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The English Adolescence Education Masters is designed for students who wish to pursue secondary school teaching in English. The program is not for individuals who already have initial or provisional certification in the teaching of English. Those who have already received provisional certification should apply for the MA in Literature, Language and Theory. (With the approval of the English Department advisor, such students may take 3 or 6 credits of course work in advanced courses from the Adolescence Education sequence.)
A new version of our program was recently instituted. For prospective students and currently enrolled students who will be transitioning into the new program (more information will be available about this by the Fall), the requirements are as follows:
In addition to taking required credits in the Department of Education, students in the MA English Adolescent Education program must complete 18 credits of English courses, including
- ENGL 61500-- Rhetoric and Composition
- ENGL 70900-- Teaching Multilingual Learners in ELA Classrooms
- One 3 credit course on pre-1800 literature
- One 3 credit course on African and Asian Diasporic, Indigenous, Latinx, and minority American literature
- 6 credits of ENGL electives
- Passing a comprehensive examination that requires reflection and synthesis of previous coursework (the specific prompt is announced each semester on the English MA Blackboard site)