English Language & Literature and English Education (B.A.)

The Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature and English Education integrates the major in English Language & Literature with the program in English Education, and meets the requirements for the State of New Hampshire certification to teach English, grades 5-12.

This program is demanding and intense. Motivated students who want to complete a major in English Language & Literature as well as teach in public secondary education systems will fulfill the requirements for both degrees by taking on the challenge of a prescribed 129 credit program.

Students completing the program will have acquired skills in reading and interpreting literature, be able to write for a variety of purposes, and gain a comprehensive understanding of the processes of teaching and learning applicable not only in school but also to other learning and training settings.

B.A./B.S. Core

Required Courses
EDU 200   Introduction to Education
EDU 243   Learning Theory and Instruction
EDU 275   Writing Workshop for Educators
EDU 318   Methods of Teaching Secondary Education 
EDU 320   Methods of Teaching English in Sec. School
EDU 490   Student Teaching and Seminar
SPED 260 Children With Exceptionalities 

Total required credits: 30

English Education Major Courses
ENG 350 The English Language
LIT 201   World Lit I: Foundations of Culture
LIT 300   Literary Theory
LIT 316   Modern Drama
LIT 319   Shakespeare
LIT 337   Modern Poetry

Select one of the following:
LIT 203 Early American Literature
LIT 205 The American Renaissance
LIT 207 American Realism and Naturalism
LIT 210 American Lit - 20th Century and Beyond
LIT 485 Senior Thesis in Literature

Select one of the following:
LIT 228 Medieval Literature
LIT 230 Brit Lit:Renaissance to Restoration
LIT 234 British Romantic and Victorian Writers
LIT 236 British Modernism

Select one of the following:
LIT 328 Multi-Ethnic Lit:Describing the Hyphen
LIT 330 Gender and Text
LIT 332 Gender and Text
LIT 350 The Black Literary Tradition

Major Credits: 33

Allied Courses
HIS 114   United States History II: 1865-Present
HIS ___   200+ Level History Course (Lib. Arts Core)
PSY 211  Human Growth and Development
SCI 212   Principles of Physical Science I
FAS 202  Introduction to the Humanities II
FAS ELE  Fine Arts Elective

Total allied credits: 18

Graduation Requirements
SNHU 101 First Year Seminar: Foundations of Critical Thinking
Free Elective (Transfer students w/ 15 credits or CE students only)