Overview
The major in English with Single Subject Matter Preparation is designed to prepare students for careers teaching middle or secondary school English or language arts. The program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: students who complete this program, including the required portfolio, will not be required to take the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) in English to receive their teaching credential. To fulfill the Single Subject Matter Preparation standards mandated by the state of California, the program requires additional study in certain areas beyond what is required by the regular major in English. In order to receive the equivalency letter, students must also submit a portfolio of work produced in program courses; the requirements of the portfolio are covered in ENG 300.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts in English degree with Single Subject Matter Preparation, students should be able to:
· Demonstrate knowledge of major writers and their works and major periods of both British and American literature.
· Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret works of literature in a variety of genres both orally and in formal written work.
· Demonstrate understanding of major critical approaches to the interpretation of literature.
· Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret the use and effects of literary and rhetorical features of both literary and non-literary texts.
· Demonstrate the ability to situate and analyze literary works within historical and cultural contexts.
· Demonstrate understanding of various literary genres, their development and persistence over time, and the role of genre in the understanding and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
· Through their writing demonstrate mastery of conventions of Standard English usage.
Requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Arts in English with Single-Subject Matter Preparation candidates must complete at least 180 quarter units as articulated below, 45 of which must be completed in residence at National University and 76.5 of which must be completed at the upper-division level. In the absence of transfer credit, additional general electives may be necessary to satisfy total units for the degree. The following courses are specific degree requirements.
Preparation for the Major
(4 courses; 18 quarter units; all courses may also be used to fulfill General Education requirements)
COM 200 Effective Communication*
ILR 260 Information Literacy and Report Writing*
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
LIT 100 Introduction to Literature*
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
THR 200 Theater Arts*
*May be used to satisfy general education requirements.
Requirements for the Major
(15 courses; 67.5 quarter units)
COM 360 Representation and Diversity in Media
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
ENG 300 Preprofessional Practicum (This course should be taken as early in the student's program as possible; it requires a 31.5 hour observation in the public schools.)
ENG 350 Fundamentals of Linguistics
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
ENG 365 Creative Writing
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
LIT 311 British Literature I
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 312 British Literature II
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 321 American Literature I
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 322 American Literature II
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 338 Shakespeare
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 342 World Literature
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 360 Literary Theory
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 498 English Capstone Course
(Prerequisites: completion of at least eight upper-division LIT courses)
and
Choose any three additional upper-division Literature (LIT) courses from available offerings.
Upper-Division Elective
(1 course; 4.5 quarter units)
Students can use any upper-division course in the College of Letters and Sciences to fulfill the upper-division elective requirement.
The Portfolio Requirement
In order to receive the Single Subject Matter Preparation equivalency letter, all students must submit a portfolio of work completed in program classes. (Note: the portfolio is not a graduation requirement.) The specific requirements of this portfolio are discussed in ENG 300. The portfolio itself is submitted upon completion of the program. Students who have completed required program coursework at other colleges or universities will need to submit work from those courses or eligible substitutions. Students or prospective students with questions about this requirement should contact the program Faculty Advisor.
| Degree Program Locations | |
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| Spectrum Business Park Campus | |