The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Language Arts/English Education. The Secondary Education program provides coursework and field experiences to prepare future teachers to meet the needs of students in today's schools. The program is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach in grades 5-12.

Coursework will combine extensive study of various science areas with a strong grounding in education theory, instructional methodologies, and professional development.

Common Grounds - General Education

GenEd requirements, course listings and information can be found in the General Education bulletin.

Content Requirements (39 credits)

A 2.5 GPA is required in the Content Area

A grade of C- or higher is required in each course. (Check with the department regarding when courses will be offered.)

Introductory and Advanced Study of Literature, Genre and Writing

• ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.) OR ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.) OR ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (3 cr.) OR ENG-L 206 Introduction to Prose (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 260 Introduction to the Advanced Study of Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 371 Critical Practices (3 cr.)
• ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing (3 cr.)

Capstone (Select one)

• ENG-L 450 British and American Authors (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 460 Literary Form, Mode, and Theme (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 470 Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 480 Literature and History (3 cr.)

Language

• EDUC-L 407 Language Education Issues for English Teachers (3 cr.)

Literature

Literary History I: Beginnings through 17th Century (Select one)

• ENG-L 305 Chaucer (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 307 Medieval and Tutor Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 308 Elizabethan and 17th Century Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 310 Literary History 1: Beginnings through 17th Century (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 317 English Poetry of Early 17th Century (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 318 Milton (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 367 Literature of the Bible (3 cr.)

Literary History II: 18th and 19th Centuries (Select one)

• ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: 18th and 19th Centuries (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 320 Restoration and Early 18th Century Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 327 Later 18th Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 328 Restoration and 18th Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 348 19th British Fiction (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800–1865 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865–1914 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 356 American Poetry to 1900 (3 cr.)

Literary History III: 20th and 21st Centuries (Select one)

• ENG-L 316 Literary History 3: 20th and 21st Centuries (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 345 20th Century British Poetry (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 346 20th Century British Fiction (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 354 American Literature since 1914 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 357 20th Century American Poetry (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 358 American Literature, 1914–1960 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 359 American Literature, 1960–Present (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 360 American Prose (Excluding Fiction) (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 363 American Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 365 Modern Drama: Continental (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 366 Modern Drama: English, Irish, American, and Post-Colonial (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 374 Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 375 Studies in Jewish Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 380 Literary Modernism (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 381 Recent Writing (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 396 Studies in African American Literature & Culture (3 cr.)

American Literature (Select one course not already taken)

• AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing (3 cr.)
• AAAD-A 380 Contemporary Black American Writing (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 350 Early Am Writing & Culture to 1800 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800 to 1865 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 354 American Literature since 1914 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 355 American Fiction to 1900 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 356 American Poetry to 1900 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 357 20th Century American Poetry (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 358 American Literature, 1914-1960 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 359 American Literature, 1960-Present (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 363 American Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 374 Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)

British Literature (Select one course not already taken)

• ENG-L 305 Chaucer (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 307 Medieval and Tudor Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 308 Elizabethan and 17th Century Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 309 Elizabethan Poetry (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 313 Early Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 314 Late Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 317 English Poetry of the Early 17th Century (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 318 Milton (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 320 Restoration & Early 18th Century Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 327 Later 18th Century Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 328 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 332 Romantic Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 335 Victorian Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 345 British Poetry 20th Century (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 346 British Fiction 20th Century (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 347 British Fiction to 1800 (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 348 19th Century British Fiction (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 380 Literary Modernism (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 381 Recent Writing (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 383 Studies in British or Commonwealth Culture (3 cr.)

World and Diverse Literature (Select one)

• CMLT-C 340 Women in World Literature (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 360 Diasporic Literatures (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 364 The Caribbean: Literature & Theory (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 370 Comparative Studies in Western & Middle Eastern Literatures (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 377 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 445 Early Traditions of Christian Literature (3 cr.)
• CMLT-C 446 Traditions of Christian Literature II (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300 (3 cr.)
• EALC-E 371 20th Century Chinese Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 223 Introduction to Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 378 Studies in Women in Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 396 African American Literature (3 cr.)
• FRIT-F 310 Topics in French Literature in Translation (3 cr.)
• GER-E 343 Topics in Dutch Literature (3 cr.)
• GER-E 351 Topics in Yiddish Literature (3 cr.)
• GER-E 363 Topics in Scandinavian Literature (3 cr.)
• INST-I 370 Literature of India in Translation: Ancient & Classical (3 cr.)
• INST-I 371 Medieval Devotional Literatures of India (3 cr.)
• JSTU-L 380 Modern Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.)
• JSTU-L 385 Recent Hebrew Literature in English (3 cr.)
• NELC-N 305 Issues in Middle Eastern Literature (3 cr.)
• SLAV-R 334 Tolstoy & Dostoevsky (3 cr.)

Young Adult Literature

• EDUC-L 408 Teaching Young Adult Literature in a Diverse Society (3 cr.)

Professional Education (55 credits)

A 2.5 overall GPA is required in the Professional Education.

A grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. The following courses must be completed before student teaching.

General Professional Education 

• EDUC-A 308 Legal & Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Lab/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs: Secondary Classrooms (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
• EDUC-P 313 Adolescents in a Learning Community (3 cr.)
• EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)

Block I 

• EDUC-M 412 Teaching Writing in Mid & Sec Schls (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 428 Inquiry Middle School English (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 454 Grammar for Teachers (8 weeks) (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 303 Field Experience I (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 469 Content Area Literacy (3 cr.)

Block II 

• EDUC-M 416 Inquiry High School English (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 403 Field Experience II (2 cr.)
• EDUC-S 303 Classroom Management (1 cr.)

Student Teaching  

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching: Secondary (11 cr.)

Electives 

Complete enough coursework to total 120 credits.