English Language Arts Content Area
For middle grades licensure, students choose a primary content area (i.e English/Language Arts) and upon completion of the program, they are able to teach grades 5-8. Listed below are the content courses required in addition to the teacher education core course work. Students should meet with a teacher education advisor early in their program to develop a plan of study to graduation.
Requirements
| Content Courses 1 | ||
| TEP 330 | Topics in English Education | 3 |
| TEP 405 | Teaching and Assessment in the Middle School | 3 |
| TEP 435 | English Methods for Middle and Secondary Grades | 3 |
| Creative Writing (Choose one) | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| ECCE: Creative Writing, Publishing, and Community | ||
| Linguistics (Choose one) | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Introduction to Sociolinguistics in English Studies | ||
| Literature | 12 | |
| Introduction to Literature | ||
| Introduction to World Literature | ||
| Children's and Young Adult Literature | ||
One 300/400 ENG course in Literature | ||
| Technical/Digital Writing (Choose 1) | 3-4 | |
| Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in New Media | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition in Digital Media | ||
| Digital Technologies in English Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 30-33 | |
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TEP 301 is a prerequisite for all TEP 400 Level courses