English Secondary Teaching Emphasis

Language plays a significant role in education at any age and places a large responsibility in the hands of educators. The English secondary teaching emphasis equips you, as you prepare to become a teacher, with the tools needed in the classroom. Courses explore a broad range of topics in language and linguistics, creative writing, composition theory and much more.

Highlights

Courses explore a broad range of topics in language and linguistics: multicultural literature, American literature, world theater history, creative writing, composition theory and much more.
Extended studies offer courses in communication and sociology.

Transferring to Fresno Pacific

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Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Information

English (AA-T) to English: English Secondary Teaching Emphasis, B.A.

BA courses fulfilled through ADT:

All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
BA co-requisites and major courses fulfilled through ADT:
- COM 110 Written Communication (3)
- LIT 180 Introduction to Literature (3)
This program is offered as daytime traditional

ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.

Course listing

Note: Emphasis courses are additional courses that are to be completed alongside the general education and parent program requirements as dictated by the Fresno Pacific University catalog. Please review the course requirements for baccalaureate programs and the general education summary in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog.

General Education Prerequisites (9 Units)

Code	Title	Units
COM 110	Written Communication	3
COM 120	Oral Communication	3
LIT 180	Introduction to Literature	3

Required Courses (Minimum Units: 48)

Core Courses

Literature and Textual Analysis

Code	Title	Units
LIT 415	Shakespeare	3
LIT 460	Critical Approaches to Literature	3

Select one of the following

Code	Title	Units
LIT 355	American Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century	3
LIT 360	American Literature: 20th Century	3
PHIL 430	Wilderness Philosophy, Theology, and Literature	3

Select one of the following

Code	Title	Units
LIT 400	Medieval Life, Thought and Literature	3
LIT 420	English Literature: Romantic and Victorian Literature	3
LIT 425	English Literature: 20th Century Literature	3

Select two of the following

Code	Title	Units
LIT 364	Hispanic Literature of the United States	3
LIT 370	The Novel	3
LIT 380	World Theater: Roots to 1800	3
LIT 385	World Theater: 1800 to Present	3
LIT 448	Multicultural Literature	3
SOC 410	American Ethnicity and Pluralism	3
SPAN 445	Latin American Literature	3

Language, Linguistics and Literacy

Code	Title	Units
LANG 310	First and Second Language Acquisition	3
LANG 340	Introduction to Linguistics	3

Composition and Rhetoric

Code	Title	Units
COM 345	Composition Theory and Writing	3

Select one of the following

Code	Title	Units
COM 350	Visual Rhetoric	3
COM 455	Philosophy of Language	3
LANG 350	Modern English Grammar	3

Communications: Speech, Media and Creative Performance

Code	Title	Units
COM 395	Text and Performance	3

Select one of the following

Code	Title	Units
COM 375	Documentary Studies	3
COM 380	Film Studies	3
COM 410	Media and Society	3
LIT 449	Literature and Film	3

Select one of the following

Code	Title	Units
THTR 321	Applied Theater	3
THTR 350	Acting	3
THTR 355	Creative Drama	3
THTR 360	Directing and Staging Texts	3

Select two of the following

Code	Title	Units
COM 300	Creative Writing: Fiction	3
COM 310	Creative Writing: Poetry	3
COM 320	Creative Writing: Nonfiction	3
COM 330	Writing and Reading Journalism	3
COM 346	Scriptwriting	3