2008-2009 cohort
Content area preadmission course requirements
Master of education/initial licensure in English education
Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.
Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."
Contact Student Services to meet with an adviser, who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.
General psychology
PSY 1001 or PSTL 1281 or equivalent
Reading
American literature (three courses)
- A survey course
- A course in women or minority writers
- An elective
British literature (three courses)
- A survey course
- A Shakespeare course
- An elective
Non-North American/non-British literature (one course)
- An upper-division elective (3xxx-5xxx)
Writing
Advanced composition/literary critical analysis writing (one course)
- One course (Senior thesis may be applied to this writing requirement)
Creative writing (one course)
- An elective
Speaking/Listening
English language/linguistics (one course)
- ENGL 3601 - Analysis of the English Language (4 cr)
Speech communications (one course)
- An upper-division elective (3xxx-5xxx)
Viewing
Mass media/communication journalism (one course)
- An upper-division elective (3xxx-5xxx)
- or CI 5472—Teaching Film, Television, and Media Studies (3 cr)
Note: If taken for undergraduate credit, CI 5472 cannot be applied toward the M.Ed. degree.
Revised June 2008