English, B.A., Pre-Education Concentration

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Majors with the Pre-education in English concentration should be sure to take a mix of courses that focus on British and American literature to prepare effectively for a career in English education.

Courses appearing in more than one category can fulfill only one requirement.

Methods: Select one course (3 Hours)

ENGL 3105 , ENGL 3210 , and ENGL 3220 recommended.

ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3105 - Practical Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3195 - Teaching in English Studies 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3210 - Advanced Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3220 - History of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3225 - The History and Future of the Book 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3230 - History of Literary and Cultural Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3260 - Theories of Popular Culture 3 Credit Hours
FOLK 3100 - Folklore and Literature 3 Credit Hours

Literature before 1800: Select one course (3 Hours)

ENGL 3280 - English Drama before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3290 - English Fiction before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3300 - Medieval English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3310 - Old English 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3350 - Literature and War 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3400 - Courtiers, Clergy, and Poets 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3410 - Seduction, Revolution, and the Rise of Science 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3420 - Mythology 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3500 - Restoration and Earlier Eighteenth-Century English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3510 - Later Eighteenth-Century English Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3520 - Life Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3550 - Early Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3800 - Early American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3915 - Literature of the Early South 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3980 - Women’s Literature before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4110 - Chaucer 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4150 - Milton 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4100 - Study of a Single Author before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4201 - Special Topics before 1800 3 Credit Hours

Literature after 1800: Select one course (3 Hours)

ENGL 3605 - Late Romanticism 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3610 - Love and Death in Victorian Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3620 - Victorian Novels 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3630 - Haunted Texts 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3695 - LGBTQ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3700 - Early Twentieth-Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3710 - Late Twentieth-Century British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3720 - Twentieth-Century English Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3810 - American Romantics 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3820 - Realism and Naturalism 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3830 - American Modernisms 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3840 - Postmodern American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3850 - American Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3860 - American Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3865 - The Short Story 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3875 - Science Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3885 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3895 - Comics and the Graphic Novel 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3900 - Irish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3905 - Jewish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3910 - The Tradition of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3920 - Southern Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3930 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3940 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3945 - Literature and Global Conflict 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3950 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3965 - African Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3970 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3975 - Later Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3990 - Women’s Literature after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4010 - Topics in African American Culture 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4020 - Advanced Study in Indigenous Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4030 - Literature and the City 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4040 - Religion and Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4050 - Transnational Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4101 - Study of a Single Author after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4202 - Special Topics after 1800 3 Credit Hours

Multicultural/Genre Literature: Select two courses (6 Hours)

ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3250 - Topics in Contemporary Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3420 - Mythology 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3520 - Life Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3550 - Early Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3695 - LGBTQ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3865 - The Short Story 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3875 - Science Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3885 - Contemporary Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3895 - Comics and the Graphic Novel 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3900 - Irish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3905 - Jewish Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3910 - The Tradition of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3915 - Literature of the Early South 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3920 - Southern Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3930 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3940 - Postcolonial Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3945 - Literature and Global Conflict 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3950 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3965 - African Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3970 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3975 - Later Indigenous Literatures 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3980 - Women’s Literature before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3990 - Women’s Literature after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3995 - Feminist Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4010 - Topics in African American Culture 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4020 - Advanced Study in Indigenous Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4030 - Literature and the City 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4040 - Religion and Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4050 - Transnational Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4100 - Study of a Single Author before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4101 - Study of a Single Author after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4201 - Special Topics before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4202 - Special Topics after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4204 - Special Topics: Literature, Criticism, and Theory 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4206 - Special Topics in Pre-Education 3 Credit Hours
FOLK 3000 - American Folklore 3 Credit Hours
FOLK 3100 - Folklore and Literature 3 Credit Hours
FOLK 4000 - Georgia Folklife 3 Credit Hours

Single Author: Select one course (3 Hours)

ENGL 4100 - Study of a Single Author before 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4101 - Study of a Single Author after 1800 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4110 - Chaucer 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4130 - Shakespeare, Earlier Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4140 - Shakespeare, Later Works 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4150 - Milton 3 Credit Hours

Writing: Select one course (3 Hours)

Recommended: ENGL 3100 - Composition Studies: History, Theory, Practice 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3080 - Persuasion: History, Theory, Practice 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3090 - Exposition: History, Theory, Practice 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3105 - Practical Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3150A - Introduction to Creative Writing - Poetry 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3150B - Introduction to Creative Writing - Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3210 - Advanced Grammar 3 Credit Hours

Electives: Select two courses in English or Folklore from those listed above (3000- or 4000-level) (6 Hours)

ENGL 4500 - Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours is strongly recommended.

Applications: Select one course (3 Hours)

Majors must have completed at least twelve semester hours of upper-division English course work before registering for an Applications course.

ENGL 4330 - Senior Seminar: Pre-Education in English-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Further coursework (9 Hours)

Further coursework (9 hours) in the major is recommended but not required for this concentration. Specific recommendations are one additional course from section 2 (Literature before 1800) and ENGL 3100 , or, if already taken, one additional course from section 6 (Writing).

Majors with the Pre-Education in English concentration are encouraged to apply to the College of Education and Human Development Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in English Education (TEEMS) for certification preparation. The Master’s degree has a track of four semesters begun in the summer term and a three-semester certification track also begun in the summer and completed in the spring. Hours earned in the certification track can be applied later toward the completion of the Master’s degree.

Additional courses for the Pre-Education in English concentration. These are not required, but are recommended for elective credit:

EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities 3 Credit Hours
LT 3210 - Teaching, Learning, and Technology Integration 3 Credit Hours

Teacher Certification

English majors who want to pursue certification to teach at the middle or secondary school level should seek advisement from the College of Education Office of Academic Assistance (300] College of Education Building, 404-413-8000) and the Middle Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Department (639 College of Education Building, 404-413-8060). Georgia State University offers a four-semester Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Middle Childhood or in English Education (TEEMS MCE and TEEMS Secondary English) with initial certification that is a four-semester program. Application deadlines are October 1 and February 1 for the following semesters. Students interested in teaching in middle school should major and minor in a combination of English (Pre-Education in English Concentration) and Social Studies. The English minor interested in teaching middle school should complete the following plan of study:

ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3100 - Composition Studies: History, Theory, Practice 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3105 - Practical Grammar 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3910 - The Tradition of Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature 3 Credit Hours