Teaching Without Certificate

39 credits total

Foundation (6 credits)

Students must receive a grade of C or better in each major course.
One of the following Humanities courses is required as a foundation for the option:

CourseDescription
Hum 101Humanities in the Ancient World
Hum 103Mythology
Hum 302Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Hum 303Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution
Hum 304Humanities in the Modern World
Hum 335The Bible as Literature
Hum 350Sacred Texts and Cultures of World Religions
Hum 410Love in the Arts

 

The Required Core:

CourseDescription
Engl 302Introduction to English Studies

 

Plus three of the following:

CourseDescription
Engl 370The making of "English": Literature, Language, and Culture Before 1600 (offered on a limited basis in Vancouver)
Engl 37117th and 18th Century Transnational Literature in English
Engl 37219th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas
Engl 37320th and 21st Century Global Literatures in English

 

Plus one of the following:

CourseDescription
Engl 305Shakespearean Drama to 1600
Engl 306Shakespearean Drama after 1600
Engl 415Traditions of Comedy & Tragedy

 

Plus the four-course upper-division Teaching Concentration (12 credits):

CourseDescription
Engl 323Approaches to the Teaching of English
Engl 324Rhetoric and Composition for Teaching
Engl 325Young Adult Literature
Engl 326Applied Grammar for Teachers

 

Students pursuing the Teaching Without Certification Option are also strongly encouraged to pursue an extended fifteen-page research paper under the auspices of a 400-level English course during their senior year. Students should notify the professor of record during the first week of the term of their intention to pursue the paper under the auspices of the course.

Catalog - English Courses

For more information contact Dr. Wendy Dasler Johnson
wjohnson1@vancouver.wsu.edu
(360) 546-9648