English (English Studies Pedagogy), BA

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Total number of hours for the program: 120.

This program does not lead to licensure. Only students who also complete the BSEd Secondary and Special Subject Teaching (grades 9-12) English may be recommended for NC Teaching Licensure in English Language Arts.

Liberal Studies (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Language Requirement (6 hours)

MFL 231, 232, 240 Credits: (6)

The BA language requirement (six hours at the intermediary/200 - level) is waived for students who are double majoring in the concentration (BA English-ESP) and in the BSEd Secondary English Teaching (grades 9-12) degree. Students double majoring in this concentration (BA English-ESP) and in the BSEd Secondary English Teaching (grades 9-12) degree must satisfy the language requirement for that BSEd degree, which is six hours of any foreign language or languages at any level.

The Major Requires 34 hours:

Gateway Course (1 hour)

ENGL 200 - Introduction to the English Major Credits: 1

Capstone Course (3 hours)

One (three hours) of the following:

EDSE 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: 1-3
or
ENGL 498 - Senior Seminar in English Credits: 3
or
ENGL 492 - ESL Practicum Credits: 3

English Core (6 hours)

Two (six hours) of the following:

ENGL 240 - Research, Literary Criticism & British Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 241 - Formalism & American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 242 - Cultural Studies & Non-Western World Literature Credits: 3

English Studies Pedagogy Methods Core (12 hours)

ENGL 319 - Grammar, Language, and Discourse Credits: 3
ENGL 414 - Fundamentals of Teaching Composition Credits: 3
ENGL 418 - Fundamentals of Teaching Literature Credits: 3
and
ENGL 413 - ESL Methods for Content Teachers Credits: 3
or
ENGL 416 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3

English Studies Pedagogy Electives (12 hours)

Twelve hours selected from the following courses.

Note: No more than one liberal studies course may be used to meet the major requirements for the English BA.

NOTE: Students in the BA/English Studies Pedagogy concentration with a TESOL minor may not use an English Studies Pedagogy elective course for both the major and the TESOL minor.

ENGL 303 - Introduction to Professional Writing and Editing Credits: 3
ENGL 312 - Grammar for Teachers Credits: 3
ENGL 325 - Language and Culture Credits: 3
ENGL 326 - Policies and Politics of ESL Credits: 3
ENGL 378 - Motion Picture Histories Credits: 3
ENGL 394 - Film Adaptation Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 411 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
ENGL 415 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3
ENGL 419 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 420 - Chaucer and His Age Credits: 3
ENGL 421 - Fairy Tale Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 422 - Adolescent Literature in Secondary Schools Credits: 3
ENGL 430 - English Literature of the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 431 - Shakespeare and His Age Credits: 3
ENGL 440 - Milton and His Age Credits: 3
ENGL 441 - The Age of Pope, Swift, and Johnson Credits: 3
ENGL 450 - Major Writers Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 451 - Nineteenth-Century British Writers Credits: 3
ENGL 459 - Southern Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 461 - The “Long 19th Century” in American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 463 - Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 464 - Native American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 465 - Topics in African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 469 - Directors/Screenwriters/Stars Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 470 - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Postcolonial Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 471 - Studies in Poetry Credits: 3
ENGL 472 - Studies in Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 473 - Studies in Drama Credits: 3
ENGL 474 - Literary Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 475 - Modernism Credits: 3
ENGL 476 - The Short Story Credits: 3
ENGL 477 - Literature and Gender Credits: 3
ENGL 478 - Film Theory Credits: 3
ENGL 479 - Studies in Literature Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 480 - Studies in English Credits: 1-3, R6
ENGL 496 - Seminar in World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 498 - Senior Seminar in English Credits: 3
ENGL 333 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENGL 350 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
ENGL 351 - The Beats, Radicals, and Avant-Garde Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 352 - The Journey in Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 353 - Stories Retold Credits: 3
ENGL 366 - Literature and Immigration Credits: 3
ENGL 367 - Appalachian Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 368 - Film Genres Credits: 3, R6
ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature Credits: 3

Additional Information:

A total of 120 hours is required to graduate with a BA in English, including a minor, second major (such as BSEd), or other approved program. BA-English Studies Pedagogy students are encouraged to take ENGL classes as their general electives to meet the 120-hour requirement. The number of additional hours (beyond program and Liberal Studies requirements) needed to graduate will vary depending on the hours required by the minor, second major, or approved program.

Note: BA English-English Studies Pedagogy students who do not double major in the BSEd Secondary English Teaching must satisfy the BA Language requirements (MFL 231 & 232 or MFL 240) and must have a minor, second major or approved program.

BA English (Literature, Professional Writing, English Studies Pedagogy, or Motion Picture Studies) students who elect to enroll in the Professional Writing, Film Studies, Literature, or Creative Writing minor may not use an ENGL course for both the major and the minor; double counting of a course between those majors and this minor is not allowed.