English, B.A. - Education Track

CIP Code: 23.0101

HEGIS Code: 1501

Students pursuing the Adolescence Education: English dual major must complete the requirements for the English, B.A. detailed below and the requirements for the Adolescence Education: English, B.A. major. Please see the Education Department for more information.

It is the responsibility of the student to understand and fulfill the various requirements of Siena College, the English Department, Education Department, and the state to which they plan to apply for teacher certification. English majors seeking initial teaching certification in grades 7-12 will need to maintain at least a 3.15 in English as well as an Education and overall GPA of 3.0. In addition, only courses with a grade of C- or above are acceptable toward meeting content core and pedagogical core requirements.

Requirements for the English, B.A. - Education Track

ENGL - 101. Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s) OR
ENGL - 190. Great Books Seminar 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 200. Survey of English Literature I 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 205. Survey of English Literature II 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 213. Survey of American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 236. Adolescent Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 302. Shakespeare 3 credit(s)
It is recommended that students take ENGL 200 , ENGL 205 , and ENGL 213 Before the end of their sophomore year, if possible.

At least 3 credits, but not more than 9 credits from 200-level courses: 3-9 credits

ENGL - 210. Women in Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 215. Sexuality in Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 220. Literature and the Environment 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 222. Reading Film 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 225. Comedy 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 235. Science Fiction 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 245. Early American Books and Maps (1500-1820) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 250. The Drama 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 253. The Short Story 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 256. The Novel 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 259. Poetry 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 262. African American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 265. Native American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 268. Asian American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 271. Latinx Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 272. Literature of the War in Vietnam 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 285. Topics in English 3 credit(s)

At least 12 credits from 300-level and above courses: 12-18 credits

ENGL - 300. Chaucer 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 305. Elizabethan Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 310. English Renaissance Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 315. Literature of the Enlightenment 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 320. Romantic Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 325. Victorian Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 330. British Modernism 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 335. Irish Literary Revival 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 340. Contemporary Irish Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 342. Contemporary British Culture 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 345. Early American Literature: Encounters, Enlightenment and Election (1500-1820) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 350. American Renaissance Literature: Solitude and Society (1820-1865) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 355. Realistic Movements in American Literature: Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism (1865-1915) 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 360. American Literature of the Jazz Age 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 365. Cold War Literature and Culture 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 367. The Horror Novel 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 378. Contemporary American Literature 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 384. Advanced Topics in English 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 395. Literary Criticism 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 480. Internship in English 1-3 credit(s)
ENGL - 490. Honors Seminar - Special Topics 3 credit(s)
ENGL - 499. Independent Study 1-3 credit(s)
ENGL - 790. Washington Semester Journalism Seminar I 4 credit(s)
ENGL - 791. Washington Semester Journalism Seminar II 4 credit(s)
Students may apply either one 200-level WRIT course toward the completion of the 200-level ENGL requirement OR one 300-level WRIT course toward the completion of a 300-level and above ENGL requirement. ENGL-ED dual majors may not apply any of their required WRIT courses (WRIT 220 and WRIT 240 ) toward the major. Further, if a student is pursuing a Writing and Communications minor, they may not apply the same WRIT course to both the minor and the major.

Auxiliary (12 credits)

WRIT - 220. Rhetoric and Oral Communication 3 credit(s)
WRIT - 240. Peer Tutoring in Writing 3 credit(s)
Two semesters in the same foreign language including, American Sign Language. 6 credit(s)