Broad Field Language Arts Secondary Education (4-12) Major
63 credits (including the University Studies literature requirement)
Students completing the Broad Field Language Arts major and university requirements for teacher certification will be eligible for a Wisconsin teaching license in Broad Field Language Arts (grades 4-12). Please see the Teacher Education section of this catalog for additional licensure requirements. While this major does not require an additional minor, students can choose to complete the additional teacher certification requirements as the Instruction Minor.
As this major leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree, the World Language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts Degree must also be fulfilled. See the Degree Requirements section of this catalog for information.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1: Foundations of Literature | ||
| Select two of the following (minimum one British and one American): | 6.00 | |
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| ENGL 311 | Shakespeare I | 3.00 |
| or ENGL 312 | Shakespeare II | |
| ENGL 479 | Literary Criticism | 3.00 |
| Category 2: Diversity, Global Awareness and Global Literature | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| Multi-Ethnic American Literature | ||
| Literature by Women | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| Category 3: Literature Genres and Focused Studies in Literature | ||
| ENGL 218 | Nonfiction Literature and Literacy | 3.00 |
| Select 21 credits of the following: | 21.00 | |
A minimum of one of the following courses: | ||
| Multi-Ethnic American Novels | ||
| Short Story I (Pre 1945) | ||
| Short Story II (Post 1945) | ||
| The Rise of the Novel | ||
| Popular 20th Century Writers | ||
| Key American Modernist Writers | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Contemporary American Poetry | ||
A minimum of one of the following courses: | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Major Author | ||
| British Literary Periods | ||
| American Literary Periods | ||
| 19th Century British Women Novelists | ||
| Age of Pope, Swift, Gay | ||
| The British Romantic Period | ||
| Hemingway's Artistry | ||
| The Victorian Age | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Literature | ||
| Key American Modernist Writers | ||
| Avant-Garde Literature | ||
| Category 4: English and Young Adult Literature in the Schools | ||
| ENGED 339 | Teaching High School English | 3.00 |
| ENGED 418 | Language and Literature in the Middle Grades | 3.00 |
| Category 5: Language Arts | ||
| ENGL 405 | History of the English Language | 3.00 |
| or WRIT 307 | English Grammar | |
| PHIL 160 | Philosophy and Film | 3.00 |
| or COMM 104 | Film and Culture | |
| COMM 203 | News Writing and Reporting | 3.00 |
| ANTH 340 | Language, Power, and Identity | 3.00 |
| or COMM 211 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| WRIT 250 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3.00 |
| WRIT 303 | Introduction to Rhetoric | 3.00 |
| or WRIT 401 | Advanced Rhetoric: Theory and Practice | |
| Total Hours | 63.00 | |