The English Teaching Option is designed for students who wish to become licensed to teach English in grades 5-12. Students take a sequence of six English Education courses, while also fulfilling requirements in literature, writing, and education more generally. Students in this option study how identities, languages, place, and curriculum intersect. The option emphasizes teaching and learning through a sociocultural lens and values youth as creators of knowledge. The Teacher Education Program provides admission information regarding the program, Student Teaching, Licensure, Professional Expectations and more.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Reading: Students will demonstrate the ability to read and understand complex texts accurately and sensitively.
- Analysis: Students will be able to critically interpret, analyze, and synthesize texts, culture, and/or communication.
- Writing: Students will be proficient in producing writing that is focused, well-elaborated and supported, and well-edited.
- Research: Students will demonstrate proficiency in current research approaches and with integrating other scholarly work in the relevant field.
- Students will demonstrate understanding of central concepts and structures in English Language Arts as an academic discipline (e.g., literature, writing, and/or language usage).
- Students will demonstrate understanding of how to plan instruction based on knowledge of English Language Arts and curricular goals.
| Freshman Year | Credits |
|---|
| Fall | Spring |
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| CORE US | 3 | |
| LIT 201 - Intro to Literary Studies | 3 | |
| HDFS 101IS - Indiv and Fam Dev: Lifespan | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | |
| 1 University Course Elective | 3 | |
EDU 223IS - Educ Psych and Adolescent Dev
or EDU 222IS - Educ Psych & Child Development | | 3 |
| ENT 201 - Introduction to English Education | | 3 |
| 1 Lower Division Literature Elective | | 3 |
| 3 University Course Electives | | 9 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 18 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits |
|---|
| Fall | Spring |
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| EDU 370 - Integrating Tech into Educ | 3 | |
| ENT 237 - Secondary English Curriculum | 3 | |
| LING 238 - Structure and Function of Language | 3 | |
| WRIT 201 - College Writing II | 3 | |
| CRWR 240RA - Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 | |
| EDU 211D - Multicultural Education | | 3 |
| 2 Upper Division Literature Elective | | 6 |
| 2 University Course Elective | | 7 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Credits |
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| Fall | Spring |
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| EDU 347 - Managing the Learning Environment for K-12/Secondary | 2 | |
| EDU 382 - Assessmt, Curric, Instructn | 3 | |
| ENT 339 - Teaching Writing in Secondary School | 3 | |
| LIT 300 - Literary Criticism | 3 | |
| 1 Rhetoric Elective | 3 | |
| EDM 401 - Methods: 5-12 English | | 3 |
| ENT 445 - Teaching Reading and Literature | | 3 |
| LING 338 - Language and English Education | | 3 |
| LIT 473RH - Studies in Shakespeare | | 3 |
| 1 University Course Elective | | 3 |
| Year Total: | 14 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits |
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| Fall | Spring |
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| EDP 304 - Practicum: 5-12/K-12 | 2 | |
| EDP 305 - Practicum Lab: 5-12/K-12 | 1 | |
| EDSP 306 - Exceptional Learners | 3 | |
| ENT 461R - Issues in English Education | 3 | |
| Upper Division Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Writing or Rhetoric Elective | 3 | |
| EDU 495R - Student Teaching | | 12 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 12 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 |
Lower Division Literature Electives
Upper Division Literature Electives
| LIT 308 | Multicultural Literature | 3 |
| LIT 310 | American Literature to 1900 | 3 |
| LIT 311 | American Literature after 1900 | 3 |
| LIT 320 | Advanced British Literature I (Formerly LIT 324) | 3 |
| LIT 321 | Advanced British Literature II (Formerly LIT 325) | 3 |
| LIT 322 | Advanced British Literature III (Formerly LIT 326) | 3 |
| LIT 335 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| LIT 382 | Literature for Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| LIT 431RH | Studies in Major Author/s | 3 |
| LIT 437 | Studies in Literary Genres | 3 |
| LIT 438 | Studies in Literary Topics | 3 |
| LIT 440 | Studies in World Literature | 3 |
| NASX 340IH | Native American Literature | 3 |
| NASX 440 | Montana Indian Literature | 3 |
Rhetoric Electives
Writing Electives
