Secondary Education/English Literary Studies, B.A.

English Literary Studies Requirements

The requirements for Secondary Education/ English Literary Studies is different than those required of the stand-alone English Literary Studies major.

• Introduction to Literary Form (3 credits)  Credits / Units: 3

• ENG 100 - Mindful Reading

• Literary Methods - Criticism and Theory  (3 credits)  Credits / Units: 3

• ENG 220 - Reading Like a Pro: Theory and Interpretation

• British Literature (6 credits)

• ENG 280 - British Literature Special Topics
• ENG 350 - Shakespeare Special Topics

• American Literature (6 credits)

    Credits / Units: 6

• Elect two courses from the list to satisfy this requirement. (6 credits)

• ENG 240 - Early American Literature: Pre-Columbus Through the Civil War
• ENG 250 - Topics in North American Literature
• ENG 260 - American Realism, Naturalism and Modernism
• ENG 301 - Contemporary American Literature

• Global Literatures (3 credits) Credits / Units: 3

• Elect one course from the list (any level) to satisfy this requirement.

• ASIA 100 - Foundations of Asian Studies
• FILM 200 - Global History of Film
• ENG 320 - Studies in Global Literatures
• THEAT 333 - Asian Drama and Dance
• COMM 381 - Bollywood

• Further Coursework (12 credit hours)

  Further coursework for Secondary Education/English Literary Studies dual majors include the four courses listed. To fulfill the second British Literature (ENG 280), students must choose a different variable topic or choose an approved British Literature substitution. Credits / Units: 12

• CW 110 - Form in Poetry

• ENG 280 British Literature (variable topic) Credits / Units: 3

• ENG 210 - Myth, Fantasy, and the Imagination
• EDU 412 - Capstone: Multicultural Adolescent Literature

Secondary Education Requirements

• Level I: Exploring the Profession Coursework

• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education
• EDU 202 - Psychology of Learning and Development

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• Level II: Preparing to Teach Coursework

   

• EDU 306 - Classroom Applications of Technology at the Middle and Secondary School Level
• EDU 330 - Foundations of Equity and Diversity
• EDU 360 - Foundations of Special Education
• EDU 361 - Inclusive Practices for Exceptional Learners
• EDU 363 - Literacy Across the Curriculum
• EDU 373 - Issues in Middle and Secondary Health Education
• EDU 374 - Secondary Education Pre-Practicum

• This course is a Pre-Practicum experiential residency requirement for all Secondary Education majors. Students register for this course by choosing three weekly hours of clinical work every semester during their sophomore and junior years. The Education field office places registered students in a middle or high school to fulfill this pre-practicum clinical experience.

  Note: If students are abroad during one of the semesters listed above, they may be excused from this requirement during the abroad semester.

  Three additional pedagogical content knowledge courses in the certification area, the third of which is taken simultaneously with Practicum, and is understood as belonging to Curriculum Level II:

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  Certification Area: English

• EDU 376 - Secondary Education Practicum (Field Experience)
• EDU 394 - Teaching Reading and Literature in the High School
• EDU 395 - Teaching Writing in the High School
• EDU 412 - Capstone: Multicultural Adolescent Literature

• Level III: Performing in the Classroom Coursework

• EDU 450 - Student Teaching
• EDU 451 - Student Teaching Seminar

Licensure

All teacher education programs at Roger Williams University are approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Under the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) agreement, our graduates are eligible for certification in Rhode Island and all other states with the exception of Alaska, Iowa and Minnesota.

RWU discloses that the Master of Arts in Special Education and Bachelor of Arts in Education do not satisfy all educational requirements for licensure as an elementary or secondary public-school educator. Certification and licensure requirements are set by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and students interested in learning about RIDE requirements, including state reciprocity policies, should enquire via the RIDE website or the students’ resident state websites for the most current information on licensure requirements for educators.