English-English Education Concentration, BA

Major in English

Chuck Jackson, Ph.D., Coordinator
S1039, 713-221-8615

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates who earn a BA in English will be able to:

Read literary, cultural, and scholarly texts critically by:

1. analyzing, through close reading, the rhetorical and aesthetic qualities of texts;
2. demonstrating understanding of the characteristics, conventions, and techniques associated with various literary genres;
3. situating texts within their historical and cultural contexts; and
4. demonstrating understanding of the literary traditions in U.S., British, and other national literatures.

Produce mature college-level writing that:

1. advances rhetorically astute arguments about texts;
2. analyzes texts within their historical and cultural contexts;
3. applies a guiding critical methodology; and
4. employs appropriate scholarly diction and tone.

Use and document sources appropriately to:

1. advance/enrich an argument; and
2. demonstrate engagement in critical debate.

Degree Requirements

To complete a BA in English with a concentration in English Education, students must satisfy the “Requirements for CHSS Majors ” and fulfill the coursework listed below. Note that Student Teaching courses, SED 4301  and SED 4302 , require 15-week full-time supervised work in grades 8 - 12 (may be one or more grades). Courses identified as belonging to the same Professional Development (PD) series must be taken concurrently. In addition to ENG 3307 , 3 hours of upper-level literature must be taken in pre-nineteenth-century century literature. ENG 4098  is required in the final semester of the students’ course work in English before beginning course work in Education.