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English
Type of Degree awarded: B.A.,
A.A.
Requirements for the major: 36
s.h. of English at the 200 level or above excluding 207, 251, 252,
253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 312, 361, and 362 and including five of
six survey courses 211, 212, 221, 222, 231, 232, and 323 plus 18
additional hours, on the 300 and 400 level, of which ENG 374 (Shakespeare)
is strongly recommended. All English majors are required and encouraged
to take courses in foreign languages, philosophy, and the fine arts.
Requirements for the minor: 18
s.h. chosen from any English courses at or above the 200 level except
207, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 312, 361, and 362 and including
at least two 300- or 400-level English courses.
Requirements for the writing concentration
available in the English major and minor: With
permission of the Head of the English Department, a student may
apply 9 s.h. of the following writing courses to the English major
or 6 s.h. to the English minor: 321, 324, 325, 326, 327.
Requirements for the A.A. concentration:
18 s.h. chosen from any English courses at or above the 200 level
except 207, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 260, 312, 361, and 362
and including at least two 300- or 400-level English courses.
Writing-enrichment courses: 300
and 400 level English courses, with the exception of 322, 324,
325, 326, 361, and 362.
Computer intensive course: ENG
323
Writing
Type of degree awarded: B.A.,
A.A.
Requirements for the major in Writing:
18 s.h. of English at the 200 level or above, including 322 and
323 and excluding 207, 260, 312, 361, and 362, with ENG 374 strongly
recommended; plus six of the other courses listed under writing
below (e.g. 251 and 252, 253 and 254, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 353)
Requirements for the minor in Writing:
9 s.h. of English at the 200 level or above, excluding 207, 260,
361, and 362; plus three of the other writing courses listed below
Requirements for the A.A. Concentration:
9 s.h. of English at the 200 level or above, excluding 207, 260,
361, and 362; plus three of the other writing courses listed below
Writing-enrichment courses: 300
and 400 level English courses with the exception of 322, 324, 325,
326, 361, and 362
Computer intensive courses: ENG
320, ENG 321, ENG 323, ENG 252, ENG 254, COM 353
Pre-requisites: ENG 101 and 102
(or 103, with 103 preferred), plus three hours in a survey of British,
American, or world literature
Teacher Licensure
Requirements for teacher licensure:
Students seeking licensure to teach English in secondary schools
must include ENG 322 and 323 plus either 342 or 350 in the major,
with 371 and 374 strongly recommended. Additionally, such students
are required to take ENG 362 over and beyond the 36 s.h. required
for the major in English.
Objectives of the English Education program:
Students will demonstrate the following:
I—knowledge of all components of the high school English
curriculum (literature, grammar, writing, and speaking skills).
II—skill in planning and implementing instruction that will
help high school students appreciate literary heritage, understand
how the English language functions, and develop and refine skills
for effective oral and written expression.
III—skill in adapting instruction to the achievement levels
of students.
Core/General Education
ENG 100 if needed, 101 and 102 (or 103 in lieu of 102), plus any
200-, 300-, or 400-level literature course(s) (except 361 and 362).
Note: ENG 207 and 260 as well as 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256,
and 312 are not literature courses and therefore fulfill no core
requirement described above.
All new students will be placed in an appropriate English course
(ENG 100, 101, 102 or 103, 207), either on the basis of SAT or ACT
scores, high school English grades or an English Placement Test
given to entering transfer students at the beginning of their first
semester at Methodist University.
Entering freshmen who place into ENG 100 must take and pass that
course before attempting English 101. Transfer students who have
taken English 101 and/or ENG 102 and who place into ENG 207 must
take and pass that course before attempting any other core requirements
in English. Transfer students who have had no English and who place
into ENG 100 must take and pass that course before attempting ENG
101. A passing grade in ENG 100 (if needed) is a pre-requisite for
ENG 101; a passing grade in ENG 101 is a prerequisite for ENG 102
(or 103); and ENG 102 (or 103) is a prerequisite for all other English
courses.
Only students who earn A’s and B’s in ENG 102 or 103
should take 300-or 400-level English literature courses to satisfy
the general literature requirement under humanities in the B.A.
and B.M. core/general education curricula and the literature option
under humanities in the B.S. core/general education curriculum.
Other students should satisfy the literature requirement under humanities
by taking 200-level surveys in either English, American, or world
literature.
Students must take English courses every semester until they have
passed ENG 100 (if needed), 101, and 102 (or 103); the department
strongly recommends that they continue to enroll in English courses
regularly until all remaining core requirements in English are completed.
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