BSEd in Secondary Education with Emphasis in Language Arts

Degree Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Secondary Education prepares students to work with children from ninth through twelfth grade in public, private, and alternative school systems. You may consider a degree in education if you enjoy working with children and/or adolescents, want to strengthen the future through education, and want to make a difference in the lives of others. MU Students work closely with mentors, practicing teachers, administrators, and university faculty to develop the knowledge and skills to enhance learning outcomes for children and youth. The coursework through the College of Education & Human Development focuses on teachers’ roles in facilitating learning at all levels of development and considers the influences of cultural, political, historical, and economic factors on students, teachers, and schools. Upon successfully completing the initial teacher certification process, the state grants you certification in secondary language arts. Practical and rewarding clinical training in schools and agencies begins sophomore year and continues each semester culminating in a senior-level teaching internship, enhancing teaching skills and confidence. Coursework within Secondary language arts provides you with experience in the methods of teaching language arts. Education courses include an introduction to language arts education, and three teaching language arts methods and assessment courses focused on literature, writing, and mass media.

Major Program Requirements

Students must complete all university, general education, and content requirements, in addition to degree requirements. Please meet with an Academic Advisor to discuss degree requirements and to create a semester plan.

Teacher Education programs in the College of Education & Human Development are accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Curriculum changes mandated to earn teacher certification may become effective at any point during your academic program. Therefore, it is extremely important that you DO NOT SELF ADVISE.

Early Experiences
LTC 1100Orientation1
or SPC_ED 1100 Orientation: Special Education
LTC 2200School Health and Student Wellbeing3
ESC_PS 2010Inquiry Into Learning I3
ESC_PS 2014Inquiry into Learning I - Field Experience1
LTC 2040Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society I3
or LTC 2040H Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society I - Honors
LTC 2044Inquiry into Schools, Community and Society: Field1
IS_LT 2467Inquiry into Empowering Learners with Technology3
Mid-Level Experiences
LTC 4470Teaching Secondary English/Language Arts I3
LTC 4474Teaching Secondary English/Language Arts I Field Experience1
LTC 4560Reading and Writing in the Content Areas3
LTC 4460Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages3
or LTC 4460H Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Honors
LTC 4480Teaching Middle and Secondary English/Language Arts II3
LTC 4484Teaching Secondary English/Language Arts II Field Experience1
SPC_ED 4020Teaching the Exceptional Learner3
Advanced-Level Experiences
LTC 4490Teaching Middle and Secondary English/Language Arts III3
LTC 4494Teaching Secondary English/Language Arts III Field Experience1
ED_LPA 4060Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society II3
SPC_ED 4310Behavioral and Classroom Management3
LTC 4971Internship and Capstone Seminar12
Internship and Capstone Seminar - Honors (Honors students can choose to enroll in 6 credit hours of LTC 4971H and 6 credit hours of LTC 4971 to fulfill 12 credit hour requirement for Internship and Capstone Seminar.)
Content Area
ENGLSH 2010Intermediate Composition3
or ENGLSH 2015HW Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing Seminar - Honors/Writing Intensive
ENGLSH 2100Writing About Literature3
or ENGLSH 2100H Writing About Literature - Honors
English Writing (choose one course)3
Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing Seminar - Honors
Professional Writing
Creative Writing: Intermediate Fiction
Creative Writing: Intermediate Nonfiction Prose
Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry
Beginning Playwriting
Advanced Composition
Intermediate Playwriting
Writing and Theory for Digital Media
Studies in Writing
Rhetorical Studies - Writing Intensive
Historical Survey of Rhetoric
Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction
Creative Writing: Advanced Nonfiction Prose
Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry
Advanced Playwriting: Problems
English Structure/History (choose two courses) 6
Structure of American English
History of the English Language
Regional and Social Dialects of American English
English Adolescent Literature OR American Literature (choose one course)3
Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to 1865
Survey of American Literature: 1865-Present
American Folklore
Early American Literature
19th-Century American Literature
20th-Century American Literature
Ethnic Literature (choose one course)3
Survey of African American Literature, Beginnings to 1900
Survey of African American Literature, 1900-Present
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1603 to 1789
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1789 to 1890
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1890 to Present
Introduction to African Diaspora Literary Theory
Special Themes in Native American and Indigenous Studies
American Folklore
Ethnic Literature
Ethnic Literature, 1603 to 1789
Ethnic Literature, 1789 to 1890
Ethnic Literature, 1900 to Present
Studies in African Diaspora Literature
Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1603 to 1789
Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1789 to 1890
Major Africana Diaspora Writers
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1603 to 1789
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1789-1890
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1890 to Present
Africana Womanism
Major African Diaspora Women Writers
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1603 to 1789
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1700-1900
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1900 to Present
Studies in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Special Themes in Folklore
Themes in African Diaspora Folklore
British or World Literature (choose two courses)6
World Dramatic Literature
Survey of Women Writers
Survey of British Literature: Beginnings to 1784
Survey of British Literature: Romanticism to the Present
World Literatures
World Literatures, Beginning to 1603
World Literatures, 1603 to 1789
World Literatures, 1789 to 1890
World Literatures, 1900 to Present
Major Authors, Beginning to 1603 - Writing Intensive
Major Women Writers, 1700-1900
Major Women Writers, 1900-Present
Medieval Literature
Renaissance and Seventeenth Century Literature
Renaissance and Seventeenth Century Literature, Beginning to 1603
Renaissance and Seventeenth Century Literature, 1603 to 1789
Restoration and 18th-Century English Literature
19th-Century English Literature
20th-Century British Literature
Special Themes in Folklore
World Cinema for Non-Majors
Folk and Fairytales in a Global Context
True Fictions: Russian Prose since 1900
English Elective (choose one course)3
Ancient Authors: The Greeks
Ancient Authors: The Romans
Foreigners and Dangerous Women in Greek and Latin Literature
The Age of Pericles
The Age of Augustus
War and Democracy in Late 5th c. BCE Athens
The Ancient Novel
Women in the Ancient World
Classics in a Cross-Cultural Context
Literature and Culture of the Hellenistic Age
The World of Late Antiquity
Story Development
Argument and Advocacy
Writing and Theory for Digital Media
Introduction to Film Studies
Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing Seminar - Honors
Professional Writing
Creative Writing: Intermediate Fiction
Creative Writing: Intermediate Nonfiction Prose
Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry
Beginning Playwriting
Advanced Composition
Sexuality and Gender Theory
Introduction to Literary Theory
Special Themes in Literature
Special Themes in Literature, 1603 to 1789
Special Themes in Literature, 1789 to 1890
Survey of Women Writers
Survey of American Literature: Beginnings to 1865
Survey of African American Literature, Beginnings to 1900
Survey of African American Literature, 1900-Present
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1603 to 1789
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1789 to 1890
Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1890 to Present
Introduction to African Diaspora Literary Theory
Intermediate Playwriting
Performance of Literature
Languages of the World
American Folklore
Topics in English-Social Science
Studies in Writing
Rhetorical Studies
Studies in Critical Theory
Genres
Genres, Beginning to 1700
Genres, 1700-1900
Genres, 1900 to Present
Ethnic Literature
Ethnic Literature, 1603 to 1789
Ethnic Literature, 1789 to 1890
Ethnic Literature, 1900 to Present
Modern Literature
Major Authors
Major Authors, Beginning to 1700
Major Authors, 1700-1900
Major Authors, 1900 to Present
Comparative Approaches to Literature
Comparative Approaches to Literature, Beginning to 1603
Comparative Approaches to Literature, 1609-1789
Comparative Approaches to Literature, 1789-1890
Major Women Writers
Themes in Literature by Women
Major Women Writers, Beginning to 1700
Major Women Writers, 1603-1789
Major Women Writers, 1700-1900
Major Women Writers, 1900-Present
19th-Century American Literature
Studies in African Diaspora Literature
Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1603 to 1789
Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1789 to 1890
Major Africana Diaspora Writers
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1603 to 1789
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1789-1890
Major African Diaspora Writers, 1890 to Present
Africana Womanism
Major African Diaspora Women Writers
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1603 to 1789
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1700-1900
Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1900 to Present
Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction
Creative Writing: Advanced Nonfiction Prose
Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry
Advanced Playwriting: Problems
Special Themes in Folklore
Themes in African Diaspora Folklore
Screenwriting I
Screenwriting II
French Literature and Thought in English Translation I
Syntax
French Literature in Translation II
New World Francophone Literature in Translation
Readings in German Literature
Topics in Journalism and Strategic Communication
Classics and Iconoclasts: An Introduction to Russian Literature
Sinners, Saints, and Madmen: 19th Century Russian Literature
Nabokov's Russian Fiction
Literature of Spanish Civil War
Hispanic Minority Literature
Introduction to Performance Studies

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Semester Plan

Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student’s actual plan may vary based on course choices and where options are available.                      

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
LTC 11001LTC 22003
ENGLSH 10003General Education Math Requirement3
Humanities (Not English)3American History or Government3
Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science3ENGLSH 20103
Elective3English Writing Elective3
 13 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ESC_PS 2010 or LTC 2040 (Social Science)3ESC_PS 2010 or LTC 2040 (Social Science)3
ESC_PS 2014 or LTC 20441ESC_PS 2014 or LTC 20441
IS_LT 24673Lab Science3
Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science3Writing Intensive3
Social or Behavioral Science3Adolescent or American Literature3
ENGLSH 21003English African American/Ethnic Literature3
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
LTC 44703LTC 44803
LTC 44741LTC 44841
SPC_ED 40203LTC 44603
LTC 45603British or World Literature Elective3
British or World Literature Elective3ENGLSH 4600, 4610, or 46203
ENGLSH 4600, 4610, or 46203Elective3
 16 16
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
LTC 44903LTC 497112
LTC 44941 
ED_LPA 40603 
SPC_ED 43103 
English Elective3 
Elective3 
 16 12
Total Credits: 120

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Degree Audit

The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree. 

MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.

Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.

Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.

For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.

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Major and Career Exploration

The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.

  • If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.

  • If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major

  • If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.

For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.

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