Middle/Secondary Education, BS - English Content Area

Note about Middle/Secondary Education requirements

This page is designed to be used as a supplement to the Middle/Secondary Education, BS page. You must refer to both pages for a complete list of curricular requirements for Middle/Secondary Education majors with this content area.

English Content Area Requirements (36 hours)

Following this curricular plan will ensure that you meet the Butler University and initial Indiana licensing course requirements for teaching English Language Arts for grades 5-12. Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better to meet the standard for College of Education students.

University Core Content Area Course(s)

Middle/Secondary Education majors with the English content area must meet all University Core Requirements
listed in Middle/Secondary Education, BS in addition to the following specifications:

[Exempt from Text and Ideas core requirement]
[To meet the Perspectives in the Creative Arts core requirement], students are recommended to take a writing focused PCA course, such as:
- PCA 233-EN - Storycraft Min Units: 3 OR
- PCA 235-EN - The Art of Poetry Min Units: 3 OR
- PCA 237-EN - Lit Hop: Hip Hop and Literature Min Units: 3

Required Additional Professional Education Course(s)
ED 420 - Adolescent and Young Adult Literature Min Units: 3
Required English Course(s)
EN 185 - Contemporary Writing Min Units: 3
EN 290 - Research Seminar Min Units: 3
EN 363 - Shakespeare Min Units: 3
→ Equivalent: any related Shakespeare course
EN 410 - Senior Creative Writing Seminar Min Units: 3
→ Equivalent: any 400-level seminar course
Choose TWO Writing courses
EN 201 - Advanced Composition Min Units: 3
EN 203 - Intro to Professional Writing Min Units: 3
EN 218 - Intro to Creative Writing – Poetry Min Units: 3
EN 219 - Intro to Creative Writing: Prose Min Units: 3
EN 301 - Topics in Advanced Composition Min Units: 3
EN 303 - Studies in Professional Writing Min Units: 3
Literature Survey Courses
EN 245 - Early American Literatures Min Units: 3 OR EN 246 - American Literatures Min Units: 3
EN 265 - Early British Literatures Min Units: 3 OR EN 266 - British Literatures Min Units: 3
Rhetoric or Language Course
EN 319 - History of the English Language Min Units: 3 OR EN 386 - Studies in Rhetoric Min Units: 3
Comparative Literature Course
EN 321 - Comparative Literature 1 Min Units: 3 OR EN 322 - Diasporic Cultures Min Units: 3
Literary Criticism or Theory Course
EN 385 - Studies in Literary Criticism Min Units: 3 OR EN 387 - Studies in Literary Theory Min Units: 3

Second Major Requirements

Middle/Secondary Education majors with the English content area may also choose to declare a second major in one of the following:

Additional courses beyond those listed above are required for students declaring a second major. Students should see their LAS advisor for additional requirements.