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If you are interested in teaching English at the secondary level, UHart offers a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Certification in Secondary Education. Take classes in the English and Modern Languages Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in the Department of Education in the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions.

The program prepares you for initial certification and the English endorsement for grades 7–12. You take a full-semester of integrated instruction and experience in an urban or suburban public school setting under the supervision and guidance of clinical professors and a trained cooperating teacher.

The curriculum features a combination of English courses and education courses in a structured program that includes practice teaching.

In your English classes, work with award-winning published authors and poets who share your passion for teaching. In your education classes, acquire the qualities and expertise that make a great teacher such as:

Critical reading skills
Research techniques
Organizational skills
Creativity

The education curriculum gives you a theoretical base according to the state requirements, and a practical application of carefully considered educational principles. In addition, you receive a solid grounding in the essentials of the subject matter that you will go on to teach.

Learning Outcomes for Bachelor of Arts in English

Bachelor of Arts in English students will:

Manifest an ability to read and understand a wide variety of literary texts.
Express themselves, whether in their interpretations of literature or in their own creative writing, with clarity, subtlety, and originality.
Use the vocabulary of literary criticism effectively and confidently.
Display a broad knowledge of the relationships of literature to historic and/or cultural contexts.

Learning Outcomes for Education

Content Knowledge, Skills and Professional Behaviors

Students will demonstrate:

A command of content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and professional behaviors needed to prepare students to meet the rigorous challenges of the 21st century.
Qualities of a culturally responsive educator.
An understanding of how the brain learns and its impact on teaching and learning.

Create Climate for Learning

Students will:

Create a classroom environment that reflects a culture and climate for learning.
Reflect daily on their practice and its implication on student learning.

Student Achievement

Students will:

Facilitate multiple evidence-based instructional strategies that result in a high level of engagement for all students.
Develop meaningful and evidence-based assessments to measure student achievement.
Use multiple data sources to inform instruction.
Create standards-based lesson and unit plans that reflect the domains of the CCCT and standards.