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English
English Education Major (38 credits + education course work):
The English education major is designed to prepare students for a career in secondary school teaching.
In addition to the requirements listed below, students must complete the Teacher Education Program
(secondary level) to be certified. Please note: course work leading to teaching certification may be
reconfigured for this area of study. Licensure requirements are subject to change; therefore, students
considering teaching in this area should be in continuous contact with the chair of this program and the
School of Education for a list of required courses.
A. All of the following:
E220 Argumentative and Research Writing
E250 Literary Imagination
E295 Practical Grammar
E325 Advanced Essay Writing
E333 Shakespeare
E452 Critical Approaches to Literature
E490 Senior Thesis
ED385 Adolescent Literature
MC111 Intro to Mass Communications
B. One American Literature course:
E302-303 American Literature from its Beginnings to 1914
E306-307 American Literature Since 1914
C. Two British Literature courses from two different periods:
E315-316 Early British Literature from Beginnings through Milton
E330-331 British Literature from the “Long Eighteenth Century”
E351-352 British Literature from the Victorian and Modern Eras
D. One literature course from the following:
E373 Postcolonial Fictions
E381-383 World Literature in Translation
E391 African American Perspectives
E. One seminar:
E470-479
F. Required education course work
Literature Major (41 credits):
The literature major offers students a representative study of British and American literature, other
literatures written in English, and world literatures in translation. It provides students the opportunity
to develop their writing and critical thinking skills in small seminar settings. Students are encouraged
to take part in SMU’s London semester, preferably during their junior or senior year, and to study a
foreign language. The lterature major highlights cultural competency and prepares students for any job
or profession that requires the skills of critical reading and analysis. It is also excellent preparation for
graduate or professional programs in English, law, journalism, and business.
A. All of the following:
E220 Argumentative and Research Writing
E250 Literary Imagination
E333 Shakespeare
E452 Critical Approaches to Literature
E490 Senior Thesis
B. Two American literature courses, one each from the following periods:
E302-303 American Literature from its Beginnings to 1914
E306-307 American Literature Since 1914
C. Three British literature courses, one each from the following periods:
E315-316 Early British Literature from Beginnings through Milton
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