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BS Education — English Emphasis

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Communication Arts and Literature: BS Education — English Emphasis

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Degree Requirements
60 credits (English, 36 credits; Speech, 24 credits)

Prerequisites (General Education, 11 credits):

  • SPEE 102 (3)
  • MASS 110 (4)
  • English Elective (4)

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Required for Major (English Core, 29-32 credits)

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 275 Introduction to Literary Studies
4
ENG 285 Practical Grammar
2
ENG 362 Teaching English, 5-12
4
ENG 381 Introduction to English Linguistics
4

Choose one course from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 463 Adolescent Literature
4
ENG 464 Middle School Literature
3

Choose one course from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 320 British Literature: Beginning to 1785
4
ENG 321 British Literature: 1785 to Present
4

Choose one course from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 327 American Literature: Beginning to 1865
4
ENG 328 American Literature: 1865 to Present
4

Choose one course from the following (2 credits required):

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 433 Selected Studies in World Literature
4
ENG 435 World Novel
2-4

Choose one course from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 405 Shakespeare: Comedies and Histories
2
ENG 406 Shakespeare: Tragedies
2

Choose one course from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 463 Adolescent Literature
4
ENG 464 Teaching Literature in the Middle School
4

 

Required English Electives (4-7 credits)

Select 4-7 credits from 300/400-level English courses.

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Required for Major (Speech Core, 21 credits)

Course # Course Title Credits
SPEE 101W Interpersonal Communication
3
SPEE 201 Small Group Communication
3
SPEE 310 Performance of Literature
3
SPEE 315 Effective Listening
3
SPEE 321 Argumentation and Debate
3
SPEE 404 Teaching of Speech Communication
3
SPEE 430 Directing Forensic Activity
3

Required Speech Electives (3 credits)

Course # Course Title Credits
SPEE 202 Nonverbal Communication
3
SPEE 203 Intercultural Communication
3
SPEE 212 Oral Communications for Business Professions
3
SPEE 220 Forensics
3
SPEE 333 Advanced Public Speaking
3
SPEE 403 Gender and Communication
3

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Required for Major (Professional Education, 30-33 credits)

See Secondary and K-12 Professional Education in the MSU Undergraduate Bulletin.

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