Course variations

Course summary

This program in English prepares students for a wide range of careers and graduate study, focusing as it does on the study of literature in English and the development of critical reading and writing skills. Students can also prepare for a career in teaching through courses offered by both the division of humanities and by the division of human development and human services. Concentrators in English may prepare for licensure as a teacher of English in the middle (5-8) or high schools (8-12), or students seeking licensure in elementary or early childhood education may major in a specially designed program in English-language arts.

Program modules

Modules include Core Curriculum Requirements (52 credits), including: BLP 250 Applied Statistics (QR) or MTH 230 Foundations of Probability and Statistics; COR 204 Technological Literacy; ENG 190 Literary Traditions in English (Div I); Course in economics (Div II); PSY 207 Child Development (Div III); Science with a lab (Div IV); HUM 201 or HUM 202 History of Arts and Ideas I or II (Div V); ENG 490 Senior Seminar in English (Core Integration); EDU 420 Teaching Seminar (Core Integration); English-Language Arts Requirements - ENG 190 England and Beyond: Literary Traditions in English; ENG 220 Origins of Literature in Folklore and Myth; ENG 230 U. S. Literary Traditions or ENG 233 British Literature; ENG 320 Medieval Literature and Language; ENG 330 The Works and World of William Shakespeare; ENG 340 Global Literatures and Cultures; ENG elective numbered 300 or above; ENG Elective Justice II from Core; EDU 310 Language Arts and Children’s Literature; EDU 315 Teaching and Learning Reading; Additional Education Requirements for Early Childhood Teacher Licensure - HST 109 or HST 110 Western Civilization I or II; HST 113 U.S. History through Biographies; MTH 101 Numbers and Operations; MTH 130 Algebraic Operations and Functions; MTH Geometry and Measurement; HDS 204 Selected Contemporary Issues in Health; HDS 205 Guiding Children’s Behavior; EDU 200 Introduction to Teaching; EDU 201 Education, Culture, and Society; EDU 312 Mathematics and Science Education for Early Childhood; EDU 423 Teaching Practicum (12 credits) - Two of the following: EDU 212 Developmental Disabilities; EDU 215 Integrating Special Needs; EDU 330 Strategies for Inclusion; EDU 331 Learning Disabilities I; EDU 332 Learning Disabilities II; EDU 336 Psychology of the Exceptional Child.

Entry requirement for international students

Students applying for admission should submit an Anna Maria College application, an official copy of the high school transcript or GED, official results of SAT or ACT tests, a letter of recommendation from a teacher, a guidance counselor, or a clergy member. International students must submit the official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores, a 250 - 500 word personal statement describing their educational goals and explaining why they wish to pursue an Education in the United States and a certified financial documentation from a financial institution.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Anna Maria College

Department name

Division of Humanities and International Studies