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May 18, 2026
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2026-2027 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
English-English Education Concentration, BA
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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: 1. Critically analyze literary, cultural, or scholarly texts. - Analyze, through close reading, aesthetic or rhetorical qualities of texts
- Distinguish characteristics, conventions, and techniques associated with various literary genres
- Examine texts in their historical and cultural contexts
- Categorize literary traditions of the United States, British, and global literatures
2. Synthesize textual examples, or synthesize techniques from models of creative writing, to compose original, college-level writing. - Create written work without access to or influence of artificial intelligence
- Combine texts or techniques by means of a critical methodology or creative genre
3. Evaluate multiple sources to advance an original argument. - Argue based on assessment of sources
- Interpret how sources engage in critical debates
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. Preparatory Requirements
(Courses in this area can be reused from the common core) 3 SCHs in Lit. Survey:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: 6-8 SCHs of Foreign Language:
Complete 6-8 semester credit hours in the same foreign language. Semester credit hours are contingent upon placement exams, courses taken, or transfer credit. Semester credit hours bypassed by placement must be made up in elective credits. Hours earned in excess of three semester credit hours for any foreign language course may be applied to the elective area. 6 upper-level SCHs in Genre
Complete 6 semester credit hours from: 3 upper-level SCHs in British Literature:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: 3 upper-level SCHs in American Literature:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: 3 upper-level SCHs in World Literature:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: 3 upper-level SCHs in Area Studies:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: 6 upper-level SCHs in Multicultural Literature:
Complete 6 semester credit hours from: 3 upper-level SCHs in Language Studies:
Complete 3 semester credit hours from: English Portfolio (0 credit hours)
Professional Development Courses
Formal Declaration as an Urban Education Major
Students majoring In the English Education Concentration must be admitted to the Department of Urban Education’s Teacher Candidacy program (at UHD) In order to take required courses In Professional Development I, II, and Ill. Admission to Teacher Candidacy at UHD for students pursuing this English Concentration requires (1) core completion (2) preparatory requirement completion, and (3) an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher. Teacher Certification Checklist
- Undergraduate degree plan completed?
- TexES Content test passed?
- TexES PPR test passed?
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 (undergraduate degree)?
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