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Duluth Campus
Teaching Communication Arts and Literature B.A.A.Education
English
College of Education and Human Service Professions
The B.A.A. in teaching communication arts/literature is offered by the Department of Education in conjunction with the Department of English, Linguistics and Writing Studies and the Department of Communication. This program is required for students seeking teacher licensure as Minnesota Communication Arts/Literature teachers for grades 5 through 12.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
45 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Students entering the Secondary (5-12) & K-12 licensure programs are bound by the policies in effect at the time of application; admission is based on criteria established by the Dept. of Educ, consistent with MN policies as established by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Students must meet the admission requirements to the blocks. They can be found online at: https://z.umn.edu/stepapplication.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
This course will be waived for transfer students with 24 credits taken post high school or students who change to CEHSP from a collegiate unit where it is not required.
Register course for one credit.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Lower Division Requirements (20 cr)
COMM 1112 - Public Speaking
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
COMM 1222 - Interpersonal Communication
[LE CAT, LECD C, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
EDUC 1101 - Education in Modern Society
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
ENGL 1582 - Introduction to World Literatures
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
ENGL 2906 - Methods of Literary Study
(4.0 cr)
LING 1811 - Introduction to Linguistics
[LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. Compliance with general regulations governing granting of degrees. Students are required to review their degree status in the CEHSP Advising & Academic Services Office early in their senior year.
2. Students are expected to: a) make satisfactory progress each semester, including grades of C- or better in all courses required in the major; b) demonstrate acceptable professional performance in applied learning settings (e.g., laboratory, field experiences, clinical experiences); and c) obtain an approved background check before being placed in clinical, field, intern, or student teaching experiences. Students who do not meet program expectations can be dismissed from the major. Details on these requirements are available from the department office.
Upper Division Requirements (36 - 37 cr)
Students must make satisfactory academic progress and demonstrate acceptable professional performance in field experiences. Students must have personal liability insurance while they are working in field placement settings.
EDUC 3412 - The Computer in Education
(3.0 cr)
ENGL 4802 - English Language for Educators
(4.0 cr)
ENGL 4902 - Teaching Writing
(4.0 cr)
HLTH 3202 - Drug Education
(2.0 cr)
American Literature Survey
American Literature II, ENGL 3564, can be taken without having taken American Literature I, ENGL 3563.
ENGL 3563 - American Literature I
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3564 - American Literature II
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3573 - Survey of African American Literature
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
British Literature Survey
British Literature II, ENGL 3502, can be taken without having taken British Literature I, ENGL 3501.
ENGL 3501 - British Literature I
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3502 - British Literature II
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
Early Period Literature
British Literature I, ENGL 3501 or American Literature I, ENGL 3563 can only fill this requirement if it is not fulfilling a survey requirement.
ENGL 3223 - Shakespeare
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3501 - British Literature I
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3563 - American Literature I
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5222 - Shakespeare
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5295 - Special Topics in Early Period Literature (various titles to be assigned)
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5312 - Chaucer
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5533 - Studies in English Literature before 1800
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5541 - Restoration and 18th-Century Literature
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5572 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5574 - Studies in American Literature to 1914
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5661 - Publishing the Middle Ages
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5662 - The Making of a Major Author: The Scholarly Edition in 17th- and 18th-Century England
(4.0 cr)
Later Period Literature
British Literature II, ENGL 3502 or American Literature II, ENGL 3564 can only fill this requirement if it is not fulfilling a survey requirement.
ENGL 3502 - British Literature II
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3564 - American Literature II
[HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3574 - Reconstituting the Past in African Diaspora Literature
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5395 - Special Topics in Late-Period Literature (various titles to be assigned)
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5561 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5562 - Studies in 19th-Century British Literature
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5564 - Studies in British Literature after 1900
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5575 - Studies in American Literature after 1914
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5584 - Mapping Postcolonial Literature
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5663 - Readers and the History of Books
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 5665 - The American Literary Marketplace
(4.0 cr)
Advanced Writing Requirement
WRIT 3100 - Advanced Writing: Language and Literature
(3.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3140 - Advanced Writing: Human Services
(3.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3115 - Writing Fiction
(4.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3121 - Writing Poetry
(4.0 cr)
Advanced Literature Seminar
Upper division WRIT, LING, COMM course may be counted if relevant to licensure content area, but will not count toward the English major; consult advisor.
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ENGL 4xxx
·
ENGL 5xxx
Block Requirements (41 cr)
Application for admission to the blocks can only be completed fall semester for spring semester admission. Application for admission to the blocks must be submitted by the 6th Friday of the semester. Applications are available from the Department of Education website.
Block I (16 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Consult advisor for additional upper division English courses.
EDSE 4204 - Designing Learning Environments and Lessons
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4215 - Teaching Reading and Literature: Grades 5-12
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4100 - Teaching in a Diverse Society
(3.0 cr)
EDSE 4501 - Adolescent/Adult Development and Learning Theory
(3.0 cr)
SPED 3415 - Special Education in the Secondary School
(3.0 cr)
Block 2 (12 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Application for student teaching must be made by the 4th Friday of the semester before student teaching. Applications are available from the Department of Education website. Students majoring in English should also register for ENGL 4909 at this time.
EDSE 3206 - Apprenticeship: Secondary School
(2.0 cr)
EDSE 4525 - Assessment for Secondary Education
(3.0 cr)
EDUC 4381 - Teaching Indigenous Students
(3.0 cr)
ENGL 4922 - Teaching Communication Arts and Literature
(4.0 cr)
Block 3 (13 cr)
All courses must be taken concurrently. Registration for student teaching in the senior year requires grades of C- or better in all courses in teaching major(s) and minor; graded completion of all education block courses; completion of at least 85% of teaching major courses. Students must have personal liability insurance while they are working in field placement settings. Students must register for EDSE 4600 for 12 credits. EDUC 4990 must be taken concurrently with EDSE 4600.
EDUC 4500 - Professional Issues and Ethics
(1.0 cr)
EDSE 4600 - Student Teaching
(3.0-24.0 cr)
EDUC 4990 - Education Teacher Performance Assessment
(0.0 cr)
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