ENGL 1101  English Composition I

3 Credits

A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills.

POLS 1101  American Government

3 Credits

This course examines the institutions and processes of American government and Georgia State government. Global comparisons are made between the governments of the U.S. and other modern nation-states.

ECON 1000  

Credits

Description not available

General Education Core Curriculum Mathematics & Quantitative Skills

3 Credits

MATH 1101 or MATH 1111 or MATH 1113 or STAT 1401 or MATH 1190 or MATH 1001

General Education Core Curriculum Arts and Humanities

3 Credits

ART 1107 or DANC 1107 or MUSI 1107 or TPS 1107

ENGL 1102  English Composition II

3 Credits

A composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101, that emphasizes interpretation, and evaluation, and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.

General Education Core Curriculum Technology, Mathematics, and Science

3 Credits

MATH 1113 or MATH 1190 or MATH 1160 or MATH 2202 or STAT 1401 or DATA 1501 or MATH 1179

General Education Core Curriculum Technology, Mathematics, and Science (1 of 2) Recommended SCI 1101

4 Credits

GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113 or SCI 1101 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L) or (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L) or (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1152 and CHEM 1152L) or (PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1112L) or (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L)

General Education Core Curriculum Social Sciences

3 Credits

ANTH 1102 or GEOG 1101 or CRJU 1101 or PSYC 1101 or SOCI 1101 or STS 1101 or ECON 2106

General Education Core Curriculum Social Studies

3 Credits

HIST 1100 or HIST 1111 or HIST 1112

EDUC 2110  Critical & Contemporary Issues

3 Credits

This course engages students in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching in a democracy. Includes the use of current technologies which are directly related to effective teaching and 15 hours of observation and participation in appropriate elementary/early childhood, middle grades, secondary or P-12 environments. Note: Verification of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.

General Education Core Curriculum Technology, Mathematics, and Science (2 of 2) Recommended SCI 1102

3 Credits

GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113 or SCI 1102 or GEOG 1125 or ANTH 1105 or GEOG 1110 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L) or (CHEM 1152 and CHEM 1152L) or (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L) or (PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1112L) or (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L) or (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L)

General Education Core Curriculum Arts and Humanities

3 Credits

ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2130 or PHIL 2010 or ENGL 2140 or WLC 1002 or WLC 2209

General Education Core Curriculum Political Science and US History

3 Credits

HIST 2111 or HIST 2112

General Education Core Curriculum Institutional Priorities

3 Credits

BLCK 1102 or AMST 1102 or ASIA 1102 or GWST 1102 or LALS 1102 or PAX 1102 or ISD 2700 or LDRS 2300 or POLS 2401 or RELS 1102 or COMM 1100

ENGL 2145  Intro. to English Studies

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the reading, writing, research, and critical strategies essential to KSU English Studies. The course draws connections among the four content areas in the English Department (Literature, Language, Writing, and Theory) and focuses on their relationship to broader social and personal contexts, enabling students to make informed choices about their program of study and their careers.

ENGL 2160  American Literature Survey

3 Credits

This survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of American literature.

ENGL 2172  British Lit. to 1660

3 Credits

This survey of British literature from its beginnings to 1660 introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of British literature.

ENGL 2271  Intro Teach Engl Lang Arts

3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to teaching English Language Arts (grades 6-12). Through the study of theory and practice, context-based models, and specific applications, students explore the potential of the English Language Arts classroom and investigate the professional roles, relationships, and responsibilities of the English Language Arts teacher. This course is a prerequisite for all other English Education courses and mandatory for admittance to the English Education program.

EDUC 2120  Explore Socio-Cultural Perspec

3 Credits

Given the rapidly changing demographics in our state and country, this course is designed to equip future teachers with the fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course is designed to examine 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3) definitions and implications of diversity, and 4) the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy.

EDUC 2130  Exploring Teaching & Learning

3 Credits

Explore key aspects of learning and teaching through examining your own learning processes and those of others, with the goal of applying your knowledge to enhance the learning of all students in a variety of educational settings and contexts. Note: Verification of professional liability insurance is required

ENGL 3391  Teaching Lit to Adolescents

3 Credits

Using narrative as a central genre, this course introduces current English teaching philosophy and practice in teaching literature to adolescents. This course models current ways to integrate technology into the curriculum, identifies a variety of multicultural teaching texts, and extends the study of critical theory into the teaching of literature to adolescents.

ENGL 2174  British Lit. 1660 to Present

3 Credits

This survey of British literature from 1660 to the present introduces English and Secondary English Education majors to the historical periods and major trends and figures of British literature.

ENGL 3311  Conv&Tensions in HS Composing

3 Credits

This course is an exploration of current practice in composition pedagogy at the high school level, examining writing expectations, genres, and possibilities. Topics may include conventional and non-traditional approaches to writing instruction; units, assignments, and pacing; establishing a productive workshop environment; assessment approaches; mandates and policies that impact classroom decisions (including state standards and high-stakes testing); sociopolitical pressures related to writing instruction; and writing for audiences and contexts beyond the classroom.

Studies in Pre-20th-Century Literature Requirement

3 Credits

ENGL 4370 or ENGL 4374 or ENGL 4460 or ENGL 4470 or ENGL 4480

Cultural Studies of Literature Requirement

3 Credits

ENGL 3320 or ENGL 3330 or ENGL 3340 or ENGL 3342 or ENGL 3350 or ENGL 3360 or ENGL 3400 or ENGL 3500 or ENGL 3600 or ENGL 4401 or AMST 3700 or AMST 3710 or AMST 3740 or AMST 3750 or AMST 3760 or AMST 3770 or AMST 3780

LING 3025 or LING 3035

3 Credits

LING 3025 or LING 3035

ENGL 3310  Prin Writing Instruction

6 Credits

This course provides an exploration of theories of composition pedagogy and assessment, including a variety of strategies for teaching writing while dealing with institutional policies such as standardized testing. Students practice oral and written communication for various audiences and purposes; create, implement, and assess writing instruction in a middle school setting; and create and practice research-supported approaches to grammar instruction. The course includes a 45-hour embedded field experience in a middle school.

ENGL 4340  Shakespeare

3 Credits

This course is a study of selected comedies, histories, and tragedies, covering the range of Shakespeare's dramatic art. It may include dramatic form and poetic composition as commentaries on the dramatic genres and an examination of performance theory and practice.

ENGL 3241  TeachMultimodDigitalTexts

3 Credits

This course provides students with experience in the ways in which multimodal and digital texts can be used meaningfully in the English Language Arts classroom. Students explore and analyze different text types (e.g., digital, multimodal, film and video, still images, etc.) and apply what they have learned through the creation of their own compositions as a way to develop comfort with and control using digital tools. The course prepares students to develop adolescents? literacy practices with multimodal and digital texts in the English/Language Arts classroom.

Studies in 20th- and 21st- Century Literature Requirement

3 Credits

ENGL 4560 or ENGL 4570 or ENGL 4580

INED 3300  Educating Students w/ Except

3 Credits

This course prepares candidates to work collaboratively with families and school personnel to positively impact the academic, social/emotional, and behavioral development of students with exceptionalities. This course requires a ten-hour observational and instructional experience in assigned school placement(s). Verification of professional liability insurance is required prior to placement in the field experience. Candidates must have an issued preservice certificate for this course. This course fulfills Georgia HB 671 requirement. Beginning July 1, 2019, all candidates must earn a ?B? or higher in this course for certification as stated in the Georgia PSC 505-2-.24 Special Georgia Requirements.

ENED 4414  Teaching English/Lang Arts I

3 Credits

This course addresses the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts. The course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.

ENED 4650  Yearlong Clinical Experience

6 Credits

This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. A criminal background check (or pre-service certificate) and current professional liability insurance is required.

EDUC 4610  Intro to Yearlong Clinical Exp

0 Credits

This course is the beginning to the co-teaching Yearlong Clinical Experience in education. Candidates will attend the entirety of pre-planning at their assigned school before the start of the academic year (the exact timing of which will depend on the placement school?s schedule). Additionally, candidates will also attend the first week of the academic year in order to familiarize themselves with the policies and routines of their placement school and Collaborating Teacher.

INED 4431  Founds Teach Multilingual Lrns

3 Credits

This course introduces middle and/or secondary teacher candidates to today?s diverse English learner population, education policies that impact these students and how cultural resources can be leveraged to meet their academic needs. This course focuses on developing effective instruction, assessment, and literacy development for English learners and other linguistically diverse learners in middle grade classrooms. Specifically, candidates will a) examine the academic, linguistic and social needs of linguistically diverse learners, b) explore the differences between teaching reading and writing to English learners and native English speakers; and c) develop skills necessary for the differentiation, scaffolding language and content for English learners at a variety of language proficiency levels.

ENED 4416  Teaching ELA II

3 Credits

This course continues the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts begun in Teaching of Language Arts I. This course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.

ENED 4660  Yearlong Clinical Exp II

6 Credits

This course is the second semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.