English B.A. - Teaching English

The English Teaching program provides content knowledge, pedagogy, and professional experiences required for teaching literacy in a democratic society. Based on current research and best practices, the English Teaching program integrates the study of language, literature, and media. The program creates learning communities and supports teachers as critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and reflective practitioners. Students who successfully complete this concentration and the requirements from the College of Education receive both a B.A. in English and a secondary teaching license (grades 5-12) in English. At the graduate level, the English Teaching program offers advanced theory and pedagogy courses, culminating in an M.A. in English. The English Teaching Program is also the home of the Montana Writing Project, which is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of writing at all grade levels and offers a special focus on meeting the state-mandated Indian Education for All. Graduates of the program have become Montana Teachers of the Year and National Board of Certified Teachers.

Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Individuals must complete the teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the non-teaching track since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.

Bachelor of Arts - English; Teaching English Concentration

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 46-50

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2020-21

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

English Core Courses		15
Upper-Division Literature Courses		6
English Teaching Courses		15
English Electives		6
Modern & Classical Language Requirement		4-8
Total Hours		46-50

English Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
LIT 110L	Intro to Lit	3
or CRWR 211A	Intro Poetry Workshop
LIT 300	Literary Criticism	3
LIT 327	Shakespeare	3
Complete two of the following courses:		6
LIT 202L	The Environmental Imagination
LIT 236L	Literary Histories
LIT 246L	Genres, Themes, Approaches
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C

Upper-Division Literature Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two of the following courses:		6
LIT 301	Studies in Literary Forms
LIT 304	U.S. Writers of Color
LIT 305	Lit by & About Native Amer
LIT 314	The American Novel
LIT 315	Voices of the Am Renaissance
LIT 331	Major Author/s
LIT 342	Montana Writers
LIT 343	African American Lit
LIT 344	Asian American Literature
LIT 349L	Medieval Lit
LIT 350L	Chaucer
LIT 353L	Milton
LIT 355	British Romanticism
LIT 363	Modern Poetry
LIT 369	Short Fiction
LIT 370	Science Fiction
LIT 373	Lit & Environment
LIT 376	Lit & Other Disciplines
LIT 378L	Gay and Lesbian Studies
LIT 380	Literary Approaches to Drama
LIT 391	Special Topics
LIT 402	Literature in Place
LIT 420	Critical Theory
LIT 421	History of Criticism & Theory
LIT 422	Ecocritical Theory & Practice
LIT 430	Studies in Comparative Lit
LIT 491	Special Topics
Total Hours		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

English Teaching Courses

Note: Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program prior to enrolling in ENT 440, ENT 441, and ENT 442. Other EDU pre-/co-requisites also apply to ENT 440, ENT 441, and ENT 442.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ENT 439	Studies in Young Adult Lit	3
ENT 440	Teaching Writing	3
ENT 441	Tchg Rdng & Literature	3
ENT 442	Tchg Oral Lang & Media Lit	3
Complete one of the following courses:		3
LING 270S	Intro to Linguistics
LING 465	Structure & History of English
LING 470	Linguistic Analysis
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

English Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two courses (6 credits) in ENT, LIT, CRWR, FILM, IRSH, or WRIT (above WRIT 101 College Writing I).		6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Modern & Classical Language Requirement

Note: Students need to take one year (two semesters) of a modern or classical language or exemplify proficiency through examination (available through the Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department).

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the first year-level proficiency in either a modern or classical language other than English.		4-8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach English, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.