English Secondary Education Certification, B.A.

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The English Department offers a program for English majors who wish to become certified to teach English at the secondary level. This program has been approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. In completing the specific requirements of this program, students also must complete the normal requirements of the English major literature track described above. In addition, students must be admitted to and complete UMBC’s Secondary Teacher Education Program. Upon successful completion of course work and student teaching, students are recommended for teacher certification in the State of Maryland. The English Secondary Education Program consists of 39 credits distributed as follows:

English Common Core Courses (6 credits)

Literature Track Requirements (15 credits)

ENGL 302 - Literary Methodologies and Research (Recommended Preparation: ENGL 301 )
One 300- or 400-level course from two of the three historical periods of British Literature (A, B, C)
One 300- or 400-level course from each of the two historical periods of American Literature. These courses need not be taken in chronological order, and they may be taken concurrently with any other major courses:
1. Medieval and Early Modern
2. Restoration to Romantic
3. Victorian and Modern
4. American Literature to the Civil War
5. American Literature from the Civil War to the Present

Electives (12 credits)

These electives must be English courses at the 300 or 400 level, although students may, with their advisor’s permission, include one 200-level course as part of this requirement.

One Minority or Women’s Literature Course (3 credits)

Select one from the following:

ENGL 364 - Perspectives on Women in Literature (3.00)
ENGL 369 - Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Literature (3.00)
other courses in the schedule of classes, as appropriate

Note:

may also be counted toward the diversity requirement of the English major

One World Literature or Non-Western Literature Course (3 credits)

Select one from the following:

ENGL 231 - Introduction to World Literature I (3.00)
ENGL 232 - Introduction to World Literature II (3.00)
ENGL 233 - Issues in World Literature (3.00)
ENGL 315 - Studies in World Literature (3.00)
ENGL 366 - World Literature Written in English (3.00)
other courses in the schedule of classes, as appropriate

Adolescent Literature (3 credits)

Select one from the following:

ENGL 414 - Adolescent Literature (3.00)
EDUC 414 - Adolescent Literature (3.00)

Shakespeare (3 credits)

Select one from the following:

ENGL 250 - Introduction to Shakespeare (3.00)
ENGL 351 - Studies in Shakespeare (3.00)
other courses in the schedule of classes, as appropriate

Required 400-level Courses (6 credits)

ENGL 490 - Advanced Topics in the English Language (3.00)

Select one course: 3 Credits

ENGL 486 - Seminar in Teaching Composition: Theory and Practice (3.00)
ENGL 686 - Seminar in Teaching Composition: Theory and Practice

Note:

ENGL 486 may also be counted toward the seminar requirement of the English major

Note:

For a description of the 39 required credits in teacher education courses, see the Secondary Education Program of the UMBC Department of Education. Students intending to seek elementary or secondary certification should consult with the Education Department as early as possible in their careers for a complete description of the requirements of the certification program and the procedures for admittance into the program.