Language Arts Concentrations for Middle School Major, 24 hours

CIP: 131305

Requirements

Required Courses (18 hours)

(Meets requirements of Major in Middle School)

ENGL 10321	Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary English Classrooms	3
ENGL 10322	Introduction to the Teaching of Writing	3
ENGL 10404	Schoolhouse Grammars and Pedagogy	3
ENGL 10590	Young Adult Literature	3
COM 29325	Listening Behavior and Skills	3
THEA 43460	Creative Dramatics	3

Electives (6 hours)

Choose 2 from the following:

ENGL 10210	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
ENGL 10224	Multiethnic Literature of the United States	3
ENGL 10233	American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 *	3
ENGL 10234	American Literature: 1865 to the Present *	3
ENGL 10245	English Literature: Beowulf through the 18th Century *	3
ENGL 10246	English Literature: Romantics to the Present *	3
ENGL 10372	Introduction to Shakespeare	3

Professional Education Requirements

See Middle School Education Program Requirements

Students must take ENGL 10580 Methods in Secondary School English as part of their professional education requirements

This concentration, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Middle School Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Language Arts grades 5-9. Primary advisement for Middle School Certification is provided by the School of Education. Please also seek a secondary advisor from the content area.