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English, English Education Concentration, BA

Department: English

The English education concentration is designed for students who wish to pursue a career as a middle or high school English teacher. The concentration partially fulfills the requirements for the Massachusetts Initial Teacher Licensure. Students seeking licensure must also complete a major in Secondary Education. Students should also refer to the Educator Preparation and Licensure Policies and Procedures section of this catalog for specific licensure and major requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Grade Requirement

Majors must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 101/101E - Writing Rhetorically and ENGL 102 - Writing Rhetorically with Sources . Credit earned for ENGL 101/101E and ENGL 102 may not be applied to the major.

The Department of English will permit a major to use only one passing grade below “C-” to satisfy requirements in the English major. An additional grade below “C-” will require the major to take another English course.

Course Requirements

Required courses (12 credits)

Area electives (21 credits)

Elective in classical literature

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Elective in language and linguistics

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Elective in Shakespeare

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Elective in culturally diverse literatures

Complete one course, selected from the following:

ENGL 233 - Introduction to the African American Novel
ENGL 253 - Non-Western Literature
ENGL 255 - East Asian Literature in Translation
ENGL 315 - Ethnic American Literature
ENGL 317 - African American Literature I
ENGL 318 - African American Literature II
ENGL 326 - Native American Writing and Rhetoric
ENGL 328 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition since 1900 (with a culturally diverse focus)
ENGL 377 - Postcolonial Literature and Theory *
ENGL 399 - Topics in Literature (with a culturally diverse focus)
ENGL 405 - Research Methods in World Literatures (with a culturally diverse focus)♦
*This course may count as an elective in post-1800 British Literature instead of an elective in culturally diverse literatures with permission of the department chairperson.

Elective in post-1800 British or Irish literature

Complete one course, selected from the following:

ENGL 312 - Modern British Fiction
ENGL 327 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition to 1900 (with a post-1800 British focus)
ENGL 328 - Women Writers: The Female Tradition since 1900 (with a post-1800 British focus)
ENGL 350 - Recent British Fiction
ENGL 354 - 20th-Century British Drama
ENGL 361 - The English Novel II
ENGL 365 - Victorian Prose and Poetry
ENGL 381 - Ireland’s Literary Past
ENGL 382 - Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature
ENGL 386 - English Romantic Poets
ENGL 393 - Modern British Poetry
ENGL 399 - Topics in Literature (with a post-1800 British or Irish focus)
ENGL 403 - Research Methods in Post-1800 British Literature ♦
ENGL 490 - Literary Studies in Oxford (with a post-1800 British focus)

Elective in American literature

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Elective in young adult literature

Complete one course, selected from the following:

♦ Research methods

Complete one course, selected from the following:*

ENGL 402 - Research Methods in Pre-1800 British Literature
ENGL 403 - Research Methods in Post-1800 British Literature
(also satisfies elective in post-1800 British literature)
ENGL 404 - Research Methods in American Literature
(also satisfies elective in American literature)
ENGL 405 - Research Methods in World Literatures
(may also satisfy elective in culturally diverse literatures, depending on the topic)
ENGL 406 - Research Methods in Writing Studies
ENGL 407 - Research Methods in Technical and Professional Writing
*Research methods courses meet area electives, as identified in the area electives section above. If not used to meet an area elective, a research methods course must be taken, bringing the total credits required for the major to 39.

Senior seminar (3 credits)

Complete one course, selected from the following:

Total minimum credits: 36-39

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.