English, STEP

1. Required courses

• ENG 2100 - Introduction to Literary Studies (4)
• ENG 2110 - Fundamentals of Grammar (4)
• ENG 2300 - British Literature (4)
• ENG 2500 - American Literature (4)
• ENG 4000 - Approaches to Teaching Literature and Composition (4)

2. One course in global and ethnic literatures selected from

• ENG 3510 - Selected Ethnic Literature (4)
• ENG 3520 - African American Literature (4)
• ENG 3530 - Indigenous Literature of North America (4)
• ENG 3800 - Postcolonial Literature (4)

3. Two courses in literary history, including

4. One course in critical and cultural approaches to literature selected from

• ENG 3680 - Literary Theory (4)
• ENG 3681 - Literature and the Environment (4)
• ENG 3684 - Gender, Sexuality, and Literature (4)
• ENG 3686 - Disability Studies and Literature (4)

5. One capstone seminar selected from

• ENG 4900 - Capstone Seminar: Topics in Literature and Language (4)
• ENG 4970 - Capstone Seminar: Literary Kinds (4)
• ENG 4975 - Capstone Seminar: Trans-Atlantic Traditions (4)
• ENG 4980 - Capstone Seminar: Major Authors (4)
• ENG 4985 - Capstone Seminar: Shakespeare (4)

6. One course in world literature selected from

• ENG 1700 - Modern/Contemporary Literature (4)
• ENG 1800 - World Literature (4)
• ENG 3660 - Classical Mythology (4)
• LIT 1000 - Introduction to Asian Literature (4)
• LIT 1810 - European Literature I (4)
• LIT 1820 - European Literature II (4)

7. Other required courses

• COM 2000 - Public Speaking (4)
• LIN 1101 - The Humanity of Language (4)
• RDG 4909  - ST: Literature: Middle.Sen High (4)
• WRT 3010 - Contemporary Issues in Writing and Rhetoric Studies (4)

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  Note: The sequence of COM 2000, LIN 1101 and WRT 3010 will fulfill the CAS Exploratory Requirement

8. At least one course in British literary history (ENG 32xx and ENG 33xx courses) and at least one course in American literary history (ENG 34xx courses).

9. At least 20 credits must be taken at Oakland.

10. Foreign language sequence

An introductory two-semester sequence in a foreign language, or one semester of a foreign language at the 1150 level or higher, with a minimum grade of (C).

Education courses

A sequence of undergraduate coursework in education is required, including:

• SED 3000 - Introduction to Secondary Education  (4) (must be completed prior to STEP application)
• FE 3010 - Educational Psychology for K-12 Educators (4) (includes a required field experience)
• DLL 4197 - Digital Technologies in the Secondary Classroom (4)
• RDG 4238 - Disciplinary Literacies (4) (includes a required field experience)
• SE 4401 - Introduction to Students with Special Needs (4)
• SED 4100 - ST: Teaching Secondary in the Minor Methods  (4) (includes a required field experience in the teaching minor: must be completed prior to the final internship)
• SED 4200 - ST: Teaching Secondary of the Major Methods  (4)
• SED 4951 - Internship I: Pre-Student Teaching (4)
• SED 4952 - Internship in Secondary Education  (8)

Secondary teaching minor

A program in STEP must also include a 20-28 credit secondary teaching minor. Teaching minors available to English STEP students include biology, chemistry, economics, teaching English as a second language (TESL), history, mathematics, physics, and political science. See the Secondary Teacher Education Program listing for specific information regarding these teaching minors.

Additional information

Further details on program admission requirements and procedures can be found in the School of Education and Human Services portion of the catalog and by consulting advisers in the Department of English and the School of Education and Human Services advising office at 363 Pawley Hall, (248) 370-4182, or the School of Education and Human Services website.