English Teacher’s Certificate Minor

A. Literature (15 credits)

• ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)

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• A course in literature before 1850 from:

• ENG 301 - Medieval Women and Literature (3).
• ENG 303 - Medieval Literature (3)

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• ENG 307 - Travelers in the Muslim World (3)

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• MES 307 - Travelers in the Muslim World (3)

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• ENG 310 - Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century (3)
• ENG 312 - The Renaissance (3)
• ENG 315 - Shakespeare (3)
• ENG 316 - Shakespeare in Performance (3)
• ENG 317 - Writing and Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England (3)
• ENG 327 - 18th Century British Literature (3)
• ENG 330 - The Early Romantic Era (3)
• ENG 331 - The Late Romantic Era (3)

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• A course in American literature from:

• ENG 353 - American Poetry in the Modernist Tradition (3)
• ENG 355 - American Romanticism (3)
• ENG 356 - American Realism and Naturalism (3)
• ENG 357 - Modern American Literature (3)
• ENG 364 - Early American Literature (3)
• ENG 368 - Post-Modern American Literature (3)
• ENG 431 - The American Novel I (3)
• ENG 432 - The American Novel II (3)
• ENG 433 - American Poetry (3)
• ENG 434 - American Drama (3).

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• A course in American ethnic literature from:

• ENG 213 - American Ethnic Literature (3)
• ENG 215 - African American Literature (3)
• ENG 374 - Major Themes in American Ethnic Literature (3)
• ENG 375 - Modern Native American Literatures (3)
• Another course approved by the English Department

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• An additional literature course numbered 300 or above

B. Writing (3-4 credits)

One from:

• ENG 252 - Advanced Composition (3)
• ENG 295 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction Genres (3).
• ENG 296 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Drama (3)
• ENG 297 - Writing Fiction Genres (3).
• ENG 298 - Topics in Writing (3).
• ENG 309 - Playwriting (3).
• ENG 336 - History and Principles of Rhetoric (3).
• ENG 338 - Communications in Business (3).
• ENG 340 - Introduction to Composition Theory (3).
• ENG 345 - Technical Writing (3).
• ENG 354 - Public and Professional Writing (3).
• ENG 363 - Seminar in Collaborative Writing Theory and Practice (4).
• ENG 392 - Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction (3).
• ENG 393 - Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry (3).
• ENG 397 - Magazine and Feature Writing (3).
• ENG 398 - Advanced Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3).
• ENG 399 - Directed Writing (1-3).

C. Teaching Methods (3 credits)

• SEC 347 - Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools (3)

D. Linguistics (3 credits)

• ENG 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)

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• LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)

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• Also recommended:

• ENG 244 - The Structure of English (3)

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• LIN 244 - The Structure of English (3)