ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ENG)

English/Language Arts includes coursework in English, including grammar and composition; reading; speech, drama or theatre; and journalism. Students receive a strong liberal arts background. 36 hours are required for a major.

ENG 204               Oral Interpretation (3 hours)
ENG 240               Drama Workshop (3 hours)
ENG 301               Modern Grammar (3 hours)
ENG 302               20th Century Literature (3 hours)
ENG 306               Children's Literature (3 hours)
ENG 310 or 311     Survey of British Literature (3 hours)
ENG 312 or 313     American Literature (3 hours)
ENG 401               Nineteenth Century Literature (3 hours)
ENG 410               Literary Criticism (3 hours)
ENG Elective          ENG 320, 340, 407 or 411 (3 hours)
JRN 200               Survey of Mass Communication (3 hours)
JRN 203               Introduction to Journalism: Reporting (3 hours)

If the student desires certification in Secondary Social Science by the Alabama Department of Education, the following requiements must be met:

A. GENERAL STUDIES
    SPA 201          Intermediate Spanish I (3 hours)
    SPA 202          Intermediate Spanish II
B. SOCIAL SCIENCE
    The following must be selected from electives in the general education requirements:
    PSY 201          General Psychology (3 hours) (Goal II)
    PSY/SOC 275   Multiculturalism: A Perspective (3 hours) (Goal V)
C. SCIENCE
    Select one (1) of the following:
    BIO 103          Foundations of Biology (4 hours)
    BIO 104          Principles of Biology (4 hours)
    BIO 105          General Botany
    CHE 100          Introductory Chemistry (4 hours)
    CHE 101          General Chemistry I (4 hours)
    PHY 102          Physical Science (4 hours)
    PHY 201          General Physics I (4 hours)
D. MATHEMATICS
    MAT 108          Introduction to Mathematics, or higher (3 hours)
E. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
    EDU 201          Introduction to Education (3 hours)
    EDU 204          Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
    EDU 302          Education Psychology (3 hours)
    EDU 311          Instructional Media (3 hours)
    EDU 313          Behavioral and Classroom Management (3 hours)
    EDU 319          Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
    EDU 412          Materials and Methods of Teaching Language Arts in Secondary Education  (3 hours)
    EDU 402          Exceptional Children (3 hours)
    EDU 406          Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (3 hours)
    EDU 409          Secondary Teaching Internship (12 hours)