MAJORS

The Department of English offers many courses and programs for English majors and other students. Depending on their career goals, English majors
may earn either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Education. In addition, students may minor in English, Creative Writing or Journalism, or receive a second teaching field certification in or Journalism with any major at ESU. (See Graduate Program for information on the Master's degree in English.)

Bachelor of Arts
Advisor: Dr. Richard Keller
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in English leads students to consider questions whose answers help to determine the well-being of individuals and cultures. By emphasizing human thought and the processes through which it develops, i.e., the
close reading of texts, the articulation of ideas and aesthetic principles (both orally and in writing), and library research, the BA fosters abilities traditionally required of liberal arts students in their academic work and in their later professional lives.

See the core curriculum general education requirements in the General Education section of the course catalog for additional requirements for the BA.

Courses for the BA in English
EG210 Introduction to Literary Study (3 hours)

At least one course from EACH of the following areas:

American Literature
British Literature
World Literature
Special Topics
Criticism/Rhetoric
Language/Linguistics
Writing

Electives for the BA
Additional courses for a total of 39 hours

Of all courses taken for the major, two must be in literature
written before 1830 and two in literature written after 1830. At
least 27 hours must be in junior/senior level courses (i.e.,
courses numbered 300 or above).

BSE: Secondary English Teaching Field
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Kienholz
The degree Bachelor of Science in Education with an English
teaching field prepares the student for a career in junior high
and high school teaching. It enables the prospective teacher to
obtain a broad background in English as well as excellent
preparation in the theory and practice of teaching literature,
composition, language, and the mass media.

See the core curriculum general education requirements in the
General Education section of the course catalog for additional
requirements for the BSE. A 2.6 GPA in English courses is
required for admission to teacher education and student
teaching.

English
Required Courses for BSE: (30 hours)
EG 210:  Intro to Literary Study (3 hrs)
EG490:  Teaching English in the Middle-Level
  or Secondary School (3 hours)
  At least one course from each of the following areas: (24 hours)

I.  American Literature
II.  British Literature
III.  World Literature
IV.  Media Literacy:  JO 200
V.  Young Adult Literature
VI.  Literary Criticism / Rhetoric
VII.  History of the English Language
VIII. Writing:  EG 301 or EG 280 or JO 301

Electives for BSE: (12 hours)
Additional courses to make a total of 42 hours.

BSE students must take courses in a variety of areas: literature before and after 1830, literature by women writers and by writers of color and ethnic diversity.

  Middle Level English
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Kienholz
This program prepares students to English in Grades 5-8.

Required courses are EG 490 and Categories IV-VIII
above, for a total of 18 hours.  Students choose 6
additional hours of elective courses.

Last Updated August 7, 2007