and Culture Since 1900 / 3 / CW, ENG 140, & ENG 245; May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
ENG 475 / Independent Study in the Nineteenth Century / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 476 / Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Studies / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 490 / Independent Study in Literature Since 1900 / Variable / By instructor's permission. See Department for application form.
ENG 491 / Seminar in Literature Since 1900 / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.

CAPSTONE SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ENG 411 / Seminar in Journalism / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 419 / Seminar in Genre and Form / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 431 / Seminar on Literacy Studies and the Teaching of Writing / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 441 / Seminar in Literary Criticism and Theory / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 445 / Seminar in Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 451 / Seminar in Medieval Studies / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 456 / Seminar in the Renaissance / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 466 / Seminar in the Eighteenth Century / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 476 / Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Studies / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.
ENG 491 / Seminar in Literature Since 1900 / 3 / 24 credit hours in English, including ENG 245 or permission of the instructor.

MAJOR ELECTIVES: _12_ CREDITS (or as needed to complete 36 hours in the major)

With the help of a faculty advisor, students may choose elective courses that will prepare them for specific goals, such as teaching in secondary schools, applying to graduate school, or pursuing a career in writing. See the Department website for more information on concentrations.

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES

Cluster - These three courses will satisfy the Thematic Cluster and are required for the degree (9 credits):

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
EDU 305 / Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity / 3 / HRD 200
SED 335 / Students with Exceptionalities in General Education / 3 / None
SED 520 / Multi-tiered Systems of Educational Support / 3 / SED 335 or instructor permission

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PRE-INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS (12 credits):

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
HRD 200 / Multicultural Adult Development / 3 / ENG 100 and any EYE class (or either concurrent)
EDU 305 / Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity / 3 / SBS 200 or HRD 200
EDU 310 / What is the Purpose of Schooling in a Democracy / 3 / ENG 100 or ENG 104; and an EYE course
SED 335 / Students with Exceptionalities in General Education / 3

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP YEAR REQUIREMENTS (33 credits):

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
EDU 552 / Teaching Science K-8 / 3 / Teacher education pathway concentration
EDU 505 / Teaching Mathematics K-8 / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 551 / Teaching Social Studies K-8 / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 565 / Teaching Reading in Grades K-8 / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 566 / Teaching Writing in Grades K-8 / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 546 / Planning and Assessment I / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 547 / Planning and Assessment II / 3 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
EDU 543 / Professional Internship in Elementary Education / 9 / Teacher education program/passed candidacy
SED 520 / Multi-Tiered Systems of Support / 3 / SED 335, 540, or instructor permission

GENERAL ELECTIVES:

Students must complete elective credit to complete the 120 credit hour degree. For those students interested in teaching at the middle level (grades 6-8), it is recommended that they complete coursework in a second content area (e.g., English, mathematics, life or physical science) to become highly qualified to teach an additional content area. Finally, students should consider taking education courses that will support them to become better teachers including, but not limited to, topics such as literacy, technology, understanding and collaborating with families.

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES

MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:

CORE AREA / COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / REQUIRED BY MAJOR?
CW / ENG 100 / College Writing / Yes, as a prerequiste
CE / ENG 201 / Creative Writing / No, but may be selected
CE / ENG 202 / Memoir & Autobiography / No, but may be selected
CI / ENG 140 / Reading Literature / Yes, as a prerequiste
CI / ENG 244 / Intro to Cultural Studies / No, but may be selected
CI / ENG 262 / Poetry / No, but may be selected
SCA / ENG 230 / Literacy Studies / No, but may be selected
EISRC / ENG 348 / Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies – Empire, Ethics and Globalization / No, but may be selected
DIV / ENG 383 / Harlem Renaissance; African American Women’s Novel (all titles of this topic) / No, but may be selected
INT / ENG 326 / Women and Islam / No, but may be selected
INT / ENG 397 / Irish Film / No, but may be selected

Text from the 2017 – 2018 Catalog:

USM Core Curriculum (including pre-internship education courses):
  • EYE 108: Culture, Identity and Education (recommended) (3 cr)
  • EDU 100: Exploring Teaching (recommended) (3 cr)
  • College Writing-ENG 100 or ENG 101 (3 cr)
  • Cultural Interpretation-ENG 140 (3 cr)
  • Quantitative Reasoning-MAT 120 (4 cr)
  • Creative Expression (3 cr)
  • Socio-Cultural Analysis-HRD/SBS 200: Multicultural Human Development (3 cr)
  • Science Exploration (4 cr)
  • Ethical Inquiry and Social Responsibility-EDU 310: Purpose of Schooling in a Democracy (3 cr)
  • Cluster:
  • EDU 305: Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (3 cr)
  • SED 335: Students with Exceptionalities in General Education (3 cr)
  • SED 520: Multi-Tiered Systems of Educational Support (3 cr)
  • Capstone–English major senior seminar (3 cr)
English Major Course Requirements:
  • ENG 245: Introduction to Literary Studies (3 credits). This course is a prerequisite for the Capstone Seminar.
  • ENG 220: World Masterpieces I (3 credits)
  • At least one 300- or 400-level Theory course (3 credits)
  • At least one 300- or 400-level Writing course (3 credits)
  • Three 300- or 400-level historical period courses, one of which must be before 1800 (9 credits)
  • Capstone Seminar (3 credits) A Capstone seminar is a small class (limited to approximately 15 students) designed to encourage independent thinking, intensive student participation, and in-depth research on topics of the student's choice related to the seminar topic. Typically seminars allow a professor to teach a focused subject of special interest, one on which the professor has done recent research or scholarly writing. Each semester, detailed descriptions of seminars will be published in the English Department's Course Guide. Seminars satisfy the General Education Capstone requirement. Though they may also fulfill requirements under other categories, seminars still count as only 3 credits toward the major requirements.
  • Electives (12 credits or as needed to complete 36 hours in the major).
Secondary Teacher Education (7-12) Requirements

All requirements for the Secondary Teacher Education program, including academic requirements, education courses, content requirements, the professional internship year, and declaration and candidacy can be found here:

Students who fail to meet any of the academic or professional requirements of this track of the major must withdraw from this track, though they may still complete all requirements for the B.A. in English without recommendation for teacher certification.

Core curriculum codes

EYE – Entry Year Experience

CW – College Writing

QR – Quantitative Reasoning

CE – Creative Expression

SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis

CI – Cultural Interpretation

SE – Science Exploration

EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship

DIV – Diversity

INT – International

CAP - Capstone